Senior Technical Product Manager

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is responsible for powering one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructures, the foundation for Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and other online services. CO+I relentlessly drives growth, efficiency, reliability, and innovation across data center operations and tooling. As a Senior Technical Product Manager within CO+I, you will define and deliver products that transform how Microsoft operates, monitors, and evolves its global data center footprint, enabling world-class cloud performance and scale. In this role you will be at the heart of driving innovations in tooling and operations to enable the next generation of Data Centers ready for meeting the global demand for Microsoft online services, and AI.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience, or 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years experience in cloud infrastructure, data center operations, or related technical domains.
• Experience defining products that support automation, observability, reliability, or operational excellence at scale.
• Familiarity with internal operational platforms, or comparable hyperscale cloud environments.
• Proven ability to leverage operational data and telemetry to prioritize product decisions and measure outcomes.
• Passion for customer obsession, inclusive teamwork, and building tools that elevate operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Define Product Vision & Strategy: Articulate and drive a clear product vision and roadmap for mission-critical data center operational tools and platforms that improve reliability, automation, and operational efficiency at scale.
• Drive Product Lifecycle: Lead full product lifecycle from discovery and requirements gathering through delivery, iteration, and retirement, ensuring alignment with CO+I and broader cloud strategic goals.
• Deep Domain Expertise: Apply strong technical and operational knowledge in data center environments, including capacity operations, monitoring, maintenance tooling, and telemetry systems, to inform product prioritization and design.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, data science, operations, reliability engineering, and leadership to define requirements, design solutions, and deliver high-quality products.
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement: Engage internal stakeholders and operational teams globally to surface needs, validate hypotheses, and ensure successful adoption and impact of product investments.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Establish success metrics, analyze telemetry and KPIs, drive product optimizations, and make decisions based on data, operational insights, and customer feedback.
• Technical Advocacy: Serve as a technical advocate for your products — representing vision, priorities, and outcomes to engineering teams and senior leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level