Principal Product Manager Lead

Overview

Are you passionate about redefining how billions of users discover content across Windows? Do you thrive at the intersection of AI, platform extensibility, and user experience? Join us to lead the evolution of the Windows Search Platform. This is a high-impact role shaping the future of content discovery across Windows surfaces from Windows Search experiences embedded in the OS to Copilots and Agents to various first and third-party apps, the platform capabilities you deliver help users find files and content they care about within their workflows quickly and intuitively.

You’ll drive innovation in AI integration, extensibility, and developer experiences, working closely with engineering, design, applied science, and partner teams to build a unified, intelligent, and extensible search platform.

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product / service / project / program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ year(s) people management experience in managing a team of talented product managers
• Experience influencing technical architecture and aligning cross-functional teams on complex systems.
• Proven success designing developer-facing APIs and extensibility models.Deep experience in cross-functional environments and influencing outcomes across diverse teams and senior stakeholders.Executive communication skills : connect product investments to customer needs and business outcomes.Passion for building not just great products, but also great team culture—collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.Ability to balance big-picture vision with day-to-day execution.Exceptional skills in influencing and aligning diverse stakeholders across engineering, design, marketing, research, and business disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience with semantic search, vector databases, or large language models.Experience working with AI / ML-powered experiences, platform services, or large-scale subscription businesses.

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Responsibilities

As a Principal Product Manager Lead on the Windows SCAI team, your responsibilities include :

Benefits / perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connect