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Microsoft

Builds workplace software, PCs and cloud services

Principal Product Manager

Full-TimePosted on 10/21/2026
$142.8k - $304.2k/yr
Expert
Bachelor's
Remote in USA+1 moreMore locations: United States
Remote
ProductTechnical Product Management
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience in product, service, or program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Responsibilities
  • Establish the long-term vision for OneLake Catalog and translate customer, platform, and market needs into a clear product strategy.
  • Build and continuously refine the roadmap, balancing customer scenarios, platform investments, open standards, partner requirements, and competitive differentiation.
  • Lead capabilities from concept through design, engineering collaboration, launch, and adoption, ensuring outcomes align with business and customer needs.
  • Partner across Microsoft and with external technology providers to expand OneLake integrations using open standards, enabling interoperability across the broader data ecosystem.
  • Identify emerging customer needs, technology trends, community-driven efforts, and competitive opportunities, then develop differentiated capabilities that establish OneLake Catalog as a leading enterprise data catalog.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of experience in product, service, or program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 4 years of experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market, including design, product-market fit, and launch.
  • At least 6 years of experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market, such as growing the customer base, expanding customer usage, or avoiding customer churn.
  • At least 6 years of experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience, such as through competitive disruption or replacing an established competing product.
  • Understanding of open file formats, Apache Iceberg, and Iceberg REST and Hive catalog concepts.
  • Understanding of the catalog market, its key players, and differentiated capabilities.

About the company

Microsoft builds workplace software, operating systems and cloud infrastructure for consumers, businesses and government agencies, from small organizations to global enterprises. Microsoft 365 combines Word and Excel with Teams communication and Copilot AI features, while Windows runs PCs and Surface supplies the company's own computers. Azure rents computing capacity, storage and databases to build and run web applications. Microsoft also sells Xbox consoles and games, collecting revenue through software licenses, subscriptions, usage charges and product sales. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington

Founded

1975

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What believers are saying

  • US corporate staff receive education support: eligible, approved graduate coursework qualifies for up to $10,000 annually.
  • Cloud demand expands: July 2026 results showed Azure and other cloud services revenue grew 43% year-over-year in fiscal Q4.
  • Investment has an earnings cushion: July 2026 results reported $155.2 billion consolidated operating profit for fiscal 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Performance reviews include security: every Microsoft employee must discuss their security contribution with their manager.
  • Office flexibility depends on the role: Microsoft's postings specify requirements ranging from fully remote to fully on-site.
  • Cloud capacity faces local limits: Microsoft describes power-grid delays and water constraints affecting US datacenter expansion.

What makes Microsoft unique

  • Hybrid customers stay within reach: Azure Arc manages servers across customer datacenters and competing clouds.
  • Developer reach extends beyond Azure: Microsoft's GitHub hosts code collaboration alongside AI coding tools.
  • Professional data widens its business: Microsoft owns LinkedIn's recruiting, advertising and workplace-learning network.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Conference Attendance Budget
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Options

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