Principal Product Manager

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. If you meet the qualifications and are excited about the mission, we encourage you to apply! 

Product Strategy and Roadmap:

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for GitHub as Microsoft’s internal engineering platform, aligning with Core AI and 1ES leadership priorities.
• Identify short- and long-term investment opportunities across GitHub organization management, migration tooling, and developer experience.
• Synthesize customer feedback, telemetry, and market intelligence into prioritized investments with clear OKRs and KPIs.
• Evaluate and communicate tradeoffs across security, usability, and migration velocity to stakeholders and business teams. 

GitHub Organization Management:

• Own the hands-on configuration and governance of GitHub Enterprise organizations, including org creation, team structures, repository policies, and branch protection rules.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to maintain SDL processes, audit logging, and data residency requirements within the GitHub Enterprise environment. 

Migration from Azure DevOps to GitHub:

• Lead the migration experience for engineering teams moving from Azure DevOps to GitHub, including repository migration, Git history, pull request history, and pipeline rewiring.
• Develop and refine readiness assessments, decision trees, prerequisites checklists, and team onboarding playbooks.
• Engage directly with engineering teams across Microsoft to drive adoption, resolve blockers, and capture feedback for continuous improvement.
• Ensure Azure Pipelines integrate seamlessly with GitHub repositories, validating that existing YAML pipelines work without rewrites after migration.
• Define success criteria and track migration health metrics: migration velocity, time-to-onboard, developer satisfaction, and support ticket volume. 

Cross-Organizational Alignment:

• Align partners across GitHub, Azure DevOps, 1ES, and Core AI to deliver integrated outcomes in the hybrid model.
• Represent the GitHub Inside Microsoft platform in executive reviews, engineering leadership forums, and internal customer engagements.
• Build relationships with GitHub product and engineering teams to ensure Microsoft’s needs shape the enterprise GitHub roadmap. 

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

Other Requirements: 

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years' experience in product/service/program management or software development or equivalent experience. 
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise administration: organization setup and configuration, team management, repository policies, branch protection rules, and webhooks. 
• Experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards) and CI/CD workflows in enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to drive complex cross-organizational initiatives involving multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Proven track record of improving product adoption, migration success rates, and developer satisfaction metrics.
• Experience operating GitHub Enterprise Cloud or GitHub Enterprise Server at scale (10,000+ developers).
• Familiarity with GitHub APIs, GitHub Apps, GitHub Actions architecture, and the broader GitHub ecosystem.
• Experience with large-scale source code migration tooling and strategies (Git history migration, monorepo patterns, repository federation).
• Understanding GitHub Advanced Security features: secret scanning and SARIF workflows.
• Knowledge of a secure development lifecycle (SDL), threat modeling, and compliance requirements for internal engineering platforms.
• Excellent storytelling and executive communication skills; ability to negotiate priorities and build coalitions across organizational boundaries.
• Experience building internal developer platforms or driving large-scale internal tool adoption programs.