The PowerPoint team's mission is to empower people and organizations to tell the world’s most compelling stories to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Professionals in every industry entrust us with their sales pitches, marketing plans, engineering discussions, and advocacy of causes big and small. Beyond the professional settings, people choose PowerPoint to create photo albums, wedding stories, and memorials to recognize life’s most important moments. From the serious to the whimsical, from personal to professional the stories spanning the gamut of life are told in PowerPoint.Our team is responsible for delivering modern storytelling experiences to PowerPoint customers on any device, anywhere on the planet. We are continuing our rich history of revolutionizing storytelling by further unleashing the power of artificial intelligence that started with PowerPoint Designer and Speaker Coach and expanding to Copilot in PowerPoint to delight presenters and audiences alike. PowerPoint Live delivers the information presenters need to share their story and connect with the audience, while enabling the audience to personalize their viewing experience. And PowerPoint is collaborative, with real-time updates and notifications, so everyone can build their stories together. We’re looking for a customer-focused Principal Product Manager-User Experience to join us on this mission to empower the next generation of storytellers.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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.ResponsibilitiesThe successful candidate for this role will be responsible for collaborating with user research, design, engineering, marketing, business planning and feature teams across Microsoft to deliver best-in-class consumption, creation, and presentation experiences. This team member will be responsible for defining strategies to address user and business needs, developing product roadmaps, and delivering features and capabilities which provide a cohesive experience across the devices people most commonly use.Passion for engaging with all customers, from IT departments to creative directors, professional speakers, students, teachers, information workers, social media influencers, independent software vendors – and proven ability to identify, design, and deliver product capabilities to address their needs will enable you to be successful in this role.We would love to meet candidates who are excited to wallow in data to find customer and market insights to inform our product roadmaps and define our investments.Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)QualificationsRequired/Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree AND 10+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development
OR equivalent experience.
8+ years defining and delivering user experience
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
Proven ability to develop product roadmaps to deliver customer and business value across products and services
Experience working with data or AI-powered products to deliver greater user value
Track record of successful design, delivery, and iteration on complex projects with a diverse set of stakeholders
Experience with customer-centric and data-driven insights creation, strategy definition, and experimentation
Customer empathy with experience in user-centered design; demonstrated success in translating business strategy into product investments
Innate curiosity and ability to thrive in an ambiguous and rapidly evolving environment
Experience working in, and across, large multi-discipline teams to deliver experiences at scale
Product Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $158,500 - $276,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $202,800 - $304,200 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-payMicrosoft will accept applications for the role until April 15, 2024.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .
