Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. ​​​ ​​Within Azure Data, our Graph team is dedicated to simplifying the process of extracting insights from the vast scale of interconnected business data prevalent in every organization. We are driven by our goal to enable all users to visualize, analyze, and enrich the intricate relationships within their business data. We are currently seeking a **Principal Product Manager** who can engage customers, define and execute our vision of scale-out graph indices, and graph algorithms systems, enabling large-scale graph analytics data analysts, business users, and data scientists across all organizations. An ideal candidate is passionate about technology, solving customer needs and has demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members. We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served. 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.. **Responsibilities** + ​​​Deliver a world-class product with exceptional user experience to our customers on time + Create clarity on the product vision, roadmap and plan + Define, drive and track success criteria and performance metrics such as engagement, usage, profitability etc. and incorporate into planning and execution + Work with stakeholders to deliver success across the customer, product, and business + Work with customers to understand their pain points and make them successful + Collaborate with partner teams to deliver new value in our product and across Microsoft’s products + Foster a culture of excellence, inclusion, collaboration, and customer focus​ Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) **Qualifications** **Required** **/Minimum** **Qualifications** + ​​Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development + OR equivalent experience. + 8+ years of experience engaging with customers to understand needs and business expectations + 5+ years of experience working across organizations and roles to expand and scale a product strategy​ **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/project/program management or software development + OR equivalent experience. + Demonstrated experience of graph user scenarios, graph database query languages, etc.​ + Proven experience in a management role, demonstrating the ability to lead and inspire a team towards achieving organizational goals Product Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $161,600 - $286,200 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 $209,600 - $314,400 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-pay Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 14, 2024. \#azdat \#azuredata \#fabricgraph #graphdb​ \#SWE24 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) .