Director, Product Manager (Artificial Intelligence Hardware)

• Collaborate with customers and partner organizations to define future generations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hardware for Azure at Microsoft
• Lead the strategic product vision, roadmap and product requirements for our next generations of AI hardware platforms
• Identify and prioritize customer needs, market opportunities, and competitive gaps, and translate them into clear and actionable product requirements and specifications
• Drive executive decision making for new investments, including competitive analysis, program goals and business requirements, architectural concepts, risk management strategies, financial analysis, schedule and hardware strategy
• Lead technical programs from concept to execution, collaborating with architecture, engineering and business teams to develop and drive end-to-end product development
• Develop and maintain a high level of technical proficiency in AI workload requirements, AI technology landscape and AI Industry roadmaps
• Engage with senior leadership, highlighting risks across functional teams and providing recommendations to support product level decisions
• Operate effectively in ambiguity. Apply process where it creates value, and design process where it’s needed. Recognize the situations where each approach is most appropriate

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check
• 3+ years of experience working on AI systems as an architect or a product manager
• Strong understanding of several of the below areas: GPU Architecture, Scale Up and Scale out networking, Data Center Specifications, Model Architecture, Workloads and System Reliability
• 7+ years of technical product management experience, including products within datacenter Hardware systems and/or Cloud infrastructure
• 7+ years experience creating product roadmap(s) from conception to launch, driving end-to-end program execution, defining product go-to-market strategy, and leading program direction discussions
• Understanding and passion for technical product management including presentation skills and written communication
• Ability to build relationships and influence in a matrix organization
• managing cross team deliverables including program costs, schedules, risks and issues mitigation, establishing process and framework for large scale collaboration
• Experience leading teams in silicon, Hardware systems & Software ecosystem setup within technical contexts
• Ability to deal with disparate stakeholders in highly ambiguous situations and drive clear results and progress

Bachelor’s Degree AND 10+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development OR equivalent experience