Principal Product Manager

Principal Product Manager - CoreAI

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Redmond

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

139900.00 - 274800.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

CoreAI is at the forefront of Microsoft’s mission to redefine how software is built and experienced. The One Engineering System (1ES) team enables the world’s best engineering teams with world-class tools and systems that help them ship products their customers love. Microsoft is adopting GitHub as its primary engineering platform, bringing AI-powered development capabilities to every engineering team while maintaining enterprise security and compliance. The GitHub Inside Microsoft (GIM) team is leading this transformation, migrating tens of thousands of developers from Azure DevOps to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency, hosted entirely within Azure infrastructure. The platform operates in a hybrid model: source code repositories and pull requests move to GitHub, while CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines), Azure Artifacts, and Azure Boards remain in Azure DevOps. We are looking for a Principal Product Manager - CoreAI to drive the product strategy, adoption, and operational excellence of GitHub as Microsoft’s engineering platform. You will own the end-to-end experience for engineering teams migrating from Azure DevOps to GitHub, from organization provisioning and repository governance to developer onboarding and collaboration. This is a deeply hands-on role: you must be comfortable configuring GitHub organizations, defining repository policies, and troubleshooting real migration issues alongside engineering. This role follows Microsoft’s flexible work model, with an expectation of in-person collaboration at least three days per week to foster alignment, innovation, and team connection.

Job Responsibility:

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
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
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
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

Requirements:

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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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