Principal Product Manager Job at Microsoft Corporation (Hyderabad)

Principal Product Manager

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
India , Hyderabad

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

At Microsoft, developer productivity and satisfaction are of utmost importance. The ES365 team is dedicated to improving the end-to-end developer experience in Office, from source control and check-in to build, testing, security, compliance, and deployment automation. By embracing a “one Microsoft” philosophy, open source, and industry-standard tools, the team is making it easier for developers to build and ship apps across platforms and endpoints. This focus on developer productivity and satisfaction is crucial in driving the success of some of the largest productivity applications in the world. We are seeking a visionary Principal Product Manager to lead the AI and Android Engineering Systems charter within ES365. This role will drive developer productivity, compliance, and modernization of build and automation infrastructure for Android development across Microsoft 365 apps along with leveraging AI to improve every aspect of developer journey.

Job Responsibility:

Brainstorm and communicate ideas
Listen to and incorporate feedback
Provide perspectives to others
Have a hands-on approach to writing developer specs and perform design reviews
Create clarity in requirements, embrace agility, fend off scope creep, confirm development approaches and timelines, and support the team to build and deliver high quality and secure solutions on time
Promote hypothesis-driven product development and data-driven decision making
Define and execute the roadmap for Android engineering systems, balancing KTLO, compliance, and DevEx investments
Partner with Android app teams (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Loop, Union) to understand pain points and deliver scalable solutions
Lead initiatives such as Maven support, Hilt enablement, Android 13 migration, and automation infrastructure improvements
Drive compliance initiatives such as Play store requirements and SFI wave completion
Collaborate with global stakeholders to align engineering standards and best practices
Mentor and guide a team of PMs and engineers to deliver high-impact outcomes

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
OR equivalent experience
1+ year(s) people management experience
8+ years of product management experience with at least 3 years in platform or developer tooling roles
Hands on experience of leveraging AI for improving developer experience
Deep understanding of Android build systems, CI/CD, and developer workflows
Solid program management skills to drive cross-team execution
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
Experience in technical feature design and understanding of Software Development Life Cycle
Detail oriented and able to rapidly come up to speed on complex technologies and architectures
Excellent cross group collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to lead virtual teams to deliver on product milestones
Self-motivated and self-directed
Excellent communication and presentation skills
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

Nice to have:

Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
OR equivalent experience
3+ years people management experience
4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework)
6+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn)
6+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 19, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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