Senior Product Manager Job at Microsoft Corporation

Senior Product Manager

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

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, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings. We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to drive critical investments in the core database engine, shaping how we build, scale, and optimize the foundational capabilities that power mission‑critical workloads at global scale. This role will focus on the storage engine, query processing engine, and end‑to‑end performance, directly influencing reliability, scalability, and efficiency for some of the world’s most demanding database applications. As a Senior Product Manager, you will work at the intersection of deep systems engineering, customer needs, and long‑term platform strategy. You will partner closely with engineering, architecture, and field teams to define and deliver core engine innovations that translate into real‑world customer value.

Job Responsibility:

Own the product strategy and execution for core SQL engine investments across the storage engine, query processing engine, and performance
Partner deeply with engineering and architecture leaders to prioritize and shape engine‑level decisions that improve latency, throughput, and predictability for diverse and demanding customer workloads
Translate customer and workload insights into clear product direction, balancing near‑term performance improvements with durable architectural choices that benefit the broader Azure SQL platform over time
Define measurable success criteria for core engine initiatives, tracking performance, reliability, and cost‑efficiency outcomes to demonstrate sustained customer and business impact
Influence aligned execution across teams—including applied engineering, field, and partner groups—by clearly communicating complex technical trade‑offs and ensuring solutions are well understood and adopted
Embody Microsoft culture and values, fostering collaboration, inclusion, and shared accountability while role‑modeling customer focus and long‑term thinking across the Azure Data organization

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ 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
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
2+ 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)
2+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product)

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Job Posted:
February 01, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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