Principal Product Manager, Engineering Excellence

$137,600 - $267,000/Yr

Microsoft - Redmond, WA

Full-time - Principal

Remote - Redmond, WA

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Principal Product Manager for Engineering Excellence will lead initiatives within the Cybersecurity & Trust Engineering team, focusing on enhancing security frameworks and driving engineering efficiencies. This role is pivotal in instilling cohesion and accountability across engineering efforts while promoting a culture of innovation and data-driven transformation. The successful candidate will manage product development, ensuring alignment with customer goals and leveraging advanced technologies, including AI, to enrich developer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer and market signals to define problems and incubate solutions across multiple feature areas.
• Own and drive the roadmap for product and service development, defining long-term vision and strategy while prioritizing the backlog.
• Build trust with customers and orchestrate communication to capture feedback throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead analysis of cybersecurity, privacy, resiliency, and responsible AI requirements to establish engineering standards.
• Set priorities and craft roadmaps to integrate non-functional standards throughout the product lifecycle.
• Develop technical expertise in interdisciplinary areas such as cybersecurity and AI engineering, supervising Scrum Masters and Technical Program Managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years of experience in product/service/project/program management or software development.
• 5+ years of experience with Azure DevOps or similar agile tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a United States Security Clearance.
• 2+ years of experience with PowerBI.
• 3+ years of combined experience in cybersecurity, privacy, resiliency, and AI development.
• 5+ years of experience managing complex projects, including requirement gathering and product feature writing.

Nice-to-haves

• Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or Product Owner Certification.
• Design skills, including familiarity with UX design and tools like Figma.
• Understanding of basic AI concepts (LLMs, ML, prompt engineering).
• Proactive attitude with a positive outlook on change management.
• Ability to influence stakeholders inside and outside the team.

Benefits

• Industry-leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investment options
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving program
• Opportunities to network and connect