Product Manager II - Azure Blob Storage - Microsoft Corporation

Do you want to be a critical member of the core infrastructure team powering the AI era? Are you passionate about data storage, large scale distributed systems, and working on bleeding edge technology at massive scale? The Azure Storage team delivers object storage (Azure Blob Storage), shared storage (Azure Files) and block storage (Azure Disks) to enable developers to build scalable, durable, and highly available cloud native and AI applications and persist data for their container and VM workloads. These capabilities form both our public Azure Storage platform, as well as the foundation of service and product offerings across Microsoft including CoPilot, Office, Windows, Xbox and many more. Through this role, you can be part of a strategic team with Microsoft-wide and tech industry-wide impact. As a Technical Product Manager II you will help us drive critical components of the object storage service. As a product manager, you will be responsible for understanding the needs and challenges of customers, driving the product vision and strategy, and collaborating with engineering teams to deliver innovative and impactful features and solutions. We have multiple opportunities across experience levels and areas of focus within the team and are open to hiring from anywhere within the United States. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. Relocation assistance is unavailable for this role **Responsibilities** + Understand thescenarios, workloads, and the deep technical storage requirements associated with our largest and most complex customers. Close the product feedback loop between customers and engineering. + End-to-end ownership of feature and capability delivery: + Work with engineering teams for design,plan,and delivery + Coordinate cross functional teams for launch + Drive product adoption, growth, and retention through effective go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and messaging. + Measure and monitor product performance, usage, and feedback, and iterate based on data and insights. + Understand the storage market landscape, customer pain points, and competitive offerings. + Define and evangelize the product vision, strategy, and value proposition to internal and external stakeholders, including customers, partners, analysts, and media. + Provide direct engineering engagement with our largest and most complex storage customers. + Produce relevant collateral, architecture examples, and best practice guides. + Be the trusted advisor and SME to our customers for all questions related to Azure Blob Storage **Other:** + Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture) **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development + OR equivalent experience. + 2+ years of experienceworking on or with one or more of the following: + High-performance network attached filers and filesystems. + On-premises SAN and NAS solutions. + Object storage services and platforms. + Long-term retention and archiving solutions including tape. + Large scale data migration solutions. + Storage protocols, clients, tools, API, libraries, SDKs + AI/ML workload patterns includingtraining, fine tuning, and RAG. **Other Requirements:** + Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. **Additional / Preferred Qualifications:** + Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and value propositions to both technical and non-technical audiences. + Proven track record of delivering successful products and features that meet customer needs and business objectives. + Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to use data and metrics to drive product decisions and outcomes. + Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment, with multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams. + Passion for customer satisfaction, innovation, and quality. Product Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,300 - $182,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $120,900 - $198,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 18, 2024. \#Azurecorejobs Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .