Microsoft · 8 hours ago
Principal Product Manager - CTJ - TS/SCI
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
8+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a Principal Product Manager to join a team focused on strategic government and industry partnerships. In this role, you will lead customer engagements, translate complex technical requirements into actionable product needs, and coordinate with engineering teams to drive clarity and execution across various product areas.
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No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Anticipate and analyze customer needs across multiple feature areas, using qualitative feedback and telemetry to identify patterns, uncover unmet requirements, and shape actionable problem statements for high‑visibility engagements
Lead cross‑customer and cross‑team engagement sessions to collect insight, validate understanding, and ensure technical and business requirements are interpreted correctly for complex, regulated, or air‑gapped cloud scenarios
Act as a subject‑matter expert in competitive and market analysis, bringing informed perspective into customer escalations, scenario design, and tradeoff decisions that influence Microsoft’s direction in sensitive Government and industry environments
Draft and refine product framing and strategy documents that translate ambiguous customer asks into clear scenarios, user stories, integrated workflows, and roadmap proposals spanning multiple product areas
Own roadmap definition for your feature areas, prioritizing backlogs, identifying dependencies, negotiating tradeoffs with engineering partners, and adapting plans as new customer inputs emerge
Define and track success and performance metrics for strategic customer engagements, partnering with engineering and data science teams to establish responsible telemetry, analyze outcomes, and drive data‑grounded decisions
Drive scenarios from private preview through public preview to general availability, partnering with Product Marketing and cross‑functional teams to define release criteria, customer‑ready narratives, and change‑management plans
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination
This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements
You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions
Citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
Funding
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Leadership Team
Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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