Principal Product Manager

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 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. 

To succeed in this role, you should have a strong technical background and analytical skills, with the ability to work directly with both customer and engineering teams across the company. You should be able to formulate a vision and strategic plan whilst creating clarity in requirements, demonstrating customer-obsession with a growth mindset. You should be comfortable talking about technical components, understand development cycles but at the same time hold onto the business need and impact. Excellent collaboration, communication and coordination skills are necessary for this role. Understanding of platforms and build systems is a plus. 

We respect and value other’s perspectives and diverse experiences. As part of our team, you would help us accomplish all that we do as a unified team, trusting in and learning from each other every day. 

While working with us and others, you will: 

• Brainstorm and communicate ideas 

• Listen to and incorporate feedback 

• Provide perspectives to others 

Bring your technical aptitude, eagerness to solve difficult problems and ability to build the product roadmap to: 

• 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. 

• 10+ years of product management experience with at least 3 years in platform or developer tooling roles. 

• Deep understanding of Android build systems, CI/CD, and developer workflows. 

• Strong program management skills to drive cross-team execution. 

• Experience with compliance, security, and infrastructure modernization. 

• 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. 

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred with a master’s degree in management. 

Other Requirements:

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  
• 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.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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