AI Product Manager

Microsoft Designer is a team of creative and technical experts who are passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and effective designs with AI. We are looking for an AI Product Manager who will  help lead the vision, strategy, and execution of AI powered design experiences across the portfolio of Microsoft products. You will be responsible for creating, releasing, iterating and growing products that leverage generative AI systems and models to enable users to generate, explore, and refine design ideas at scale. You will work closely with engineers, researchers, designers, marketers and partners to deliver innovative and impactful solutions that delight our customers and drive business value. 

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy and roadmap for a specific area of the product while ensuring that defined path is consistent with the team’s vision. 
• Lead iterative product development process from just an idea, through the implementation stage and all the way to the launch. 
• Establish meaningful partnerships with other Microsoft teams to bring new AI-powered experiences across wide spectrum of Microsoft products. 
• Identify and prioritize customer needs, market opportunities, and competitive gaps, and translate them into clear and actionable product requirements and specifications. 
• Leverage customer feedback and insights to iterate and improve the product 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, researchers, designers, and partners to deliver high-quality products that meet user expectations and business objectives. 
• Define and track key performance indicators and success metrics for the products and use data and feedback to inform product decisions and iterations. 
• Evangelize and advocate for the value and potential of AI-powered design experiences, both internally and externally, and foster a culture of innovation and experimentation. 
• Take end to end ownership of the product area and be a tireless voice of the customer, while ensuring business goals are met. 
• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/project/program management.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of product management experience delivering end-to-end products from ideation to launch.
• 1+ year's of experience working with AI systems, preferably generative AI systems like DALL-E, GPT and Stable Diffusion. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep understanding of the technical, ethical, and user experience challenges and opportunities of generative AI systems and models.
• An insatiable curiosity and a maker mindset; exploring and learning the AI space and the opportunities it brings 
• Passion for quality and experience, and a user-centric mindset.
• Good communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, and the ability to influence and drive consensus across diverse and distributed teams.
• Ability to articulate complex concepts and influence various audiences.
  Proven track record of delivering high-quality products that meet customer and business goals. 

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.

Product Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 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 and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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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