Product Manager II

Job Description Overview 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 looking for a Product Manager II to join the Office Engineering Systems team to lead the product roadmap for Security Experience that drives some of the largest productivity applications in the world. If you are passionate about solving complex issues when you design for scalability, then this job is for you. 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, Supply chain Security & Compliance, and build systems is a plus. 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. Responsibilities - Brainstorm and communicate ideas. - Listen to and incorporate feedback. - Provide perspectives to others. - 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. - Lead the product strategy and roadmap for security tooling and experiences across ES365. - Drive adoption of SFI and secure engineering practices across Office and Substrate engineering systems. - Partner with engineering, compliance, and security teams to ensure systems meet Microsoft's security and compliance standards. - Improve DevEx by identifying friction points and collaborating with engineering to deliver scalable solutions. - Define and track KPIs for security posture, SFI wave completion, and developer productivity. - Represent IDC in cross-org security and compliance forums and drive alignment with Redmond counterparts. Qualifications Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development - OR equivalent experience. - 2+ years working as a Technical Product Manager with engineering teams and a demonstrated experience technical feature design and understanding of Software Development Life Cycle. - Proven ability to drive large scale projects with high collaboration and leadership. - 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. Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development - OR equivalent experience. - 2+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn). - 2+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product). This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.