Senior Product Manager – HPC & AI Data Pre-processing Hardware Strategy
MicrosoftDo you want to be at the forefront of innovating the latest hardware designs to propel Microsoft’s cloud growth? Are you seeking a unique career opportunity that combines technical capabilities, cross-team collaboration with business insight and strategy?
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Join the Strategic Planning and Architecture (SPARC) team within Microsoft’s Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure (AHSI) organization, the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. Microsoft delivers more than 200 online services to more than one billion individuals worldwide, and AHSI is the team behind our expanding cloud infrastructure. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's cloud businesses including Microsoft Azure, Bing, MSN, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Teams and Xbox Live.
We are looking for a Senior Product Manager– HPC & AI Data Pre-processing Hardware Strategy to join our team!
- Collaborate with 1st and 3rd party technology providers; understand their portfolios and drive a competitive and executable HPC & AI Data Pre-processing roadmap strategy for Azure hardware infrastructure.
Deep dive into CPU, memory, networking, and infrastructure technologies and trends; perform quantitative comparisons and develop strategic recommendations to differentiate Azure hardware infrastructure.
Conduct roadmap scenario modeling, financial modeling, and market analysis for recommended HPC and AI Data Pre-processing HW platforms, factoring in performance, features, cost, and time-to-market tradeoffs.
Drive internal alignment on the HPC and AI Data Pre-processing hardware technology platform plan of record.
Recommend cross-functional internal and external process improvements to ensure optimized alignment across partner teams.
Create, maintain, and effectively disseminate segment communications to stakeholders.
Successfully lead and manage teams across multiple business functions to achieve shared objectives.
Identify, prioritize, and manage executive stakeholder expectations and engagement.
Articulate and communicate compelling value propositions to both internal and external stakeholders.
Apply domain-specific technical knowledge to deliver results and support team objectives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years industry experience in CPU, Memory, or Networking technology development.
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
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree (MS or MBA) in a relevant technical or business discipline
- Industry experience in High Performance Computing (HPC) or Supercomputing, with a focus on engineering or product management
- 1+ years of experience in cloud datacenter architecture
- Familiarity with key HPC workloads and industry-standard benchmarks
- Deep technical expertise in memory and networking technologies, including awareness of emerging trends
- Understanding of server architecture, design, and development—particularly in power and performance optimization
- Demonstrated customer-centric mindset, with a track record of translating customer requirements into successful product features
- Proven experience across product planning, project management, and product management functions
- Ability to drive measurable business outcomes through cross-functional collaboration
- Background in hardware infrastructure engineering environments
- Interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and build relationships in a matrixed organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to diverse technical and business audiences
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and managing competing priorities
- Experience guiding programs through structured phase-gate development processes
- Experience in Product Strategy Development across product objectives, resources, and shaping operational policies to support long-term strategic goals.
- In-depth understanding of product development processes, including key phases, deliverables, and cross-functional roles.
- Demonstrated ability to apply domain-specific technical knowledge to deliver results and support team objectives.
Product Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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 Augst 15th, 2025.
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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