Principal Product Manager - Azure Core

** Overview*
* Every application, AI (arti model, and workflow at Microsoft runs on data - and data runs on Azure Storage. You will join the Azure Storage team, the team behind the exabyte-scale infrastructure that powers Azure, Microsoft's first-party services, and thousands of enterprise customers around the world. Our mission is to make Azure the most efficient, intelligent, and trusted platform for storing and serving data at any scale.

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** Principal Product Manager
** on the Azure Storage team, you will define the product strategy and roadmap for how we drive down the total cost of storage and unlock new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven storage experiences across Azure Blob, Files, and Elastic SAN. This opportunity will allow you to shape one of Azure's highest-leverage bets, partner directly with first-party teams (Cosmos DB, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft AI) and large enterprise customers, and hone deep technical product craft at the intersection of distributed storage systems and AI.

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*
* + Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Azure Storage team's efficiency and AI initiatives, leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI)-informed analysis to anticipate customer needs and prioritize investments that lower total cost of storage across Azure Blob, Files, and Elastic SAN

+ Act as subject matter expert on storage efficiency and AI-driven storage scenarios; lead partnerships and negotiations with first-party partners (e.g., Cosmos DB, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft AI) and strategic enterprise customers to drive adoption

+ Translate complex distributed systems and AI concepts into business value for executives, engineering leadership, and customers; build consensus around an AI-first storage product strategy

+ Partner with Software Engineering (SWE), Hardware Engineering (HWE), and Applied Sciences teams to define feature sets, roadmap tradeoffs, and AI-based systems and frameworks that scale storage economics and performance across divisional boundaries

+ Drive go-to-market strategy from private preview to general availability with Product Marketing, Business Planning, and field teams; evangelize storage efficiency and AI-driven storage innovations at Executive Briefing Centers (EBCs) and industry events

+ Define and instrument success metrics - Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), adoption, retention, and AI model quality - and derive insights from telemetry and customer engagements to drive prioritization

+ Lead customer engagement programs and executive conversations for the largest Azure storage consumers; incorporate security, privacy, compliance, and Responsible AI factors into every phase of product design and lifecycle

** Qualifications*
* Required Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development

+ OR equivalent experience

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:

+ Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development

+ OR equivalent experience

+ 4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework)

+ 6+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g.,…