<b>Overview</b><br><p> </p><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Join us at the forefront of innovation in Microsoft’s CoreAI Division at Microsoft India Development Center (IDC). CoreAI’s mission is to empower every developer to build the future with AI – we are innovating at the bleeding edge of Agentic AI with AI-powered dev tools like GitHub Copilot, a rapidly growing agent platform with Microsoft Foundry. The mission of the Azure Native Integrations org under CoreAI is to make Azure the best cloud for all developers. And as a Senior Product Manager, you will be closely working with strategic ISV partners and will be building and shipping new Azure services from the ground up targeted to developers building applications and services in Azure & Foundry. This role is dedicated to Storage ISV integrations, where you will co-innovate with partners to deliver deeply integrated, Azure-native solutions enabling seamless Storage, Data Management & Data protection experiences for enterprise customers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></div><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><p> </p><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this role you will:</span></div><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Keep learning new techniques and how customers, partners evolve with them each day.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Engage closely with customers and translate their unarticulated and unmet needs into actionable requirements.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Analyze competition and market trends to build a coherent strategy for growing the business.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Partner with ISVs to design deep, native integrations across Azure control plane, Azure marketplace and Azure Foundry.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Drive end-to-end product strategy and execution for Azure integrations with Storage ISVs (backup, DR, data protection, and storage platforms)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Define the success metrics, communicate them clearly, measure them and use them to iteratively improve the services.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Create quality customer-facing product documentation, tutorials, and usage examples.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Traits we look for in product managers:</span></div><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Humility and growth mindset. The courage to say, “I don’t know, yet” and an appetite to keep learning.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maniacal customer obsession with unforgiving attention to detail and quality.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Active listening to understand.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Clarity in communication without ambiguity across all formats – written, verbal and visual.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ability to retrospect and reflect.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Break down complex ideas and explain them simply.</span></li></ul><div> </div><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><p> </p><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Qualifications</span></div><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6+ years of experience in product management shipping enterprise products in the software industry. Experience building large scale cloud services is preferred.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or similar discipline, or equivalent industry experience. An MBA is a bonus.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience working on developer tools and engaging with developer communities. If you are hands on and write code to build and tinker, that is a bonus.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong analytical skills and an aptitude for solving complex business problems.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Working knowledge of performing market analysis, competitive teardowns, and customer research to validate project priorities and direction. </span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with the Storage domain and Storage ISV landscape is a plus.</span></li></ul><p><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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 <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html">requesting accommodations.</a></span></div> <br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>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 <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>