Senior Product Manager – Windows Platform Developer Experience

Job Description

Senior Product Manager | Microsoft

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Microsoft. The company aims to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This position is central to redefining how millions of developers build and grow applications on Windows, shaping the future of the Windows app platform within the Windows Platform & Developer Experience team. The role drives developer success across the entire Windows ecosystem, from modernizing the app platform to enabling developers to reach users seamlessly across various technologies.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Team: Windows SCAI team within the Windows Platform & Developer Experience team
• Mission: To empower developers to build and grow applications on Windows, strengthening core developer fundamentals and unlocking unique experiences.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Ownership: Own a customer problem area within WPD, from problem definition and PRD/roadmap to execution with engineering and launch/landing with customers and the field.
• Roadmap: Define and drive the roadmap for seamless developer experiences on Windows.
• Feature Translation: Translate customer needs into platform features and guidance, partnering across product groups and stakeholders.
• Strategic Influence: Influence technical architecture and long-term platform strategy in collaboration with engineering and applied science.
• Partnership Development: Drive strategic partnerships to align shared goals, unlock new scenarios, and amplify impact.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience, with familiarity with Windows subsystems and app development.
• Experience: 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development, including influencing technical architecture, aligning cross-functional teams on complex systems, and designing developer-facing APIs and extensibility models.
• Skills: Executive communication skills to connect product investments to customer needs and business outcomes, ability to balance big-picture vision with day-to-day execution, and exceptional skills in influencing and aligning diverse stakeholders.
• Bonus: 2+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market; 4+ years experience improving product metrics; and 4+ years experience disrupting a market.