The next decade of computing will be defined by a simple challenge: demand for compute will outpace supply.
As AI agents, Copilots, and intelligent services become foundational to every product, the traditional approaches to capacity management break down. Human-driven planning, static quotas, and manual scaling decisions cannot keep pace with the speed and complexity of modern cloud systems.
At Microsoft 365 Core, we are reimagining how hyperscale platforms operate in a world of constrained resources. Our vision is a future where intelligent systems continuously optimize infrastructure, dynamically allocate capacity, and help services scale up, scale down, and adapt in real time without requiring customers to become infrastructure experts.
We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the future of compute efficiency, workload elasticity, and intelligent capacity management for COSMIC, Microsoft's cloud-native platform powering some of the largest Microsoft 365 services and next-generation AI workloads.
This role is not about incremental improvements to existing infrastructure. It is about defining how millions of cores of compute are managed in an age of AI. You will shape the strategy for evictable compute, workload mobility, intelligent scaling, and agent-driven capacity optimization. You will partner across Microsoft 365 and Azure to build systems that maximize efficiency while ensuring critical services remain reliable, performant, and cost-effective.
If you are excited about solving some of the hardest infrastructure challenges in the industry and defining how intelligent platforms operate at hyperscale, we'd love to talk to you.
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In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities
The work in this role is wide-ranging and will involve:
Define the strategy for evictable compute and intelligent workload placement across one of the largest cloud platforms in the world.
Reimagine capacity management for the AI era, moving from human-driven decisions to agent-assisted and autonomous optimization systems.
Build platform capabilities that automatically scale, rebalance, migrate, and reclaim compute resources while minimizing customer effort.
Develop new operating models that maximize utilization of constrained infrastructure and unlock greater efficiency across Microsoft 365 workloads.
Partner with Azure, Microsoft 365, and others to turn capacity from a fixed constraint into a dynamic, software-defined resource.
Drive the long-term vision for autonomous platform operations where intelligent agents continuously optimize fleet and workload efficiency, cost, and scalability.
Influence senior leaders across Microsoft on the future of hyperscale infrastructure, capacity allocation, elasticity, and cloud efficiency.
Create experiences that allow customers to focus on their business outcomes while the platform intelligently manages the complexity of scaling.
Embody our Culture and Values
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ 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.
- Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
- OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
- 4+ 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).
- 4+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).
- 2+ years of familiarity with Kubernetes or Containers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills through all levels of the organization, technical and non-technical.
- Innate curiosity and ability to thrive in ambiguous situations as you work to bring clarity to those around you.
- Individuals with a positive, collaborative, can-do attitude and bias for action.
- Cultural activators, who place a high priority on a healthy team culture and contribute to that culture themselves.
- Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, a strong history of solving complex problems and the ability to thrive in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
- Understanding or experience with building software platforms and of the software development process.
- Strong empathy for developers and working backwards from customers.
- Design thinking, structured problem solving, data driven decision making and strong analytical skills.
- Track record of going technically deep and quickly ramping up on new technologies.
- Ability to build vision and roadmap for complex areas.
- Experience Building Agentic Platforms.
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 $160,200 - $261,000 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
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in product, service, or program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud Background Check and other applicable security screening requirements.
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in product, service, or program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market.
- 4+ years of experience improving product metrics.
- 4+ years of experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience.
- 2+ years of familiarity with Kubernetes or containers.
- Excellent written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Experience building software platforms and understanding the software development process.
- Strong developer empathy and customer-focused product development experience.
- Design thinking, structured problem solving, data-driven decision making, and strong analytical skills.
- Ability to build vision and roadmaps for complex areas.
- Experience building agentic platforms.
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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