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Principal Product Manager Hyderabad, Telangana, India Date posted Jun 16, 2025 Job number 1830704 Work site Microsoft on-site only Travel 0-25 % Role type Individual Contributor Profession Product Management Discipline Product Management Employment type Full-Time Overview Are you passionate about redefining how billions of users discover content across Windows? Do you thrive at the intersection of AI, platform extensibility, and user experience? Join us to lead the evolution of the Windows Search Platform. This is a high-impact role shaping the future of content discovery across Windows surfaces from Windows Search experiences embedded in the OS to Copilots and Agents to various first and third-party apps, the platform capabilities you deliver help users find files and content they care about within their workflows quickly and intuitively. You’ll drive innovation in AI integration, extensibility, and developer experiences, working closely with engineering, design, applied science, and partner teams to build a unified, intelligent, and extensible search platform. 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. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. Experience influencing technical architecture and aligning cross-functional teams on complex systems. Proven success designing developer-facing APIs and extensibility models. Deep experience in cross-functional environments and influencing outcomes across diverse teams and senior stakeholders. Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into execution. Executive communication skills: connect product investments to customer needs and business outcomes. Passion for building not just great products, but also great team culture—collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with semantic search, vector databases, or large language models. Experience working with AI/ML-powered experiences, platform services, or large-scale subscription businesses. Exceptional skills in influencing and aligning diverse stakeholders across engineering, design, marketing, research, and business disciplines. Ability to balance big-picture vision with day-to-day execution. #W+Djobs Responsibilities Define and drive the vision for seamless, intelligent search experiences across native and third-party surfaces. Evaluate and integrate cutting-edge AI models (semantic, lexical, hybrid) to power search and discovery scenarios. Design extensible platform APIs for 1P and 3P developers to build custom search experiences. Partner with Shell, Copilot, and app teams to deliver cohesive and performant search experiences. Influence technical architecture and long-term platform strategy in collaboration with engineering and applied science. Drive strategic partnerships to align on shared goals, unlock new scenarios, and amplify impact. Define success metrics, track SLT-level KPIs, and lead initiatives that deliver measurable growth and customer impact. Champion Product-Led Growth (PLG) practices: hypothesis-driven development, experimentation frameworks, and data-informed decision-making. Use qualitative and quantitative insights to frame hypotheses, drive experiments, and iterate at speed. Represent the voice of the customer and developer to ensure the platform is intuitive, powerful, and future-ready. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. Industry leading healthcare Educational resources Discounts on products and services Savings and investments Maternity and paternity leave Generous time away Giving programs Opportunities to network and connect 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
