Product Manager

Web/Content Development, Marketing and Sales - Technical Product Manager

• Candidate Location Requirements: 100% remote;

Typical Day in the Role

• Purpose of the Team: The team is part of CST (Customer Security and Trust) and supports three primary customers focusing on protecting Microsoft and its customers from digital crimes.

• Key projects: This role will contribute to managing an AI tool, supporting the dynamics 365 instance and customer portal, writing requirements, prioritizing tasks using Azure Dev Ops, interacting with customers and engineering teams.

• Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of 50% meetings (including stand-ups, grooming, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos, and customer meeting), 50% heads down (spent on writing requirements, creating mock-ups, etc. ) .

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition

• What makes this role interesting? - This role provides the opportunity to impact globally. Products designed will have a direct and significant effect on the world. They have the opportunity to influence and protect vulnerable populations.

Candidate Requirements

• Years of Experience Required: 8-10 overall years of experience in the field.

• Degrees or certifications required: Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. PMP or PMI certification is nice to have.

The ideal resume would contain AI tooling (preferably Microsoft AI tooling or agents), threat intelligence experience (understanding cyber security or threat intelligence), and leadership in product management.

• Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on quality of work, evaluating curiosity and ability to take initiative and effective communication with the team and customers.

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

1. Minimum 8+years experience with written and verbal communication skills.

2. Minimum 8+years experience with technical requirements writing.

3. Minimum 8+years experience with prioritization and trade-offs.

Hard Skills Assessments

• Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: asap.

• Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include one round with the sponsor and an FTE, around 45 minutes.

• Required Candidate Preparation: N/A

Summary: Represents business requirements and priorities in the development of products. The main function of a Technical Product Manager is prioritization and requirements during all phases of the product cycle, with responsibilities that include product design, scope management, cost control, quality and performance reporting. These experts then determine how machine learning and artificial intelligence can help solve certain problems.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop, track and manage project budget, project plans, timelines and scope • Manage project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching and advising

• Partner closely with other members of functional project teams to define business requirements • Lead teams of developers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs • Define test plans and ensure that products are defect free before User Acceptance Testing

• Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures

• Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses

• Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are being utilized

• Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors Skills:

• Proven project management experience

• People management and team building skills

• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities

• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization

• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions

• Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required.

• PMP or PMI certification • 8-10 years experience