Principal Product Manager – .NET Tools

Job description

We are the team that delivers the languages, compilers, SDKs, testing platform and tools, designers, cloud tools, and the C# developer experiences for the .NET ecosystem.

As an Individual Contributor Principal Product Manager on the .NET Tools team, you will be tasked with understanding and enhancing developer productivity across our suite of developer tools, including the Visual Studio family for C#.

In the evolving landscape of AI and software development, you will be expected to rethink workflows for .NET developers and identify innovative strategies to maximize productivity for our highly technical user base.

The ideal candidate embodies a developer-first perspective, fully immersing in customer workflows by prototyping applications, writing code, leveraging AI-driven coding tools, and deploying solutions to cloud environments.

Demonstrating empathy for developers and a deep understanding of their experiences is essential.

You will collaborate with a team of product managers dedicated to optimizing workflows within the Visual Studio family for C# developers and advancing new AI-assisted processes.

Product managers are responsible for owning the complete end-to-end experience, encompassing go-to-market strategy, content development, and actionable insights.

A comprehensive grasp of your product area—grounded in product telemetry, proactive outreach, user studies, and competitive analysis—is required.

As the owner of the product narrative, you must anticipate business inquiries and present data effectively through dashboards and other summary formats.

At the Principal level, you are expected to drive clarity amidst complex challenges and ambiguity, operating with autonomy and urgency.

Adaptability is essential as you will be fluid in working across several initiatives, some with often rapid changes in direction.

Colleagues and stakeholders will look to you for answers and direction in your area and the initiative to foster collective success.

You must facilitate alignment among all stakeholders, ensuring that engineering, design, and other teams understand the strategic direction and rationale behind each initiative.

This clarity enables teams to progress with confidence and adapt readily in a dynamic environment.

Join us in helping to build the best developer tools for .NET.

**Responsibilities**

In this role, you will need to excel at contributing to cross functional v-teams by working closely with customers and partners using our products.

Additional responsibilities include:

+ Drive clarity across team members, cross-team partners, and marketing.
+ Define and continuously evaluate developer workflows end-to-end, partnering closely with engineering, data science, and design on the definition and deliver of experiences across multiple teams within Core AI
+ Own the complete product lifecycle from inception to go-to-market strategies and content
+ Operate with autonomy and, at times, ambiguity needing to provide clarity and energy to your partner teams
+ Ruthlessly prioritize feature work and team focus in alignment with business goals and timelines
+ Effectively communicate project status succinctly and synthesize key learnings for senior leadership briefings
+ Build deep developer empathy by writing code, self-hosting daily builds of developer tools, maintaining zero distance to customers through engagement on various feedback channels, social media, interviews, and user studies.
+ Use product data and insights to understand product behaviors, funnels, retention.
+ Define and run experiments to drive growth.
+ Be the voice and advocate for our developer tools through blogs, videos, livestreams, workshops, customer briefings, and conferences born from a deep understanding of industry trends, competitor capabilities, and our Visual Studio strengths.

**Qualifications**

**Required Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in software development
+ OR equivalent experience.
+ 5+ years of technical product management experience
+ Hands-on experience utilizing software development tools and workflows

**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.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Hands-on experience and depth for how AI-assisted developer technologies operate
+ Technical and business skills to interface with all levels and disciplines within the organization, from engineers to executives  
+ Demonstrated ability to drive clarity and execute in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
+ Hands-on experience with Visual Studio family of tools, GitHub or similarly situated developer tools
+ Public-facing experience representing product narratives and technical depth with community and customers
+ Experience in data analytics defining and working with datasets to discover insights

Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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

Microsoft posts positions for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Consistent with applicable law, 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.

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