Microsoft's Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure (AHSI) organization is looking to innovate the latest hardware designs to propel Microsoft's cloud growth and power its "Intelligent Cloud" mission. The Principal Product Manager will drive roadmap strategy for Edge 1st Party, AI, and Workload Optimized programs for Azure hardware infrastructure.
Requirements
- 7+ years industry experience in Server, CPU, Memory, or Networking technology development.
- Knowledge of cloud and AI datacenter architecture
- Industry experience in High Performance Computing (HPC) or Supercomputing, with a focus on engineering or product management
- Familiarity with cloud AI workloads and industry-standard benchmarks
- Solution level experience across server, storage and networking technologies, including awareness of emerging trends
- Understanding of server architecture, design, and development—particularly in power and performance optimization
- Background in hardware infrastructure engineering environments
Responsibilities
- Drive a competitive and executable roadmap strategy across:
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- Workload Optimized programs for Azure hardware infrastructure.
- Deep dive into infrastructure technologies and trends including:
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- Quantitatively compare various offerings and develop recommendations that give Azure hardware infrastructure a strategic edge.
- Perform:
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- Roadmap scenario modeling
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- Evaluate tradeoffs between performance, features, cost, and time-to-market.
- Drive internal alignment among wide-ranging cross-functional stakeholders to define the hardware technology platform plan of record.
- Recommend internal and external process improvements across partner teams to ensure process optimization.
- Apply domain-specific technical knowledge to deliver results and support team objectives.
Other
- Collaborate with 1st and 3rd party technology providers; understand their portfolios and integrate with internal engineering and business stakeholders.
- Create, maintain, and disseminate clear multi-segment communications to stakeholders.
- Successfully lead and manage teams across multiple business functions to achieve shared objectives.
- Identify, prioritize, and manage executive stakeholder expectations and engagement.
- Articulate and communicate compelling value propositions to both internal and external stakeholders.
