Principal Product Manager (AI Advertising)

TL;DR

Principal Product Manager (AI Advertising): Owning the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Microsoft Advertising’s Search Targeting products with an accent on delivering measurable ROI for advertisers while ensuring the right level of targeting and controls. Focus on navigating ambiguity, making tough prioritization decisions, and driving alignment across engineering, design, and business stakeholders.

Location: Expected to work from the Microsoft office in the U.S. at least four days per week if living within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office.

Salary: USD $139,900 – $296,400 per year.

Company

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

What you will do

• Develop and communicate the strategy and roadmap for search targeting and controls across Microsoft’s ad ecosystem.
• Represent the product to customers, deeply understand their needs, and champion those needs internally.
• Navigate ambiguity, make tough prioritization decisions, and drive alignment across engineering, design, and business stakeholders.
• Partner effectively with Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Legal, and other cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive product outcomes.
• Collaborate with Data Science and ML teams to leverage insights and models that power precision targeting and safeguard brand trust at scale.
• Lead go-to-market efforts with marketing and sales, ensuring product launches drive adoption, transparency, and measurable advertiser impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 10+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience developing digital advertising products.
• Experience in building large scale solutions.
• Experience with A/B testing.
• Experience with digital advertising and search targeting.

Culture & Benefits

• Employees come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals.
• Build on values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.