PRODUCT MANAGER: MBA OPPORTUNITIES - MICROSOFT AI DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATION PROGRAM, CAMBRIDGE
Company: Microsoft Corporation
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: October 6, 2024
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Job Description:
Come build community, explore your passions and do your best
work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your
aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey
ahead.Microsoft is dedicated to transforming Azure into a global AI
supercomputer, enabling the responsible development of cutting-edge
foundational AI. This includes large language models (LLMs)
designed to empower people to harness the world's knowledge,
revolutionize interactions with technology, and enhance user
experiences.To solidify our leadership in AI, Microsoft has
launched a groundbreaking program to develop the next generation of
leaders in this field. Over the course of two years, participants
will work in interdisciplinary project teams to provide AI as a
service to engineering teams across Microsoft and solve some of our
most exciting and challenging problems. In addition, you will have
mentors, exposure to leaders, and access to numerous AI applied
scientists, researchers, and engineers across the company. After
completing the program, participants have the opportunity to join
one of the sponsoring product teams and further accelerate their
careers at Microsoft.MAIDAP Product Managers have the opportunity
to leverage and implement cutting-edge AI technology to meet
product needs, advancing the state-of-the-art both internally and
externally. They act as the bridge between research and development
(R&D), blending techniques from both domains to drive
data-driven, research-based innovation from theory into practice.
This role involves close collaboration with software engineers,
applied scientists in MAIDAP, and partnering product and technology
teams across Microsoft.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.Please note that this position has a
single start date in July 2025, candidates will need to be
available to start full-time in July 2025. Unfortunately, we cannot
accommodate earlier start dates.ResponsibilitiesIdentify unmet
customer needs and market opportunities across groups of features
for feature development through quantitative and qualitative
analyses. Identify dependencies of other feature areas.Collaborate
with product teams across Microsoft to translate business needs
into AI solutions by scoping the impact and prioritization of
problems with minimal guidance. Develop problem statements and
forms hypotheses to address customer needs. Perform experiments to
test hypotheses and drive decisions on new features. Validate
market size and opportunity to determine the most valuable
features, and then define final solution options for a group of
features.Drive clarity of root problems and engage in customer
interactions to gather feedback.Knowledgable on market/user
research, competitive analyses, and understand industry trends and
regulations. Work with minimal guidance to align customer, market,
and feature goals with Microsoft's strategy.Create and manage
end-to-end project plans for technical solutions. Provide hands-on
product management during analysis, design, development, testing,
and implementation to meet customer requirements. Provide
day-to-day coordination in our Scrum teams. Ensure timely and
high-quality delivery of projects by performing risk planning and
management.Evangelize group work with stakeholders and share
knowledge by clearly articulating results and ideas to customers,
managers, and key decision makers.Partner with software engineers,
applied scientists, and colleagues to refine solutions tied to OKRs
and KPIs.Stay current with the latest machine learning research and
technology and communicate your knowledge throughout the
organization.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:Master of
Business Administration (MBA) degree (or currently pursuing a
degree) AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical
program management, data analysis, or product development.1+
year(s) experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team
projects.Candidates will need to be available to start full-time in
July 2025.Preferred Qualifications:Currently pursuing or have
completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree AND 4+
years experience in engineering, product/technical program
management, data analysis, or product development.You are energized
by creating AI solutions that can positively impact the work and
lives of millions of people.You crave data-driven learning.You are
excited by the prospect of working on a wide variety of datasets
and AI applications, across many products and engineering teams.You
believe that AI is a team sport.You love being an active member of
a diverse and inclusive cohort.Proven experience in
project/product/program management or customer design.Effective at
storytelling, teamwork, written and oral communication
skills.Experience in data analysis, data visualization, machine
learning/data mining/AI a plus.Product Management IC3 - The typical
base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 -
$193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 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-payMicrosoft will
accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an
ongoing basis.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
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. If
you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a
disability during the application process, read more about
requesting accommodations
(https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)
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