Join us as we take Microsoft Teams, the fastest growing business application in the history of Microsoft, to the next level.

We are looking for a creative, self-starting and visionary product leader to own & drive new collaboration experiences for Microsoft Teams. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead high impact initiatives in a high-velocity team that is changing Microsoft and the industry.

You will join a team whose charter spans the breadth of the product, one responsible for delivering the #1 ask on Teams - Private Channels, announced by Satya at Ignite 2019 early November. We design and deliver core collaboration experiences that enable organizations to work together on shared projects, promote personal and group productivity in intelligent workspaces and drive success for team members, owners and admins alike. Your role will involve envisioning, planning, feature execution, experimentation and launch to market of impactful new capabilities in Teams. The role is a mix of business analysis, product and feature design, cross-company leadership, and external partner and customer engagement – all focused on driving the value of Teams to millions more people.

What’s it like to work on Microsoft Teams? Well, we thrive in a fast-moving environment that lets us quickly explore, iterate, and deliver value to our customers. We leverage frequent opportunities to engage directly with executives and customers to review our ideas and work. Our colleagues are among the best in the industry - they’ve earned their stripes in startups and global-scale services and share an intense passion for delivering an amazing product. We’re a team that likes to have fun, and we build that attitude into how we work and what we create.

Responsibilities

• Drive the research, ideation, design, and delivery of innovative product experiences and new business initiatives
• Engage with customers, Microsoft field, partners, and analysts to research and frame opportunities, and then incorporate feedback into your plans
• Work closely with UX designers to propose and deliver experiences that are coherent, polished, and modern
• Plan and lead product reviews, demos, and competitive analyses with the team, internal/external partners, and executive leadership
• Track all defined deliverables from conception through launch, leveraging (and improving) established processes, tools, and communications mechanisms

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• 5+ years of product/program management experience delivering end-user facing products

Additional Requirement:

• Demonstrated history of delivering creative business initiatives and product growth ideas
• Customer-focused approach to feature design with solid understanding of user experience possibilities
• Curiosity and ability to self-start in an ambiguous and rapidly-changing startup environment
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills through all levels of the organization, both business and technical
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field is desired

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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