Are you passionate about helping teams get work done? Helping project managers deliver successful projects? Then the Microsoft Project team may be the right place for you. We are a small, diverse team with big opportunities. You will have the chance to work on designing the future of Project and Planner including the newly launched Project experience.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the project management space, who is excited to be customer-focused and data-driven, has the technical acumen and customer empathy to build a product that really speaks to customer needs and drives our business strategy forward. As you grow into the role, you will work with other PMs, engineers, designers, researchers, marketing, and customers to design, implement, and deliver end-to-end revolutionary scenarios in a dynamic, fun environment. If you are excited by the opportunity to work in a critical business area and build long-term value for Microsoft and its customers, then we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

With a deep understanding of our business objectives you will identify the core needs of your customers and explore options for solving for these needs with partners across Research, Design, Engineering and more. Through collaboration with your feature crew and those in the broader Office and Microsoft ecosystems you will develop these options, experiment, evaluate, iterate, and deliver great experiences that are proven to solve for your customer’s needs.

• You must have a proven track record of conducting customer research to synthesize core customer focused requirements and goals.
• Be experienced in using hypothesis to evaluate options and be comfortable exploring Product Data with tools like Kusto or similar.
• Be a capable storyteller to bring the customers voice into the product lifecycle.
• Have an affinity for taking complex projects and problems and breaking them down into discreet steps/actions with milestones to track progress and success along the journey.
• Be an awesome collaborator! Your ability to generate energy and engagement for your business objectives is a critical success factor.
• You should possess strong UI/UX experience and abilities, have a solid technical background and understanding of software engineering principles/models and a demonstrated ability to come up to speed quickly on new technical domains. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years experience with software development projects
• Track record of driving software/service experiences that have shipped to customers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and to identify, assess, and solve problems quickly
• Experience with software development projects  
• Proven track record of analytical thinking and teamwork
• Demonstrated experience with data analysis and customer insights
• Excellent leadership and communication skills (written, oral, and interpersonal)
• Experience with data driven and iteration based approaches for improving customer outcomes
• Experience in project management and familiarity with one or more project management tools

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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