Product Manager - Networking Services

Product Management

Overview

Azure Networking builds and operates the foundational networking services that power Microsoft Azure at global scale. These services enable secure, reliable, and high‑performance connectivity for customers running diverse workloads across regions and environments.

 

As part of Azure Networking, you will contribute to defining and delivering platform‑level networking capabilities that are critical to customer success. You will work on problems spanning networking fundamentals, reliability, scalability, monitoring, and customer experience. You will collaborate with engineers, architects, field teams, and partner organizations to understand customer needs and translate them into clear product requirements.

 

As a Product Manager in Azure Networking, you will support feature areas within the networking portfolio and help drive execution from concept through delivery. You will build a strong understanding of customer scenarios, system behaviour at scale, and how individual capabilities fit into the broader Azure platform. This role is well‑suited for an early‑career PM who is technically curious, eager to learn, and motivated to grow impact through ownership and collaboration.

 

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. 

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers, field teams, and internal partners to understand networking scenarios and gather feedback on platform capabilities.

 

• Assist in defining product requirements through customer research, data analysis, and operational insights, under guidance from senior product managers.

 

• Collaborate with engineering teams to support feature design, execution, and delivery milestones.

 

• Drive cross‑functional alignment with engineering, support, partner, and field organizations to support product readiness and adoption.

 

• Contribute to success metrics, prioritization discussions, and post‑launch analysis for your feature areas.

 

• Communicate clearly through written specifications, presentations, and regular stakeholder updates. 

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience.

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
• 1+ year(s) experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).

 

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Experience Level

Mid Level