Senior Director, Product Marketing - AI Commerce

Microsoft AI is the organization that makes responsible AI for consumers and businesses alike. Weareaglobalcommunityoftrailblazers-developers,engineers,AIscientists,marketers,researchers,designers,andwriters.Fueledbyanobsessionwiththedetailsandahealthyrespectforhumanity,weexplorewhat'spossible and shapethefuturetogether. The Monetization Product team inside Microsoft AI is responsible for defining how we create user experiences with businesses that delight users and business models that empower brands to meet their goals.

We are looking for an experienced Product Marketing leader to be responsible for our Commerce solutions. As the web transforms with AI, agents and related disruptive trends, we aim to help business and brands engage with consumers in new ways in the evolving ecosystem. This role has solid collaboration with Product Managers, Product Strategy, User Experience, and Business Development in helping to define a product roadmap based on the needs of our partners and leading the articulation of our value proposition for this audience.

We seek an experienced product marketing leader who has a proven record of managing high performing teams, fostering collaboration, nurturing talent and embodying Microsoft's culture and values who is also capable of rolling up their sleeves to directly be a thought leader and strategist who can define competitive positioning, drive prioritization alignment, and influence action across teams. Solid customer-obsession, masterful collaboration with technical teams, ability to read the industry landscape and make bold bets is in this person's DNA. Additionally, the ideal candidate must have the ability to lead a fast-moving organization towards developing differentiated value for our customers, including our partners, and clearly articulating our product vision to the market. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of AI for Commerce with a market player that is making big moves.

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• Team leader:Lead, coach, and develop a team of high-performingproduct marketersto achieve businessobjectiveswhile developing and nurturing talent.Help to shape a team culture where everybody thrives.
• Customerand Market Signals:Prioritize,synthesizeandarticulatecustomerinputs andmarket intelligencetoidentifyopportunities and define strategies for enhancing customer experience and driving revenueacrossforMicrosoft and our partners.Definecustomer listeningstrategiestoinforminvestment priorities and product roadmap.
• Positioning,UniqueValue PropositionProduct-Market Fit:Push forthecreation ofdifferentiated value proposition that aligns with customer goals.Guarantee organization alignmentaround ofproductpositioningand ensure consistentand compelling messaging to our customers.Provide inboundproduct-marketfit input and solution mapping into Product Management process.
• Go-to-MarketLeadership:Strategically definepowerful momentsforimpactfulproduct releases,maximizingadoption andcustomer satisfaction.Set clearimpact metricsandlong-termgoals,socializinghowGTM execution connects to our vision.Define and deliver proof points and claimsdemonstratingcustomer success.Partner closely withProduct Managementand Marketingteamstoalign around a launch calendar andbuild announcements based ontangible and compelling product truth.
• Internal and ExternalThought Leadership:Read the industry landscape and lead the organization withagility and creative problem solving to complement the pace of the technology industry and the changing needs of our customers. Actas a trusted partnerrepresentingthe voice of our customersin strategic discussionsandarticulating our vision in select engagements with senior customers.
• AILeadershipand Experimentation:Mobilize people to tackle tough challenges and thrive byfacilitatinglearning and experimenting withAIsolutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in business
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years people management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 12+ years experience in business
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 15+ years experience in business
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years people management experience.
• Deep experiencewithShoppingsolutionsand broader Commerce verticals/businesses:Understandingofthequickly changing competitorlandscape, preferably inmonetizationscenariosbut also with consumer-side experience.
• Change management:experience in leading the market through platformshifts,nascent product market fit building, and product stagetransitions.
• Business-modelssavvy:ability to consider differentbusiness models and lead strategic discussions withstrategic customers to uncover new monetization opportunities.
• 6+ years of experience working in the tech or ad tech industry.
• Experience translating market trends and customer needs into strategic recommendations.
• Natural leader with the ability to educate andinfluenceamidsthigh levelsof ambiguity and tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to think strategically and creatively, whilemaintainingahigh-qualitybar for the team's execution.
• Proventrack recordofleadingdifferentiated value propositionsand translating complex features into compellingnarratives.
• Communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across multiple levels of the organization and diverse range of partners.

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Product Marketing M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $155,800 - $277,200 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 $202,400 - $303,600 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-pay

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

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