We are looking to hire a seasoned manager of product managers. You will lead a team of product managers working on different parts of the Microsoft Identity product suite.
Principal PM Manager
Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya
Job number: 1769629
Work site: Up to 50% work from home
Travel: 0-25 %
Role type: People Manager
Profession: Product Management
Discipline: Product Management
Employment type: Full-Time
Overview
As companies embark on their digital transformations, they rely on Microsoft’s identity cloud services to give them secure, convenient, manageable, digital relationships with employees, customers, and business partners. Tens of thousands of organizations and more than 1 billion end users connect using Microsoft identity services to over 1 million applications each month. The Identity and Access Management team is chartered to help our customers to confidently administer and manage these services at scale.
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
We are looking to hire a seasoned manager of product managers. You will lead a team of product managers working on different parts of the Microsoft Identity product suite. You will define and drive the delivery of features, services, or tools that help our customers diagnose and solve user issues with our systems. By collaborating with both large and small customers, as well as partners, you will deeply understand common issues, establish a strong vision and roadmap, and drive discussions at the intersection of user needs, experiences, and technology. You will build for scale, serving hundreds of millions of monthly users, and create a world-class team with a culture of respect and inclusiveness.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- 4+ years people management experience.
- Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years of experience in product/service/project/program management or software development OR equivalent experience
Additional/Preferred Qualifications:
- 6+ years people management experience.
- Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years of experience in product/service/project/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
- Innate curiosity and ability to thrive in ambiguous and rapidly changing environment. Self-starters and innovators with a positive, collaborative can-do attitude and bias for action are very welcome. Experience across the entire product lifecycle – from ideation to in-market success and the know-how required to lead your crew to realize your vision. Strong affinity and experience in innovating on behalf of the customer is required. Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills through all levels of the organization Solid understanding of operations at scale, and general ability to ramp up and go deep in new technical areas Great problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically and analytically to define and track success metrics for your areas.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
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