Overview:

We are the key Azure Artificial Intelligence (AI) Services-Azure AI Speech Services—dedicated to seamlessly integrating Speech AI into everyday experiences. We operate with an urgency of responsibility and ethics, a customer-first mindset, and a drive to advance Microsoft’s AI platform and business.   Our work spans cutting-edge technologies including speech recognition, speech and video translation, text-to-speech (TTS), TTS avatars. These capabilities power a wide range of Microsoft and partner products—from agentic applications and software as a service (SaaS) solutions like Office, Teams, and Dynamics, to Azure-connected devices, internet of things (IoT), and ambient computing.   We’re hiring a Senior Product Manager to drive the product management and customer engagement of our innovative speech product in the Indian market. Join us to shape the future of speech and multimodal LLM technology The ideal candidate has experience in the voice / speech industry (TTS, speech to text (STT) & more). You will have a major career opportunity to take a large, at-scale platform and deliver it to millions of customers.    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.     In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive product vision and strategy across a full stack of collaborators—from customers to engineers and researchers.
• Own the product strategy for LLM model fine tuning and supporting multilingual speech LLM in alignment with customer and business needs
• Engage with Indian customers by working closely with the field team to gather insights, address customer needs, and ensure our product offerings align with market demands
• Partner closely with engineering to prioritize the roadmap, deliver high-impact features, and solve complex problems with clarity and creativity.
• Champion product quality and AI excellence, ensuring our services are responsible, reliable, and delightful to use.
• Keep stakeholders aligned and informed, fostering confidence and clarity across internal teams and leadership.
• Embody our Culture and Values.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical IT work experience is required.  - 5+ years of working experience on AI product management  Preferred Qualifications:
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of computer science fundamentals that affect code implementation and customer experience  - Great communication, inter-personal, and cross group collaboration skills; the ability to build and deliver effective presentations  - Ability to work and build strong relationships with senior managers, leaders, partners and customers  - The aptitude to engage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders; from end users to senior management/executives  - Display skills in planning and project management   - Demonstrated ability in discerning and addressing relevant challenges to delivery  - Must be able to work independently, handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, and negotiate and collaborate effectively  - Highly analytical - ability to understand business metrics, customer and market trends  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. 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. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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.