Overview

Threat intelligence is a foundational pillar of modern security. It enables organizations to identify threats and vulnerabilities across the entire security lifecycle—from posture management to detection, investigation, and response. To stay ahead, customers need timely, hyper relevant threat intelligence delivered through world class product experiences and trusted expert engagement. Microsoft is an industry leader in threat intelligence, processing more than 100 trillion signals per day. This scale presents a significant opportunity: transforming unmatched raw intelligence into differentiated product value, compelling thought leadership, and measurable business impact. As a Director - Threat Intelligence Marketing, you will play a critical part in realizing that opportunity.

Our high performing, collaborative marketing team is made up of individuals who are exceptional at what they do and genuinely enjoy working together. We value diverse perspectives, a positive team dynamic, and a culture of learning and experimentation. We move fast, try new things, and celebrate outcomes—successful or not—as opportunities to learn and improve. We take pride in our sense of togetherness, and this role will help strengthen and extend that culture.

The Director - Threat Intelligence Marketing will lead product marketing for Microsoft’s threat intelligence portfolio—across products and in close partnership with field teams—as new capabilities and offers are defined and brought to market. This leader will shape how Microsoft’s threat intelligence is positioned, experienced, and adopted by customers, while helping the company stand out in a highly competitive security landscape.

• Responsibilities- Own inbound product strategy for threat intelligence, including:Evaluating how multiple threat intelligence sources are aggregated in backend pipelines o Shaping how threat intelligence surfaces in Microsoft Defender, including the Threat Encyclopedia and incident-level intelligence
• Assessing and evolving threat intelligence coverage across scenarios
• Driving the continued expansion of the Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent as we move toward an agent centric world
• Deliver high impact marketing content that brings the threat intelligence strategy to life for CISOs and security practitioners, including PowerPoint presentations, web content, infographics, demos, videos, blogs, and more—across email, endpoint, and identity security categories
• Drive participation in key analyst engagements focused on threat intelligence and threat intelligence powered services
• Support the field sales motion, including:Developing technical demos where appropriate
• Identifying top field blockers and ensuring they are rapidly addressed through content and product feedback
• Own Microsoft’s competitive threat intelligence narrative, positioning the company for success against competitors such as Google and Crowd Strike, in close partnership with the competitive intelligence team
• Contribute as an individual leader to team culture aligned with our broader organization, with a focus on diversity, collaboration, team-first mindset, and the career growth and development of team members.

Qualifications:

Required/minimum qualifications

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in marketing commercial software to business users and IT OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in marketing commercial software to business users and IT OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Knowledge of one or more Microsoft applications
• Excellent communication skills, high degree of accountability with willingness to take measured risks and set bold goals
• Proven capability to deliver world class marketing content, including value proposition, evidence, blogs, whitepapers & presentations for identified scenarios, products/features and segments/audiences
• Ability to translate solutions understanding into a compelling story for customers’ that clearly articulates Microsoft’s strategy, benefits and differentiation when using Microsoft’s services
• Ability to analyze and diagnose complex product and business challenges, formulate solutions, and then motivate the broader organization to pragmatic action
• Desire to be involved in a development stage business with an entrepreneurial bias
• Proven capability to develop working relationships with customers, executives, engineering teams, and other product and marketing groups across Microsoft
• Experience and a track record of success in product marketing or product management is essential.
• Knowledge of how enterprises buy and use commercial applications

Product Marketing IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 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 $165,600 - $272,300 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.

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.