Overview

The Microsoft CoreAI team is at the forefront of the AI revolution, and the Foundry Agent Service team is looking for a Principal Product Manager - CoreAI to help define the future of how agents are built. We are the team responsible for empowering every developer, from the garage hacker to the enterprise architect, to build powerful AI agents using the latest frameworks like Agent Framework, Lang Graph, and Coding Agents.

• We are looking for a highly motivated Principal Product Manager
• CoreAI who thrives at the intersection of developer experience (Dev Ex) and enterprise scale. You will focus on building an intuitive product that bridges the gap between local development (VS Code, GitHub) and cloud-native capabilities (Evals, Observability, Memory). You are customer-obsessed, technically fluent in the latest agent trends, and hands-on with the technology you build. If you are ready to define the roadmap for the next generation of agent improvements and work across GitHub, Tooling, and M365 innovation, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define and drive the product vision for key workstreams in Foundry Agent Service, focusing on enterprise requirements and developer ergonomics. Translate complex AI agent patterns into a cohesive, intuitive product roadmap.
• Customer-First Innovation: Engage directly with enterprise customers and internal adopters to understand their friction points in building agents. Translate these insights into features that solve for reliability, security, and scalability.
• Developer Experience (Dev Ex): Champion a "delightful" developer journey. Ensure our integration with VS Code, GitHub, and Azure CLI is seamless, allowing developers to iterate fast and deploy with confidence.
• Cross-Team Orchestration: Partner closely with engineering, design, and counterparts in GitHub, M365, and Core AI to deliver a unified platform. Navigate ambiguity to align stakeholders on shared outcomes.
• Hands-on Technical Leadership: Actively use the product to build your own agents. Stay ahead of the curve on agentic workflows (e.g., Lang Graph, Copilot CLI) and leverage AI in your daily workflows to demonstrate "customer zero" behavior.
• Go-to-Market Support: Collaborate with PMM and documentation teams to create compelling demos, tutorials, and messaging that showcase the power of the platform.

Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
• OR equivalent experience

Other Requirements:

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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience working with developer tools, cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), or AI/Machine Learning technologies.
• Demonstrated understanding of the current AI landscape, including experience with LLMs, Agentic frameworks (e.g., Lang Chain, Agent Framework), or prompt engineering.
• Experience shipping B2B or enterprise-grade software, with a grasp of security, compliance, and governance needs.
• Dev Ex Passion, specifically empathy for developers and experience building APIs, SDKs, or CLI tools.
• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment where requirements evolve rapidly.
• Exceptional storytelling skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering teams and business executives.

Product Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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.