Are you passionate about sports and technology? Do you want to shape the future of sports search and discovery? If so, join us at Bing Sports, where we are building the best sports experience for millions of users around the world.

As a Principal Product Manager for Bing Sports, you will be responsible for defining and delivering the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Bing Sports. You will work with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, researchers, analysts, and marketers to create innovative and engaging sports features and products that delight our users and drive business growth. You will also collaborate with internal and external partners, such as Microsoft Sports, MSN Sports, Bing Ads, and sports leagues and federations, to leverage their data, content, and insights to enhance Bing Sports. You will also conduct user research, market analysis, and competitive benchmarking to identify user needs, market opportunities, and product gaps.

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’re looking for someone with deep customer empathy, an ability to look at the big picture and create clarity, strong technical skills, having the ability to go deep, and capabilities to work with and manage partners across the organization. Here are few job responsibilities:

• Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Bing Sports - Triggering team.

• Use AI and Machine learning techniques to understand user’s intent and provide the right answer.

• Strong data analysis skills, defining and monitoring quality metrics, and an ability to move fast with data driven decision making and experimentation. Monitor and measure product performance and user feedback.

• Prioritize product backlog and manage product development lifecycle and develop a solid understanding of the product space and become a subject matter expert in the area.

• Work with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, researchers, analysts, and marketers to deliver high-quality sports products and features that meet user needs and business goals. Collaborate with internal and external partners to leverage their data, content, and insights to enhance Bing Sports.

• Conduct user research, market analysis, and competitive benchmarking to identify user needs, market opportunities, and product gaps. Define product requirements, specifications, and success metrics. Test and validate product hypotheses and assumptions using experiments and A/B testing.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development

• OR equivalent experience.

• Experience influencing without authority, collaborating effectively, and leading virtual teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• OR equivalent experience.

• Experience thriving in ambiguous business situations; be open to acting quickly and iterating.

• Track record of influencing and stakeholder management skills.

• An understanding in machine learning, Big Data analytics, data management and/or cloud technologies is a plus.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .