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Microsoft

Senior Product Manager - AI Infrastructure Competitive Strategy

$120K–$261K

Redmond, WA +2 · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026

Location
Redmond, WA
Mountain View, CA
Austin, TX
Experience
Required: 5+ years in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience. Preferred: 8+ years in listed infrastructure, strategy, analysis, or consulting fields.
Education
Bachelor's Degree; or equivalent experience. Preferred: Master’s Degree in a listed or related field.

About the job

Leads competitive analysis of cloud and AI infrastructure to guide Azure product planning, architecture, and investment decisions.

What you'll do

  • Assess competitor technologies and roadmaps across AI accelerators, CPUs, memory, networking, storage, and rack-scale systems.
  • Build analyses connecting specifications, workload performance, power, cost, and utilization to evaluate competitiveness and total cost of ownership.
  • Synthesize technical, financial, supplier, and market inputs into recommendations for product teams and senior leaders.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security-screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.

Nice to have

  • Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
  • Experience in cloud infrastructure, semiconductors, AI systems, datacenter hardware, product strategy, competitive analysis, or management consulting.

Pay

USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)

Tools

Azure, Maia, Cobalt, AI accelerators, CPUs, memory, networking, storage

AI focus

Competitive strategy and infrastructure roadmap analysis for Azure AI systems, including Maia and AI accelerators.

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First seen Oct 30, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)