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Microsoft Corporation

Product Marketing Manager

Microsoft Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383


If you want to play a marketing leadership role in one of the world’s fastest growing cloud businesses, this is your chance, to join

Azure & Industry Marketing

.

Are you excited about

designing

and

marketing

the

Azure programs

that will help our customers and partners to

implement Azure solutions

? Are you passionate about the latest technologies? Are you able to translate product complexities into actionable scale engines and go-to-market execution? If so, this might just be the right opportunity …and we’d LOVE to meet you!

We are seeking a

Product Marketing Manager

who understands

sales strategy

,

product marketing

and

program management

. This role brings the unique opportunity to

influence

and shape

customer engagements

and go to market

(GTM) strategy

and messaging at a

global level

. As a Product Marketing Manager for our

two flagship offerings Azure Migrate and Modernize, and Azure Innovate

, you will lead the

marketing strategy spanning internal and external audiences, specifically focusing on the customer experience

. You will be responsible for being the custodian of

customer messaging

and landing it across all the existing and new channels –

digital, social, events

, and more. We are continuously

expanding scope

and value to these

flagship offerings

which you will land in market as launches. This is a

high visibility role

with tremendous potential to drive direct impact for the Azure business and our customers.

Our

Azure Programs & Scale Engines team

is a group of people who are

passionate

about

cloud technologies

and the opportunities it creates. We work closely with Corporate PMMs, as well as sales, finance, and other teams. We are committed to putting our customers first, knowing our business and guiding ourselves with data. If that sounds like the right environment for you, then please join us!

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

Own strategy and execution of customer marketing for Azure offerings including messaging, web experience, digital marketing strategy, and research

Lead launch strategy for Azure Innovate and Azure Migrate & Modernize offerings at key milestones – including internal and external communication, AR/PR strategy, event strategy, writing announcement blogs

Partner closely with the Global demand center (GDC) to land Azure offerings across all relevant integrated marketing plans and relationship marketing engines.

Partner in the vision and design of customer experience v-next for Azure offerings to drive ACR and enhance customer value through offerings

Understand offerings roadmap, and communicate and land across all relevant marketing vehicles (customer and partner messaging updates, seller enablement etc.)

Partner with Azure marketing Product Marketing Managers to land Azure offerings across all relevant strategy planning platforms e.g. fiscal year planning, strategy memos, customer journeys etc

Be a custodian of customer journey – rationalize against all other internal and external programs and offerings to land Azure offerings as hero offerings

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 5+ years experience in business

OR Master's Degree in in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 3+ years experience in business

OR equivalent experience

3+ years' experience in product marketing, product management experience, brand marketing or advertising experience

2+ years' experience with cloud or SaaS product marketing

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in business

OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business

OR equivalent experience

Cross functional team leadership – Ability to work with stakeholders from different orgs, and levels

Executive presence/communication – Ability to get executive buy-in on strategy and report upwards

Influence without authority – Understand stakeholder motivations and drive to goals without direct authority

Strategic thinking but also detail oriented – Ability to keep an eye on big picture strategy but execute on details

Customer obsessed mindset – Ability holding the customer experience at a high bar and representing their voice

Executing with precision- Ability to own high visibility marketing activities need thorough planning and focused execution

Product Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 - $200,300 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 $133,700 - $219,200 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 26, 2024.

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) .