Microsoft Senior Product Manager - Linux 

United States, Washington 

248775526

In this role, you will be responsible for the operational development of Azure Linux across the entire product lifecycle – fincluding package and version selection, prioritization, and collaboration with upstream projects. You will work closely with engineering, product management, and partners from across the company to drive outcomes. This is a great opportunity to use your skills to influence and enable Linux adoption in every aspect of the workflow.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development
• OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Experience working with cloud environments, deployments at scale, or cloud products
• Experience managing diverse stakeholder relationships, and presenting complex information clearly

• Other Requirements:
• Cloud Background check: 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 7+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development

o OR equivalent experience.

• Experience using Linux or working with other open source communities.
• Effective collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams
• Knowledge of modern technology concepts such as containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, and general open source fundamentals.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

• You will drive the operational aspects of the Azure Linux platform, collaborating across Microsoft to define the platform and its success criteria.
• You will work with teams across Microsoft to create, prioritize, and deliver on the roadmap for features and lifecycle needs that enable Azure Linux across multiple use cases to fit the needs of internal and external customers.
• You will identify areas where Microsoft can meaningfully engage with and contribute to upstream open source projects and communities.
• You will enable sustainability of customer solutions by providing or updating documentation, best practices, and guidelines as well as advocating for improvements in support processes for Azure Linux
• You will proactively work with partners across the ecosystem to identify and obtain certifications, and security benchmarks, to meet or exceed customer requirements.

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