Principal Gaming Product Manager

Passionate about Games?

Do you want to help Game Developers in building them? Team Xbox is at the forefront of delivering the industry’s best platform and experiences for both gamers and game developers. We work closely with industry leaders across hardware, software, services and our 1st and 3rd party game development partners to ensure Microsoft’s platforms are designed and optimized to meet the needs of our most passionate fans and players, whether they choose to play on the Xbox console, their Windows PC or laptop, or mobile devices.

The Xbox Game Development Experiences (GDX) team is responsible for defining and delivering an industry leading developer experience and tools for the top game developers in the world on both PC and the Xbox consoles. We are looking for a Principal Gaming Product Manager who shares our passion for enabling developers to build amazing PC and Xbox games and wants to deliver features that developers will love.

We are looking for someone with a passion for Gaming, Technology, Game Developers and Developer tools. This candidate is experienced at building great products, has the technical strength needed to engage with engineering organizations, has the customer focus needed to engage with and understand the unique Xbox developer community and has the ability to partner successfully across organizational boundaries.

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

• Partner with stakeholders across business, design, technical program management, and engineering to define the business case, product strategy, and roadmap for our engagement with Middleware partners and technologies
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers, design, marketing, 1PP & 3PP game studios, and other key contributors

• Manage and support feature crews across multiple divisions in delivering high quality tools features on schedule
• Provide outstanding communications to Executive Leadership and other stakeholders
  
  
• Develop data-informed solutions that drive efficiencies for our customers and our business
  
  
• Participate in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where all voices are heard, and everyone can bring their full and authentic self to work.  

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/project/program management or software development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience working in gaming industry
• 3+ years experience managing complex projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of experience in Game Development in Program Management or similar disciplines (Producer, etc.)
• Experience with Middleware products and engines in Game Development
• Studios experience making games or experience with game development processes as a Middleware vendor, tools vendor or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to create and drive Strategy and manage engagement across companies
• Demonstrated ability to focus on the customer and customer experience

Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 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 October 23, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected vetera