Overview

AI is transforming how organizations operate, and with it comes a new frontier of governance. Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry team is looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead the AI Governance area, defining how enterprises manage trust, compliance, and control across their AI systems.

As AI agents and copilots become central to enterprise workflows, this role drives the development of governance experiences that unify security, policy, and observability across the AI lifecycle. You’ll shape how customers ensure responsible operation of AI agents through integrations with Microsoft Entra, Purview, Defender, and AI Foundry, building the foundation for continuous compliance and agentic trust at scale.

This is a highly visible and technical product role at the intersection of AI safety, compliance engineering, and enterprise infrastructure. You will partner with cross-company teams in Responsible AI (RAI), OCTO, Purview, Entra, and Azure Security to bring AI governance into the core of the Microsoft cloud ecosystem — enabling every organization to innovate confidently and responsibly.

Why Join Us?

You’ll join a mission-driven team shaping the world’s most comprehensive AI governance platform — unifying trust, compliance, and security for the age of AI agents.
Your work will directly influence how governments, enterprises, and developers build AI responsibly on the world’s most trusted cloud.

Responsibilities

Lead the AI Governance product area within Azure AI Foundry — defining the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for policy management, compliance automation, and regulatory readiness.
Design and deliver core governance experiences, including agent-level policies, data sensitivity signals, prohibited action controls, and AI system compliance dashboards.
Integrate Foundry governance with Microsoft’s broader security and compliance stack — Entra (identity and A2A policies), Purview (data classification and DLP), and Defender (threat insights).
Translate emerging AI regulations (EU AI Act, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF) into actionable platform capabilities and customer experiences.
Partner with Responsible AI researchers and engineering teams to operationalize ethical principles into measurable safeguards and evaluators.
Collaborate with customers, industry bodies, and policymakers to help shape standards for trustworthy AI deployment.
Establish and track success metrics (governance coverage, compliance posture, customer adoption), ensuring measurable impact and clarity across engineering and partner orgs.
Represent the product in executive and customer forums, evangelizing Microsoft’s approach to responsible, governed AI systems.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years in product management, program management, or technical leadership roles
- OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

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.

Preferred Qualifications

Deep familiarity with AI/ML systems, model governance, or enterprise compliance frameworks.
Proven experience driving cross-functional initiatives with engineering, security, and policy teams.
Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries.
10+ years of product management or applied AI experience, ideally in enterprise cloud or responsible AI domains.
Knowledge of AI governance frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, SOC 2, etc.).
Experience building or integrating security, compliance, or observability products.
Familiarity with agentic AI systems and associated risk classes (e.g., sensitive data leakage, prohibited actions, task drift, jailbreaks).
Hands-on technical depth to collaborate effectively with engineers and architects.
Solid storytelling and executive communication skills; ability to inspire trust and drive alignment in complex, cross-org environments

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Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Principal Product Manager - AI Governance (Azure AI Foundry)