Overview

Microsoft's Azure VMware Solution is rapidly emerging as one of the fastest-growing cloud offerings within Azure. The dedicated team is at the forefront of transforming cloud infrastructure and analytics by delivering cutting-edge solutions. This innovative solution offers unmatched scalability, flexibility, and performance, empowering businesses to effortlessly migrate and optimize their VMware environments within the Azure cloud.

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager who deeply understands both VMware storage systems and Azure’s storage ecosystem and play a pivotal role in rolling out the new capabilities for Azure VMware Solution (AVS) from concept to launch.

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 the long-term storage roadmap for Azure VMware Solution—covering performance, scalability, DR, cost efficiency, and Azure-native interoperability. Define strategy for hybrid & cloud-connected storage (on-prem vSphere ↔ AVS).
Collaborate closely with AVS engineering, VMware, and ANF teams to enhance vSAN performance tiers and ANF datastore reliability, while driving execution across multiple partner teams including Azure Compute, Storage, Networking, ANF, and VMware.
Conduct customer and field research to identify gaps in AVS storage experiences. Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and threats, and adjust product strategies accordingly.
Define KPIs for storage performance (latency, throughput, capacity usage, availability).
Monitor the performance of Azure VMware solutions, using data-driven insights to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement.
Drive execution across multiple partner teams (Azure Compute, Storage, Networking, ANF, VMware, Operations). Work closely with engineering teams to implement storage enhancements and ensure alignment with roadmap goals.
Conduct customer and field research to understand storage needs, performance expectations, and pain points. Ensure roadmap and operational improvements address real-world customer priorities, such as scalability, DR, and fast provisioning.
Partner with ACE, FastTrack, and Customer Success teams to validate features and solve customer architecture issues. Lead deep technical conversations with customers about storage sizing, migration planning, performance tuning, and DR. Support executive discussions with field teams for top enterprise customers

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
Min 2 years of hand-on experience working in Cloud Storage solutions ( NetApp, Pure Storage, GCP, AWS, Azure)

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:

Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
2+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
4+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
4+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).

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

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