Job Description

Overview

Would you like to shape how the world's enterprise knowledge becomes usable by AI? Microsoft 365 Core is hiring.

We're looking for a Senior Product Manager — Copilot Connectors (M365 Core) to join the Microsoft 365 Core Engineering team and own strategy for the extensibility platform that grounds Copilot in every customer's data — connectors, skills, and the evaluation systems that keep them trustworthy. Copilot is only as good as the knowledge and actions it can reach, and this role sits at the center of that promise: bringing enterprise data in through connectors, extending Copilot's capabilities through skills and agents, and proving quality at scale through rigorous EVALs. A successful candidate is a product person at heart, is deeply fluent in AI, and is energized by ambiguous, high-leverage problems where the right platform decision compounds across thousands of ISVs, partners, and enterprise tenants.

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 vision and multi-release strategy for Copilot extensibility — connectors (out-of-the-box, custom, and partner/ISV), skills and agent capabilities, and the EVAL systems that measure and safeguard quality — and align it to company-level AI and M365 goals.
• Define the platform and developer experience that lets partners and ISVs onboard, register, and ship extensions without friction, ensuring governance and catalog changes protect rather than disrupt the partner ecosystem.
• Set the quality bar for grounded AI: drive the EVAL strategy that closes the gap between golden-set benchmarks and real in-market coverage, and turn evaluation signal into a roadmap for retrieval, relevance, and reliability.
• Translate customer perspectives, enterprise needs, and business goals into experiences that developers and admins love and that thread intelligence throughout — from authentication and data governance to end-user value.
• Own feature specs, delivery of features into production, business analysis, and adoption plans across a cross-functional design and engineering team.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development.
• OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications

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:

• 10+ years of enterprise product and/or cloud service development experience as a PM with a proven track record of shipping and delivery.
• Proven experience in multiple software product development methodologies.
• Effective cross-group collaboration skills with a proven ability to drive results in cross-functional teams.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field required; MBA is highly desired.
• Proven track record of seizing ambiguous opportunities, driving clarity into them, and creating impactful results that benefit the company through deeply involved interactions and discussion.
• Deep understanding of AI technologies such as large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, machine learning, and natural language processing — and how to apply them to grounding, extensibility, and evaluation.
• Solid intuition for platform and API product management: developer experience, ecosystem/partner strategy, and the tradeoffs of building for extensibility at scale.
• Leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration, with the ability to build solid partnerships across teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an attention to detail; solid executive presentation skills.
• A good understanding of how software is built and how an engineering product cycle works.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, results-driven environment with a passion to delight customers.

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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.