Senior Director AI Hardware Product Management

Company: Microsoft
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: January 1, 2026

Job Description:

Do you want to be at the forefront of innovating the latest hardware designs to propel Microsoft’s cloud growth? Are you seeking a unique career opportunity that combines both technical capabilities, cross team collaboration, with business insight and strategy? Join our System Planning and Advanced Architecture Team (SPARC) team within Microsoft’s Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure (AHSI) organization and be a part of the organization behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. Microsoft delivers more than 200 online services to more than one billion individuals worldwide and AHSI is the team behind our expanding cloud infrastructure. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsofts cloud businesses including Microsoft Azure, Bing, MSN, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Teams and Xbox Live. The SPARC organization within Azure drives advanced architecture and manages hardware roadmap planning and program management from concept through production for all of Microsoft’s current and future on-line services. Well-defined and executed strategic planning ensures products meet the requirements for performance, features, and time-to-market. The ability to draw insights from a deep understanding of the cloud HW Infrastructure landscape and industry trends is critical in informing the roadmap and planning decisions. We are looking for Senior Director of AI Hardware Product Management to join our team, who will play a key role in driving the planning and roadmap for our AI Infrastructure powering Microsoft Cloud, Azure Foundry and CoPilots. We immensely value culture, mentorship, and acting as a unified team. This is an opportunity to leverage and grow your existing program management experience in an innovative and highly collaborative environment where the results of your work will matter to Microsoft and Microsoft’s customers Join our SPARC team and be part of the world’s fastest growing cloud service! Responsibilities Collaborate and drive efforts across multiple engineering groups within Microsoft to enable efficient collaboration and decision-making across Microsoft and Azure. Develop and implement processes and methods that support cross-team alignment. Lead the strategic product vision, hardware roadmap, and system requirements for next-generation AI infrastructure. Drive executive decision-making for new investments, including: Competitive analysis Program goals and business requirements Architectural concepts Risk management strategies Financial analysis Schedule and hardware strategy Manage technical projects from requirements through execution, including: Complex project schedules Roadblock removal Process optimization Work with hardware architects, engineering, and business teams to drive end-to-end program development. Partner with cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and implement features, infrastructure, processes, and workflows. Identify and prioritize customer needs, market opportunities, and competitive gaps, translating them into actionable product requirements and specifications. Take end-to-end ownership of the product area and advocate for customer needs while aligning with business goals. Maintain a high level of technical proficiency in AI workload requirements. Communicate effectively with senior management, highlight cross-functional risks, and provide recommendations to support product-level decisions. Operate effectively in ambiguity, applying or designing processes where they add value and recognizing when flexibility is more appropriate. Qualifications Required/minimum qualifications: Bachelors Degree AND 10 years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. 3 years people management experience. 9 years of technical product management experience, including products within datacenter HW systems and/or Cloud infrastructure. 9 years experience creating product roadmap(s) from conception to launch, driving end-to-end program execution, defining product go-to-market strategy, and leading program direction discussions. Other qualifications : 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: Experience in program management fundamentals including presentation skills and written communication; ability to build relationships and influence in a matrix organization; manager cross team deliverables including program costs, schedules, risks and issues mitigation. Understanding and passion for program management, establishing process and framework for large scale collaboration Experience leading teams in silicon, HW systems & SW ecosystem setup within technical contexts Proven capabilities to multi-task and drive positive business results. Knowledge of server technology and associated commodities is a plus but not required. Prior people manager experience is highly desirable but not required Product Management M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 per year.

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