Principal Product Manager, Gaming Monetization

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development 
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience driving product strategy, roadmap definition, requirements, and execution for complex software, advertising, marketplace, commerce, media, or platform products.
• Experience using data, experimentation, customer research, or business analysis to identify opportunities, make product tradeoffs, and measure outcomes.
• Experience partnering with engineering and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver products or features from concept through launch and iteration.
• Experience communicating (both written and verbal) with stakeholders at all levels while simplifying ambiguous problems and influencing without direct authority.
• Passion for gaming, with hands-on experience building games or gaming products, or a genuine interest in games, gaming platforms, and interactive entertainment.
• Experience with mobile monetization, including in-app advertising, in-game commerce, or free-to-play monetization models.
• 7+ years experience in product management, program management, strategy, business planning, advertising technology, marketplace products, or related roles.
• Experience in digital advertising, monetization, inventory quality, campaign management, yield optimization, brand safety, measurement, or media marketplaces.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguous, multi-stakeholder environments and convert early signals into structured product plans and measurable outcomes.
• Technical fluency with platform architecture, APIs, data pipelines, experimentation systems, privacy/security considerations, or machine learning-driven product experiences.
• Ability to reason across user experience, advertiser value, marketplace economics, partner incentives, and long-term platform strategy.
• A growth mindset, high judgment, and passion for building products that create customer value while earning user and partner trust. 

Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $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.