Director, Product Marketing, Copilot Stack

Aartificial intelligence (AI) is driving a generational shift in applications, shaping and redefining every application, while forming the core of a new, previously impossible, class of intelligent business services. These applications will be defined by AI and fueled by massive volumes of data to deliver impact that are enriching employee experiences, reinvent customer engagement, reshape business processes and drive new innovation. To deliver on this promise, every business will need a complete technology stack purpose built for the demands of these new applications. At Microsoft, we are focused on delivering Copilot and AI stack, spanning our market leading AI platform, our comprehensive data and application services and the most widely used application development services in the world.

The Copilot and AI brings together all of the core services at Microsoft, and those of our partners to help every business access the full potential of AI, making it easier for every developer to build fast with the most popular development tools in the world and run their apps on the most powerful app platform in the world.

We are seeking a Director, Product Marketing Copilot Stack to focus on Copilot and AI stack to drive our strategy to establish this solution as the preferred offering to drive a billion new applications, accelerate app modernization initiatives and bring AI into the core of nearly every business application and the app development lifecycle and toolchain. This leader will report directly to the General Manager for Digital and App Innovation as a dedicated member of the business unit’s marketing leadership team.

This individual will play a critical role in driving success and growth across the Digital and App Innovation team, while working closely with a range of businesses across Azure, from Data and AI to core infrastructure.

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.

• Defining the core marketing strategy and product positioning for Copilot and AI stack.
• Curating high impact messaging and core product themes and pillars aligned to customer value, AI use cases and impact, surfacing these themes consistently through a proactive messaging and content program that aligns core messaging, and major product themes to new product introductions, partner expansion, major events and launches and key solution milestones along with proactive initiatives aimed at core customer audiences.
• Collaborating across Microsoft to define how core AI, Data, Developer and infrastructure services align to support the stack architecture, strategy and value proposition
• Driving market momentum for Copilot and AI stack, identifying and directing marketing strategies for customer acquisition, adoption and customer advocacy. This includes Identifying target customers, defining the end-to-end customer journey and partnering across marketing to create clear and tangible product value.
• Bringing the stack value to life with customers through user stories, demos, and scenarios.
• Partnering across multiple business units and our global partner organization to achieve annual revenue and engagement growth priorities, business targets, monetization strategies, plans, and metrics.
• Delivering sales enablement and field support, including ongoing collaboration across the sales, partner, and engineering organizations to develop sales ready collateral to support new product announcements, updates, portfolio changes and annual solution programs. Develop content that best resonates with customer value and drive to high utilization and value with global field teams.
• Create a feedback loop with Sales to ensure their buy in, utilization and continuous improvement. Create strategic partnerships and participate in pre-sales meetings with customers.
• Supporting major launch moments, executive disclosures, corporate events and key industry milestones to communicate this critical product strategy clearly, consistently and with maximum impact.
• Driving Portfolio Planning to ensure that product roadmaps across all areas of the stack are launched with clarity and that new and enhanced products advance Microsoft leadership and strategic marketing themes.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business
  
  • OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in business
  • OR equivalent experience
• Understanding of Sales strategy and Sales enablement

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Messaging and content development skills.
• Ability to drive new and enhanced products to market, with tangible impact.
• Aptitude for quickly learning new and emerging technologies.
• Sales strategy/enablement along with priorities of field and partner teams.
• Experience with AI, enterprise applications and developers.

Product Marketing IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $129,200 - $248,800 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 $162,000 - $268,900 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 14, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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