Director, Product Marketing- Xbox

Xbox is seeking a Director of Product Marketing to lead global strategy for the Xbox Gaming & Devices ecosystem. This role drives product positioning, audience definition, and go-to-market plans for hardware and platform experiences, partnering closely with engineering and cross-functional teams to influence the roadmap.

• Lead product marketing strategy for Xbox Platform and Devices, including positioning, messaging, and competitive differentiation.
• Develop global marketing strategies and go-to-market plans to drive adoption across key audiences.
• Champion customer insights to influence product roadmap and align with brand vision.
• Deliver integrated campaigns, sales enablement assets, and compelling product demos for major events.
• Manage product lifecycle, including launches and transitions.
• Collaborate across engineering, design, brand, sales, and PR to deliver unified narratives.
• Conduct market analysis and customer research to inform messaging.
• Provide business insights, manage budgets, and track performance against success metrics.
• Recruit, develop, and inspire a high-performing, diverse team.
• Communicate plans and results confidently to senior leadership and global stakeholders.

What We Value:

• Strategic thinking and ability to turn vision into action.
• Inclusive leadership and team building aligned with Microsoft values.
• Passion for storytelling that connects technology to meaningful outcomes.
• Ability to influence at all levels and navigate a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in business
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree AND 8+ years in marketing, gaming, or technology-based roles.
• Proven experience in go-to-market planning, audience targeting, and lifecycle management.
• Proven ability to influence across disciplines and present with clarity.
• Experience in gaming, OEM, or hardware industries preferred.
• Broad technical background with general knowledge of silicon architecture across CPU and GPU
• Passion for gaming and understanding of consumer trends, lifestyle and entertainment marketing.
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid change.
• Skill with mapping and aligning dependencies, stakeholders, defining success criteria, tracking execution, growing a team, and direct management of people.

Product Marketing IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 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 $165,600 - $272,300 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.