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<div></div><div><h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Principal Data Science Manager</b></h1><div><div><p>
Redmond, Washington, United States</p></div></div><p></p><div><div><div><div><br>
Date posted</div><div><b>
Oct 25, 2025</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Job number</div><div><b>
1902147</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Work site</div><div><b>
3 days / week in-office</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Travel</div><div><b>
0-25</b><b> </b><b>%</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Role type</div><div><b>
People Manager</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Profession</div><div><b>
Research, Applied, &amp; Data Sciences</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Discipline</div><div><b>
Data Science</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Employment type</div><div><b>
Full-Time</b></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Overview</b></h3><div><div>
Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.</div><div><br>
We are seeking a Principal Data Science Manager to build and lead a hybrid team at the intersection of data labeling/annotation operations and applied data science. Your team will deliver high-quality labeled datasets, active-learning loops that directly improve fraud detection precision/recall, reduce false positives, and speed time-to-mitigation across Microsoft businesses.</div><div></div><div><br>
You will be a leader who sets strategy, hires and develops talent, drives cross-org execution, and ships measurable impact.</div><div></div><div><br>
Microsoft&rsquo;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.</div></div></div></div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h3><div><div><b>
Required/Minimum Qualifications</b></div><ul><li>
Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)<ul><li>
OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical technology)</li><li>
OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical technology)</li><li>
OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
3+ years of people-management experience.</li><li>
10+ years customer-facing, project-delivery experience, professional services, and/or consulting experience.</li><li>
Hands-on proficiency with Python and SQL.</li></ul><div><b>
Other Requirements</b></div><div></div><p><br>
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:
</p><ul><li>Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.</li></ul><div><b>
Additional/Preferred Qualifications</b></div><ul><li>
Master&rsquo;s/PhD in a quantitative field.</li><li>
Experience with active learning/uncertainty sampling and human-in-the-loop systems.</li><li>
Experience in Stakeholder management and executive communication; ability to set vision and drive cross-org programs to measurable outcomes.</li><li>
Graph analytics/ML and entity-relationship labeling (rings/collusion).</li><li>
Experience with online experimentation and real-time decisioning.</li><li>
Track record building inclusive teams and developing ICs/managers.</li></ul><div><b>
Data Science M5</b> - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.</div><div><br>
</div><div>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</div><div><br>
</div><div><b>Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 30, 2025.</b></div></div></div></div><p></p><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
Responsibilities</b></h3><div><div><b>
People leadership &amp; org health:</b> Hire, lead, and develop a blended team of data scientists, label-ops leads, and analytics engineers; foster an inclusive culture and career growth.</div><div><b>
Strategy &amp; roadmap:</b> Define the labeling/annotation strategy, taxonomy stewardship, and quality framework aligned to fraud risk priorities and partner roadmaps.</div><div><b>
Active learning &amp; data quality:</b> Design sampling/uncertainty strategies, gold sets, and label accuracy.</div><div><b>
Programmatic labeling:</b> Introduce fragile supervision, heuristics, and graph-derived signals to pre-label data.</div><div><b>
Detection enablement:</b> Partner with engineering and data scientists to integrate labels into feature stores, model training, rules evaluation, and shadow tests.</div><div><b>
Cross-functional influence:</b> Translate ambiguous fraud patterns into clear label definitions and decision rubrics; align with Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders.</div><div><b>
Executive communication:</b> Report business impact and influence prioritization decisions.</div><div>
Embody our culture and values.</div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div>
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.</div></div><div><div><div>
&#60116;</div>Industry leading healthcare</div><div><div>
&#59326;</div>Educational resources</div><div><div>
&#59628;</div>Discounts on products and services</div><div><div>
&#60157;</div>Savings and investments</div><div><div>
&#63586;</div>Maternity and paternity leave</div><div><div>
&#59927;</div>Generous time away</div><div><div>
&#60241;</div>Giving programs</div><div><div>
&#61396;</div>Opportunities to network and connect</div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div>
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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.</div></div></div></div><p></p>

Principal Data Science Manager

<div><div>Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.
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Microsoft&rsquo;s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging &amp; real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.</div><div></div><div><br>
Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.
</div><div>At Microsoft, passionate innovators collaborate to shape the future and advance their careers. We foster a culture of boundless possibility and innovation in a cloud-first world.
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The Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of data. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and enabling a data-driven culture. We are focused on creating developer-friendly, mission-critical, and AI-enabled operational databases across relational, non-relational, and open-source offerings. Our portfolio includes market-leading products such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL Database, SQL Server on Azure VM, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Arc-enabled Data Services, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Power BI.
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Come join the Azure Data Customer Advisory Team (CAT) as a Customer Experience Principal Program Manager and become an integral part of our customers&rsquo; business transformations. We are looking for a motivated individual to champion the entire SQL Server stack by upskilling our customers, partners, and internal sales teams. You will work closely with these groups, alongside our product managers, to scale expertise and drive adoption.
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We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.</div><div><br>
</div><div>We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.</div><div></div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
Responsibilities</b></h2><ul><li>
Build an actively engaged insider community of experts in SQL in the field
</li><li>Evangelize SQL Server in the field and community</li><li>
Work with the Microsoft field to help enterprise customers be successful</li><li>
Collect and curate feedback from all available sources into a meaningful, actionable customer voice for the product group
</li><li>Work closely with Product Manager stakeholders to identify areas where you can be most impactful to the growth of SQL
</li><li>Embody our culture and values
</li></ul><div>Embody our culture and values</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h2><div><b>
Required/Minimum Qualifications</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development<ul><li>
OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
4+ Years experience with SQL Server or equivalent competitive product</li></ul><div><b>
Other Requirements</b></div><div></div><div><br>
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:</div><ul><li>
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.</li></ul><div><b>
Preferred/Additional Qualifications</b></div><ul><li>
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
<ul><li>OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 12+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
</li><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
Experience working with sellers and product managers in the database space</li><li>
Experience as a Database Administrator, database developer or Database consultant</li><li>
Experience with public speaking at technical conferences and events.
</li><li>High enthusiasm, integrity, ingenuity, results-orientation, self-motivation, and resourcefulness in a fast-paced environment.
</li><li>Embrace diversity of thoughts and backgrounds and lead others to do the same.
</li><li>Deep technical understanding of SQL systems and database management.
</li><li>Someone who can work with cross functional teams and deliver results.
</li></ul><div>Customer Experience Program Mgmt IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.<br>
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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
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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until Novemeber 10, 2025.</div><div></div><div><br>
</div><div>#azdat #azuredata #sqlserver
</div>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.</div>

Principal Program Manager

<div></div><div><h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Principal Data Scientist &ndash; Deepfake Detection</b></h1><div><div><p>
Redmond, Washington, United States</p></div></div><p></p><div><div><div><div><br>
Date posted</div><div><b>
Oct 30, 2025</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Job number</div><div><b>
1901559</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Work site</div><div><b>
3 days / week in-office</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Travel</div><div><b>
0-25</b><b> </b><b>%</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Role type</div><div><b>
Individual Contributor</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Profession</div><div><b>
Research, Applied, &amp; Data Sciences</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Discipline</div><div><b>
Applied Sciences</b></div></div></div><div><div><div>
Employment type</div><div><b>
Full-Time</b></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Overview</b></h3><div><div>
Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end-to-end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft&rsquo;s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers&rsquo; heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.</div><div></div><div><br>
We are seeking a <b>Principal Data Scientist </b>with expertise in audio/video (A/V) analysis, ML systems, and threat detection to help Microsoft Defender for Office protect the hundreds of millions of enterprise customers that rely on Microsoft collaboration platforms every day for meetings, chat, email, and more. In this role you will be a keystone in the continuous improvement of our deepfake detection strategy.</div><div></div><div><br>
You&rsquo;ll immerse yourself in the deepfake threat problem space and drive solutions to improve detection efficacy. As part of a team of security researchers and data scientists supporting a large customer base, you&rsquo;ll need to be able to ideate, adapt, and deliver quick wins with current capabilities while devising longer term durable improvements. Essential to success will be your ability to establish effective collaboration across organizational boundaries. You can expect to be &lsquo;hands on&rsquo; in prototyping, testing and implementing solutions to achieve our detection effectiveness goals. You&rsquo;ll also help support our broader strategy for detecting social engineering techniques tangential to deepfakes.</div><div></div><div><i><br>
Microsoft&rsquo;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.</i></div><div></div><div><br>
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.</div></div></div></div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h3><div><div><b>
Required Qualifications:</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).<ul><li>
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).</li><li>
OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
3+ years experience in applied security research or ML for audio/video analysis, biometrics, signal processing, media forensics or a closely related field; ideally shipping detections or classifiers to production at scale.</li><li>
3+ years&rsquo; experience with Python and ML frameworks and algorithms, with experience designing offline evaluations and online experiments that balance precision/recall, latency, and customer experience.</li></ul><div><b>
Other Requirements:</b></div><div><div>
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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.</div></div><div></div><div><b><br>
Preferred Qualifications:</b></div><ul><li>
Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 9+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
<ul><li>OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
5+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers).</li><li>
2+ years experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research/industry community as an invited speaker.</li><li>
5+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings)</li><li>
3+ years experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team.</li><li>
3+ years experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping.</li><li>
Experience in synthetic media detection and anti-spoofing (audio and/or video), including adversarial ML, domain shift, and real time performance constraints.</li><li>
Experience with big data platforms such as Azure Analytics Services, Spark, or comparable technology.
</li><li>Background with product security, trust &amp; safety or digital safety programs.</li><li>
Experience in collaboration threat models or threat research, including deepfake/social engineering scenarios in meetings, email, and chats or related technology.</li><li>
Willing to lead and influence change without hierarchical authority, partner effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders, and drive consensus.</li></ul><div></div><div><br>
Applied Sciences IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.</div><div></div><div><br>
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
</div><div>https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay</div><div><br>
</div><div>Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 20, 2025</div><div></div><div><b><br>
#mtp #MSFTSECURITY</b></div></div></div></div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Responsibilities</b></h3><div><div>
As a Principal Data Scientist focused on protecting enterprise Microsoft customers from deepfakes and other social engineering threat vectors through Microsoft Defender, you will be responsible for:</div><ul><li>
Collaborating with a diverse set of partner teams to protect enterprise Microsoft customers from deepfakes and other social engineering threat vectors</li><li>
Driving research and experimentation for synthetic A/V and manipulated media detection inside Teams, particularly developing evaluation and benchmarking protocols and measurements, running evaluations on new detection signals from external and internal sources, contributing to integration roadmaps, and identifying and driving effectiveness improvements</li><li>
Conducting experiments and analyzing new methods for generative A/V detection while maintaining an in-depth understanding of evolving generative technologies, including attacker tools and techniques</li><li>
Developing and supporting production ML models and heuristics to detect deepfakes and other social engineering attacks</li><li>
Availability and willingness to cover a periodic on-call rotation or engage in incident response as needed</li></ul><div>
Embody our culture and values</div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div>
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.</div></div><div><div><div>
&#60116;</div>Industry leading healthcare</div><div><div>
&#59326;</div>Educational resources</div><div><div>
&#59628;</div>Discounts on products and services</div><div><div>
&#60157;</div>Savings and investments</div><div><div>
&#63586;</div>Maternity and paternity leave</div><div><div>
&#59927;</div>Generous time away</div><div><div>
&#60241;</div>Giving programs</div><div><div>
&#61396;</div>Opportunities to network and connect</div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div>
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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.</div></div></div></div><p></p>

PRINCIPAL SECURITY RESEARCHER

<div><p>As a Principal AI Applied Scientist for The Customer Service Applications Team, you will play a pivotal role in advancing Microsoft's mission to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more. You will contribute to the development and integration of cutting-edge AI technologies into Microsoft products and services, ensuring they are inclusive, ethical, and impactful.<br>
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You will collaborate across product, research and engineering teams to bring innovative solutions to life, applying your expertise in machine learning, data science, and AI to solve complex problems. Your work will directly influence product direction and customer experiences.</p><p><b>
AI Mission and Impact</b></p><p>
We are in an era of unprecedented innovation and openness. As Microsoft continues to lead in AI, we are seeking individuals to help tackle some of the most exciting and meaningful challenges in the field. Our vision is to build a truly open architecture platform that enables users to summon tailored AI agents to drive real-world outcomes.</p><p>
We are looking for a Principal AI Applied Scientist to join our team<br>
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This role will combine AI knowledge with applied science expertise and demonstrate a growth mindset and customer empathy. Join us in shaping the future of AI agents.</p><p>
Microsoft&rsquo;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.</p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Responsibilities</b></h2><p><b>
Bringing the State of the Art to Products</b></p><ul><li>
Build collaborative relationships with product and business groups to deliver AI-driven impact</li><li>
Research and implement state-of-the-art using foundation models, prompt engineering, RAG, graphs, multi-agent architectures, as well as classical machine learning techniques.</li><li>
Fine-tune foundation models using domain-specific datasets. - Evaluate model behavior on relevance, bias, hallucination, and response quality via offline evaluations, shadow experiments, online experiments, and ROI analysis.</li><li>
Build rapid AI solution prototypes, contribute to production deployment of these solutions, debug production code, and support MLOps/AIOps.<br>
Contribute to papers, patents, and conference presentations. - Translate research into production-ready solutions and measure their impact through A/B testing and telemetry that address customer needs.</li><li>
Ability to use data to identify gaps in AI quality, uncover insights, and implement PoCs to show proof of concepts.</li></ul><div></div><p><b><br>
Leveraging Research in real-world problems</b></p><ul><li>
Drive original research and thought leadership (whitepapers, internal notes, patents); convert insights into shipped capabilities.</li><li>
Research Translation: Continuously review emerging work; identify high-potential methods and adapt them to Microsoft problem spaces.</li><li>
Production Integration: Turn research prototypes into production-quality code optimized for scale, latency, and maintainability.</li><li>
ML Design &amp; Architecture: Own end-to-end pipeline from data prep, training, evaluation, deployment, and feedback loops.</li><li>
Evaluation &amp; Instrumentation: Build robust offline/online evals, experimentation frameworks, and telemetry for model/system performance.</li><li>
Learning Loop Creation: Operationalize continuous learning from user feedback and system signals; close the loop from experimentation to deployment.</li><li>
Experimentation &amp; E2E Validation: Design controlled experiments, analyze results, and drive product/model decisions with data.</li></ul><div></div><p><b><br>
Cross-Functional Collab</b><b>oration &amp; Influence</b></p><ul><li>
Broker collaborations across Microsoft Research, product engineering, and external partners.</li></ul><p></p><p><b><br>
Ethics, </b><b>Privacy</b><b> and Security</b></p><ul><li>
Apply a deep understanding of fairness and bias in AI by proactively identifying and mitigating ethical and security risks&mdash;including XPIA (Cross-Prompt Injection Attack) unfairness, bias, and privacy concerns&mdash;to ensure equitable and responsible outcomes.</li><li>
Ensure responsible AI practices throughout the development lifecycle, from data collection to deployment and monitoring.</li><li>
Contribute to internal ethics and privacy policies and ensure responsible AI practice throughout AI development cycle from data collection to model development, deployment, and monitoring.</li></ul><p><b>
Specialty Responsibilities</b></p><ul><li>
Design, develop, and integrate generative AI solutions using foundation models and more.</li><li>
Deep understanding of small and large language models architecture, Deep learning, fine tuning techniques, multi-agent architectures, classical ML, and optimization techniques to adapt out-of-the-box solutions to particular business problems</li><li>
Prepare and analyze data for machine learning, identify optimal features, and address data gaps.</li><li>
Develop, train, and evaluate machine learning models and algorithms to solve complex business problems, using modern frameworks and state-of-the-art models, open-source libraries, statistical tools, and rigorous metrics</li><li>
Address scalability and performance issues using large-scale computing frameworks.</li><li>
Monitor model behavior, , guide product monitoring and alerting, and adapt to changes in data streams.</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h2><p><b>
Required Qualifications :</b></p><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
<ul><li>OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
</li><li>OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
8+ years of experience leading large-scale AI systems and cross-org initiatives that shipped.</li><li>
8+ years of experience in software engineering foundations and hands-on depth in Python plus deep-learning frameworks (PyTorch/ TensorFlow) and modern MLOps/tooling.</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Other Requirements:</b></div><ul><li>
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:</li><li><div><ul><li>
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.</li></ul></div></li></ul><div></div><p><b><br>
Preferred Qualifications:</b></p><ul><li>
PhD in AI/ML or related field with top-venue publications and/or patents.</li><li>
Experience architecting and deploying LLMs/multimodal models and multi-agent systems in production at scale.</li><li>
Familiarity with Responsible AI frameworks and bias-mitigation techniques.</li><li>
Demonstrated ability to shape product strategy and drive organizational change.</li><li>
Experience with Microsoft&rsquo;s LLMOps stack: Azure AI Foundry, Azure Machine Learning, Semantic Kernel, Azure OpenAI Service, and Azure AI Search for vector/RAG</li></ul><div></div><div><br>
Applied Sciences IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.<br>
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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
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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 6, 2025.</div><div></div><div><br>
#BICJobs</div>
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Principal AI Applied Scientist

<div><div>Microsoft AI is a customer-first organization building AI powered products in service of our customer&rsquo;s business goals. The world is changing rapidly during this AI platform shift and we need Product Managers who can live in the future and bring back clarity to the present to guide our work.</div><div></div><div><br>
As a<b> Principal Product Manager - Audience Platform</b> for Microsoft AI, you will help businesses that want to grow and expand their business using our products, data, and services through advertising and new business models that unlock AI-first products. This role requires consistent knowledge and deep awareness of the emerging AI industry to develop new products as we have the freedom and flexibility to use the best technology in service of our customer.</div><div></div><div><br>
We work within Microsoft AI (MAI), an organization responsible for Copilot, Bing, Edge, MSN, and other AI-first products. The organization has all the ingredients needed for success with Product, Engineering, Research, and Go To Market functions partnering as peers with shared goals. This enables close collaboration and rapid decision making.</div><div></div><div><br>
One of the reasons Microsoft AI consistently brings innovative products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. We work closely with talented engineers, designers, marketers, creatives, customers, partners, and go-to-market teams to design and develop products tailored for our customer&rsquo;s benefit. We run lean, obsess about users, and make decisions based on evidence. We ship regularly, so your work will have real and immediate impact. It&rsquo;s a time of huge change in the AI landscape, and this role will put you right in the heart of it.</div><div></div><div><br>
Microsoft&rsquo;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.</div><div></div><div><br>
Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.
</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Responsibilities</b></h2><ul><li>
Partner across product, engineering, data science, research and design to launch audience targeting features that drive reach, improve targeting precision, and maximize advertiser performance outcomes.</li><li>
Build rich, privacy-safe user and audience profiles that combine behavioral, contextual, and identity signals to power accurate audience targeting and measurement.</li><li>
Expand and refine how behavioral, contextual, and advertiser-supplied attributes are captured, modeled and activated for ads targeting and audience segmentation.</li><li>
Evaluate and onboard external data partners and enrichment sources for creating and strengthening user profile quality and coverage.</li><li>
Partner with data science to explore LLM- and ML-driven approaches to automate audience /segment creation, trait inference, and audience expansion.</li><li>
Improve how identity, signal ingestion, and activation systems work together, driving better data quality, scalability, and end-to-end performance.</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h2><div><b>
Required Qualifications:</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
<ul><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
5+ years experience delivering products that include data, audience, or advertising platform products.</li><li>
2+ years of experience with audience profiling, segmentation, or data enrichment systems.</li><li>
Experience working with data science or machine learning teams on modeling, trait inference, or audience expansion.</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Preferred Qualifications:</b></div><ul><li>
Experience with advertising or marketing technology platforms [e.g., Demand Side Platform (DSPs), Design Management Plan (DMPs), Customer Data Platform (CDPs), and data collaboration systems].</li><li>
Understanding of signal acquisition across web, mobile, and partner ecosystems.</li></ul><div></div><div><br>
Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.<br>
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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
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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 7, 2025.</div><div></div><div><br>
#MicrosoftAI</div>
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.</div>

Principal Product Manager - Audience Platform

<div><div>Join Microsoft AI (MAI) organization, where we are redefining how users experience knowledge through intelligent, proactive, and deeply personalized products. The Vertical Knowledge Agents team builds agentic experiences fo key verticals such as Finance, Sports, Weather, and News&mdash;combining structured data graphs, licensed MSN content, and authoritative web sources to power the next generation of AI experiences.</div><div></div><div><br>
Our mission is to build Vertical Knowledge Agents that seamlessly power both proactive experiences on Copilot Discover and vertical search experiences across Consumer and M365 Copilot. These agents reason across rich multimodal data, generate insights autonomously, and deliver trusted, context-aware answers that inform, assist, and inspire millions of users every day.</div><div></div><div><br>
As a <b>Principal Product Manager</b> for Vertical Knowledge Agents, you will define and drive the strategy for how our vertical domains evolve into intelligent, agentic ecosystems. You&rsquo;ll work across AI, data, and UX disciplines to design agentic systems that connect structured data and AI-generated insights into cohesive experiences that appear in Copilot, Windows Feed, Bing, and M365 surfaces. In this role, you&rsquo;ll collaborate with AI researchers, designers, and engineers to advance the agentic pipeline and develop Copilot-curated stories and autonomous domain-aware agents. You&rsquo;ll help shape the future of AI experiences by integrating advanced language models with authoritative content, influencing key product surfaces like Copilot, MSN, and Bing. The position offers the chance to work alongside leading AI and product teams within Microsoft&rsquo;s Copilot ecosystem, with flexible hybrid options in Redmond, WA.</div><div></div><div><br>
Microsoft&rsquo;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.</div><div></div><div><br>
Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Responsibilities</b></h2><ul><li>
Define and drive the vision for Vertical Knowledge Agents that unify structured data, licensed MSN content, and AI grounding to deliver authoritative and contextual insights in Copilot, MSN, and Bing.</li><li>
Influence end-to-end product direction, from agent architecture and ranking frameworks to multimodal UX experiences.</li><li>
Partner with AI Research, Design, and Engineering to develop, evaluate, and ship agentic experiences that turn information into proactive guidance.</li><li>
Establish evaluation metrics that balance grounding accuracy, user delight (SBS, CSAT), and business growth (DAU, retention, engagement).</li><li>
Scale experiences across surfaces through a unified grounding and data platform that powers both reactive (Copilot queries) and proactive (Discover, dashboards, notifications) intelligence.</li><li>
Champion Responsible AI, ensuring transparency, fairness, and quality in generative experiences.</li><li>
Mentor and influence Product Management peers, establishing best practices for AI-enabled product management across Microsoft&rsquo;s vertical ecosystems.</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h2><div><b>
Required Qualifications:</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
<ul><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline.</li><li>
2+ years of proficient experience in building data-driven or AI-powered products at scale.</li><li>
2+ years of proficient experience in the ability to translate complex AI/ML capabilities into intuitive user experiences.</li><li>
Technical fluency with LLM-based evaluation loops and Responsible AI practices.</li></ul><div><b>
Preferred Qualifications:</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
<ul><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
Domain experience in Finance, or News, or similar structured content domains.</li><li>
Proven record of cross-functional leadership and multi-surface product delivery.</li><li>
Deep passion for responsible and trustworthy AI.</li><li>
Understanding of model behavior, grounding, and feedback loops; collaborates effectively with AI research and data science.</li></ul><div>
Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.</div><div>
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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</div><div>
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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 17, 2025.</div><div></div><div><br>
#MicrosoftAI #Agentic AI #VerticalKnowledgeAgents</div>
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.</div>

Principal Product Manager

<div><p>Microsoft&rsquo;s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. At Microsoft Quantum, we aim to empower science and scientists to solve the world's biggest problems by combining high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum information technology. We are building the future of computing&mdash;compressing centuries of scientific progress into decades.</p><p>
As a <b>Princip</b><b>a</b><b>l Technic</b><b>a</b><b>l Progr</b><b>a</b><b>m M</b><b>a</b><b>n</b><b>a</b><b>ger</b> for Quantum Developer Tools, you will lead programs that empower developers to build quantum applications using Microsoft&rsquo;s Quantum Development Kit (QDK), Q#, and Azure Quantum services. This role combines technical depth, strategic vision, and cross-functional leadership to deliver tools that make quantum programming accessible, productive, and scalable.</p><p>
This is not just another role&mdash;it&rsquo;s a chance to shape the next era of computing. At Microsoft Quantum, you&rsquo;ll work alongside world-class physicists, engineers, and developers to build tools that unlock quantum advantage for real-world problems. You&rsquo;ll be part of a team that thrives on curiosity, collaboration, and bold innovation. Joining us means contributing to breakthroughs that will redefine industries&mdash;from chemistry and materials science to cryptography and AI. If you want to work on technology that feels like science fiction today but will transform reality tomorrow, this is your opportunity.</p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Responsibilities</b></h2><ul><li><b>
Drive Str</b><b>a</b><b>tegy &amp; Execution:</b> Define and deliver the roadmap for quantum developer tools, including QDK, language integrations, simulators, and cloud workflows.</li><li><b>
Technic</b><b>a</b><b>l Le</b><b>a</b><b>dership:</b> Partner with engineering teams to design solutions for complex technical challenges such as compiler optimizations, hybrid workflows, and integration with Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot.</li><li><b>
Progr</b><b>a</b><b>m M</b><b>a</b><b>n</b><b>a</b><b>gement Excellence:</b> Manage large-scale, cross-functional initiatives spanning software engineering, research, and product strategy. Ensure clarity, alignment, and timely delivery across multiple stakeholders.</li><li><b>
Customer &amp; Developer </b><b>A</b><b>dvoc</b><b>a</b><b>cy:</b> Engage with quantum developers, researchers, and ecosystem partners to gather feedback, identify pain points, and translate insights into actionable improvements.</li><li><b>
Innov</b><b>a</b><b>tion &amp; Qu</b><b>a</b><b>lity:</b> Champion best practices for security, compliance, and performance in developer tools. Drive continuous improvement in usability, reliability, and scalability.</li><li><b>
Mentorship &amp; Coll</b><b>a</b><b>bor</b><b>a</b><b>tion:</b> Foster a culture of inclusion, innovation, and technical excellence within the team and across Microsoft.</li></ul><div><b>
Other</b>:</div><ul><li>
Embody our culture and values.</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h2><div><b>
Required qu</b><b>a</b><b>lific</b><b>a</b><b>tions</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
<ul><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.</li><li>
Familiarity with programming languages (C#, Python, or Q#), cloud services, and distributed systems.</li><li>
Proven experience leading complex programs, influencing without formal authority, and communicating effectively with both technical and executive audiences.</li></ul><div><b>
Other Requirements:</b></div><ul><li>
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:<ul><li>
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.</li><li>
Citizenship &amp; Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. &sect; 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate&rsquo;s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.</li></ul></li><li>
Ability to evaluate agentic solutions with measurable metrics and human-in-the-loop safeguards following Microsoft Responsible AI requirements for generative AI.</li><li>
Ability to leverage AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency (e.g., performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, day to day task automation).</li></ul><div><b>
Preferred </b><b>qu</b><b>a</b><b>lific</b><b>a</b><b>tions</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field AND 12+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
<ul><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.</li><li>
1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).</li><li>
Knowledge of quantum computing concepts and frameworks (QDK, Qiskit, Cirq) and hybrid cloud architectures.</li><li>
Experience with compiler technologies, SDK development, or developer productivity tools.</li><li>
Deep analytical and problem-solving skills with a bias for action.</li></ul><div></div><div><br>
Technical Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.<br>
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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<br>
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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 9, 2025.</div><div></div><div><br>
#Quantum #QuantumCareers #MDQCareers</div>
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.</div>

Principal Technical Program Manager

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