Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Purview Data Investigation Solutions

As more generative AI services are introduced in the market for all business functions, it is crucial to recognize that as this technology brings new opportunities, it also introduces new challenges and cybersecurity risks. In any given year, a majority of organizations across the world will need to conduct investigations in response to data security incidents and requests for data. Given the boundless volumes of data created, investigation of these incidents and fulfilling these requests can be an uphill climb. At Microsoft, we are committed to helping organizations take a comprehensive and efficient approach to data investigations that supports the pace of work today, while adapting to future transformations. We’re looking for a customer-obsessed Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Purview Data Investigation Solutions to join our team of collaborative marketing members who are individually brilliant, love working with each other, and embrace a growth mindset. In this role, you will be responsible for marketing Microsoft Purview’s suite of data investigation solutions, empowering organizations to leverage AI to supercharge their response to data security incidents and requests for data. Your primary objectives are to increase awareness, consideration, revenue, deployment, and usage of these solutions, while always keeping an eye on our competition. This role requires proven storytelling experience, strategic thinking, business acumen, focus on execution, and a customer-first mindset.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.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.We are seeking candidates in the Redmond, WA area or those who are willing to relocate to this area for onsite work as needed.ResponsibilitiesTo reach our aspirational revenue goals in this market, you are hyper-focused on the customer, have an ownership mindset, and are adept in building partnerships with engineering teams to influence the product roadmap to meet the needs of the audience we are targeting. You have the ability to look end to end across the business to drive compelling content creation, develop marketing campaigns to create broad awareness and consideration, and partner with our Go-To-Market teams to prepare the field and partners with readiness so they can engage customers and drive revenue.Responsibilities include:

Influencing engineering on product roadmap to ensure competitiveness and meeting audience needs

Collaborating with business planning on business model decisions and then bringing those to market

Narrative integration into the broader data security and risk campaign strategy

Creating content and product demos that can be plugged into the bigger narrative of marketing moments and events

Finding cross sectional area opportunities to amplify Microsoft Purview capabilities that help efficiently investigate data security incidents and respond to data requests

Creating readiness content to ensure field and partner marketing readiness, including marketing collateral, demo readiness, and roadmap communication

Owning and delivering the value proposition of the product in messaging and in content

Owning the website presence for Microsoft Purview’s investigation solutions

Deeply understanding competitors and building strategies to address them

Listening to field input from sellers to influence your marketing motions

Identifying opportunities to grow the overall Microsoft Purview data investigation businesses

Embody our culture and values

QualificationsRequired/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 5+ years experience in product marketing, product management and/or technology evangelism experience

OR Master's Degree in in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 3+ years experience in product marketing, product management and/or technology evangelism experience

OR equivalent experience.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in product marketing, product management and/or technology evangelism experience

OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in product marketing, product management and/or technology evangelism experience

OR equivalent experience.

Experience in the cybersecurity industry

Demonstrated ability to create compelling narratives targeted to different segments, delivering clear outcomes and a call to action.

Storytelling experience

Proactively and quickly learn new and emerging technologies and ability to explain key end-user scenarios and technical architectures to technical audiences.

Curiosity to understand the nuanced working on the solution, identify key competitive differentiators and be able to simplify the messaging for the customers, partners, and sales teams.

Creative problem solver

Positive, motivational, and inspiring

Strategic thinker who is curious, resilient and goal oriented with a bias for action.

Passion for understanding customer needs and delivering ‘product truths’ that differentiate products in a rapidly changing landscape.

Thrive in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment.

Collaboration skills and the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization across engineering, sales, and marketing.

Analytical skills and a demonstrated ability to use data to build and present business cases to key stakeholders.

Embrace and live the Microsoft culture, with unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Product Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $101,200 - $194,800 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 $130,000 - $213,200 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-payMicrosoft will accept applications for the role until May 10, 2024.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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .