Product Manager

Overview

Microsoft is at the forefront of productivity innovations, and Clipchamp is revolutionizing video creation and sharing with a goal to empower storytellers worldwide. With nearly 100 million users globally, Clipchamp operates on a large scale within Microsoft. We are seeking a Product Manager to help develop the next wave of intelligent, user-centric video features powered by AI to boost user productivity and satisfaction.

This role is part of a dynamic, cross-functional team embedded within Microsoft, collaborating closely with engineering, design, and research partners. It requires thriving in ambiguous environments to define AI-powered products and translate cutting-edge technologies into clear, valuable market-ready offerings.

Microsoft values a growth mindset, innovation, collaboration, respect, integrity, and accountability, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can excel.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously enhance a product roadmap aligned with Clipchamp and Microsoft strategies, delivering AI-driven capabilities and user improvements with consistent high-quality releases.
• Convert vague customer needs and emerging AI technologies into well-scoped, deliverable product features, managing balance between craftsmanship, speed, and impact while preventing scope creep.
• Establish and maintain rigorous quality standards for AI experiences through best practices such as quality rubrics, acceptance criteria, evaluation suites assessing output quality, reliability, and safety, and curated datasets to monitor regressions and improvements.
• Collaborate effectively with engineering, design, and research teams to deliver end-to-end coherent experiences, balancing user control, simplicity, and consistency.
• Design AI-assisted products ensuring user control through well-designed controls, sensible defaults, and understandable feedback loops like preview and refinement mechanisms.
• Discover and develop new product opportunities to broaden user capabilities in Clipchamp, transforming early concepts into compelling product stories with clear problem definitions, MVP scope, and success metrics.
• Use rapid learning cycles including prototyping, experimentation, customer insights, and iterative testing to reduce uncertainties and drive informed decisions.
• Define metrics and feedback mechanisms to monitor post-launch outcomes, promote continuous improvements based on user impact, quality signals, and overall product performance.
• Influence and align stakeholders across multiple teams through strong communication and collaboration, proactively removing obstacles and managing trade-offs.
• Advance product management practices specific to AI-driven product development, advocating for robust evaluation, experimentation, and decisive action in uncertain contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of experience in product, service, program management, or software development, or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven track record managing quality-focused, user-facing products where craftsmanship and product experience matter.
• Knowledge or experience with video production or video-centric products is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI product development, including prototyping, understanding model limitations, and translating technical innovations into user benefits.
• Experience in defining and applying quality evaluation frameworks combining quantitative and qualitative methods such as rubrics, golden sets, and regression checks.
• Exposure to creative tools, media workflows or systems that require balancing usability and flexibility.
• Experience partnering with research teams or working in ambiguous problem areas to reshape product direction.
• At least 3 years of product management or equivalent experience delivering user-facing products in a cross-functional team environment.
• Skilled at delivering narrowly scoped features with a strong quality emphasis, balancing polish with practicality and preventing scope creep.
• Ability to write clear product requirements, establish success metrics, and guide iterations from prototypes to shipped products.
• Comfortable with complex technical concepts and systems, making informed product trade-offs.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across engineering, design, and research teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build consensus and enable decision-making amidst uncertainties.
• A collaborative approach that promotes empathy, open-mindedness, constructive disagreement resolution, and user focus.
• Experience using AI tools for personal and team productivity enhancements.

Additional Information

The hiring process will remain open for a minimum of five days with applications accepted on a rolling basis until the role is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workforce, honoring diversity across all forms including but not limited to age, ancestry, citizenship, gender identity, disability status, and more. Applicants requiring accommodations for religious practices or disabilities during the recruitment process may request reasonable accommodations.