Product Manager II

Overview Mission: Own a defined area of the Core OS Print Platform end-to-end — improving its security, quality, and transition to the modern print stack.

The Windows Print Platform team owns the print stack built into every Windows 11 and Windows Server device, and — through **Universal Print** — extends it beyond Windows to macOS, the web, and mobile and tablet devices. The platform runs at scale & certification against open standards such as **Mopria** (an open printing standard) is a core part of the platform's strategy.

As a Product Manager II, you will own a clearly defined area of the printer and print-firmware stack and contribute to the team's security-first modernization for the Windows releases — helping move enterprises and consumers off legacy, vulnerability-prone print drivers and onto the modern print stack. This role owns outcomes for its assigned area with support from partners, engineering, and leadership relationships. It is a rare mix of platform work, real partner engagement, and open-standards impact, calibrated so a solid PM can own outcomes end-to-end.

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Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap, priorities, and execution for a clearly defined area of the printer and print-firmware stack, from problem definition through ship, with support from engineering and PM leadership.
• Lead your area's migration off legacy, vulnerability-prone print drivers to the modern print stack as part of the Windows 27H2 security-first release.
• Define and track quality and security measures for your area [e.g. driver reliability, vulnerability exposure, print success] and drive them to target.
• Partner with the printer manufacturers relevant to your assigned area (e.g. HP, Ricoh, Canon, Epson, Xerox, Kyocera) on driver architecture and quality, for portfolio-wide commitments.
• Own open-standards certification for your area, including Mopria conformance, and represent Microsoft's requirements in that work.
• Work with independent software vendors (ISVs) and internal engineering to reflect relevant print scenarios in your area's roadmap.
• Run escalations for your area end-to-end — triage, drive resolution across partners and engineering, and own the tradeoff decisions.
• Turn telemetry from cloud and local print into prioritization decisions and clear, data-grounded recommendations.

Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development.• OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements: 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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree & 3+ years of experience in product management, program management, or software development (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated ownership of a technical product or platform area end-to-end, including making and defending tradeoffs.
• Experience with operating-system platforms, device drivers, firmware, or print/imaging technologies.
• Experience working directly with original-equipment-manufacturer (OEM) and/or independent-software-vendor (ISV) partners on hardware or platform commitments.
• Familiarity with open standards and certification processes (e.g. Mopria) and with security or vulnerability management for platform software.
• Ability to translate telemetry and customer signals into prioritization and stakeholder-ready recommendations.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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