Senior Product Marketing Manager - Cloud Security

Cyber-attacks remain one of the most significant threats to organizations of all shapes and sizes, with the global impact of cybercrime estimated at more than $8Trillon. Today, more than one million customers trust Microsoft Security products to protect their digital assets, and our guiding mission to empower every person on the planet by building a safer world has never been more critical.

Cloud security is one of the fastest-growing segments in cybersecurity, encompassing the technologies, controls, and policies that protect an organization’s data, applications, and infrastructure across all cloud environments, inclusive of hybrid environments. As organizations continue to innovate and their digital ecosystems become ever more complex across Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), they need unified solutions that secure the entire cloud and AI application lifecycle.

We are looking for a Senior Product Marketing Manager - Cloud Security to lead product marketing for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), a rapidly growing area within Microsoft’s Cloud Security portfolio. In this role, you will define and drive the narrative and growth strategies for Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s CSPM capabilities, partnering closely with engineering to influence product roadmap and bring new innovations to market. You'll lead messaging, positioning, and go-to-market execution to accelerate awareness, preference, and adoption of these capabilities. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker and storyteller who thrives at the intersection of product, customer, and market insights.

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.

Responsibilities

• Bring new services and capabilities to market as a marketing launch lead and drive business growth.
• ​​​Collaborate with business planning on business model, pricing, and packaging decisions and bring these innovations to market.
• Influence engineering on product roadmap and strategy.
• Lead messaging and positioning for cloud security posture management product portfolio and innovations.
• Create compelling, customer-centric content with consistency across all mediums (e.g. webpages, customer pitch decks, blog posts, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), videos, etc.)
• Derive insights on customer habits and preferences from telemetry, market research and competitive analysis to inform go-to-market plans.
• Partner closely with product engineering, product marketing, business development and other functions to define strategy and align execution.
• Foster diversity and inclusion on a thriving team while role modeling Microsoft’s culture.   
• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 5+ years experience in Product Marketing
  • OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 3+ years experience in Product Marketing
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years technology product management, product marketing, or transferable experience in developing product vision and strategy, value propositions, marketing content.
• 2+ years experience in security solutions and/or adjacent enterprise SaaS, IaaS, or PaaS categories

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in Product Marketing
• OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in Product Marketing
• OR equivalent experience.
• Experience creating messaging and engaging content that romances product scenarios rooted in customer outcomes.
• Experience working successfully cross functionally.

Product Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 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 $137,600 - $222,600 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 28, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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