Join Microsoft’s Marketplace Management team and help strengthen the Microsoft Ads Marketplace for publishers and advertisers. In this role, you will drive product capabilities, partner integrations, and marketplace health initiatives that support ecosystem performance at global scale.
The Microsoft Ads Marketplace connects advertisers with billions of daily queries across global search partners. As a Technical Program Manager, you will own critical components of this ecosystem, using analytical judgment and cross-functional leadership to identify opportunities, align stakeholders, and move improvements from strategy to execution.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of marketplace capabilities for Search publishers, including defining requirements, prioritizing features, and driving delivery across engineering teams.
- Lead rollout of new marketplace features and enhancements focused on partner performance, system efficiency, and advertiser outcomes.
- Ensure marketplace configurations, policies, and controls stay aligned with business goals and partner commitments.
- Run strategic discussions with Search publishers to understand marketplace commitments, identify gaps, and align on improvements that strengthen the ecosystem.
- Continuously analyze marketplace health metrics such as traffic quality, revenue performance, discrepancy trends, and partner-specific signals.
- Investigate anomalies or discrepancies, synthesize insights, and recommend corrective actions to internal teams and external partners.
- Build frameworks, dashboards, and processes that improve visibility into marketplace performance and support proactive issue detection.
- Collaborate with engineering, data science, product management, and business development to deliver high-impact marketplace improvements.
- Drive alignment across teams by articulating problem statements, defining success metrics, and ensuring timely execution of deliverables.
- Manage program risks, dependencies, and communication plans to keep stakeholders informed and accountable.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development, OR equivalent experience
- Bachelor’s Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
- 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
- Knowledge of data analysis tools (e.g., Kusto, SQL, Python) and comfort working with large datasets
Location and work expectation
Redmond, WA (hybrid). 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.
Compensation
- The typical base pay range across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year.
- Base pay for specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area ranges from USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Additional information: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
- Salary range provided for this role: USD 142,800 - 304,200 per yearly.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
