Principal Product Manager - Content Economics

Overview

The Supply Ecosystem Team in the Microsoft Copilot Organization is building the next generation of Microsoft’s content ecosystem across MSN, Edge, Windows, and Copilot. Our work brings together trusted publisher and creator content, AI-generated experiences, and sustainable partner economics to deliver high-quality content experiences that inform, entertain, and build user trust.

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to own the business and product systems that support content partner monetization, revenue share, and AI content economics. This role will work across Product, Engineering, Business Development, Finance, Support, and Operations to ensure our partner ecosystem is economically sustainable, operationally reliable, and ready for the transition to AI-native content experiences.

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.  

Responsibilities

• Define the product strategy and operating model for content partner monetization, including revenue share, compensation frameworks, and economic guardrails for new AI-powered content experiences.
• Own the end-to-end partner revenue share lifecycle, from calculation and reporting through partner payout, with a focus on accuracy, transparency, and partner trust.
• Partner with Engineering and Finance to improve revenue data systems, partner earnings experiences, and scalable reporting needed to support a growing global content ecosystem.
• Model the business impact of new AI features, licensing models, and platform changes, helping teams make clear tradeoffs across partner value, margin, product velocity, and user experience.
• Lead the content economics strategy for major platform transitions, ensuring partner revenue stability, supply integrity, and marketplace quality through periods of change.
• Identify early signals of revenue risk, partner churn, supply gaps, or ecosystem degradation, and turn those insights into actionable product and operational improvements.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Business Development, Finance, Support, and Operations, representing the domain in executive reviews, partner discussions, and high-stakes decisions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management
  • 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 AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience working with data, business models, or monetization systems to drive product or operational decisions.
• Experience leading cross-functional work across product, engineering, finance, business development, or operations teams.
• Solid analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex business and technical issues for senior audiences.
• Experience building or improving products, platforms, or data systems that operate at global scale.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, especially in ambiguous or fast-changing product areas.
• Experience working on AI-powered content, recommendation systems, consumer content experiences, or creator/publisher ecosystems.

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Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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-pay

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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