Responsibilities

• Drive growth for Azure Linux
• Lead product marketing strategy to accelerate adoption and usage of Azure Linux across Azure services and workloads.
• Translate technical capabilities into clear, differentiated customer value propositions.
• Demonstrate proven ability to take early‑stage or emerging technologies and drive awareness, trust, and adoption at scale.
• Build customer evidence, proof points, and technical content to support growth.
• Go‑to‑market execution
• Partner with integrated marketing, sales, partners, and developer advocacy teams to execute launches, campaigns, events and field readiness.
• Open Source Leadership at Microsoft
• Help shape and elevate Microsoft’s leadership position in Open Source
• Bring together multiple open source investments into a cohesive strategy and narrative that clearly differentiates Microsoft in the market.
• Establish Azure Linux and open source platforms like Kubernetes as credible, trusted foundations for enterprise and developer workloads across the open source ecosystem.
• Represent Microsoft credibly within open source communities and foundations such as the Linux Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), and related ecosystems.
• Industry analyst engagement
• Support and influence industry analyst relationships, including Gartner, IDC, and Forrester, through briefings, narrative development, and competitive positioning.
• Cross‑group leadership and influence
• Partner with multiple product and engineering leaders to align on a shared story and go‑to‑market narrative.
• Influence without direct authority and bring clarity in complex, ambiguous environments.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in product marketing, product management, or a related role /experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in in product marketing, product management, or a related role /experience OR equivalent experience.

Preferred

• Working knowledge and experience with open source ecosystems, including Linux and cloud‑native communities such as the Linux Foundation and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
• Experience with compelling narratives and storytelling that connect technical capabilities to customer and business outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience influencing multiple stakeholders and product leaders at high levels.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive‑level communication skills.