If you want to play a leadership role in helping Azure win the data and analytics market, this is your chance to be an influential contributor on the Azure Analytics Product Marketing team. As Satya Nadella recently said, “the leading indicator of digital transformation success can be measured by an organization's ability to build predictive and analytical power.” For Microsoft, Azure Synapse is at the very center of our strategy to win data workloads and empower customers to digitally transform themselves with the power of analytics.

This role will be the core PMM for data integration on Azure Synapse, as well as the product marketing owner for Azure Data Factory. You will be responsible for creating compelling narratives, executing product launches, improving the data integrator/data engineer customer journey, and product positioning. The successful candidate will be a results-driven storyteller that understands the end-to-end cloud analytics journey and effectively builds programs and Go-To-Market initiatives that highlights Azure Synapse as an industry-leading platform for data integration workloads.

This is a highly visible role in a here-and-now hot space that will require presenting to senior leaders and working closely with internal stakeholders including product, engineering, content SMEs, integrated marketing, field, sales, and partner liaisons.  

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Own the value proposition, messaging, positioning, and GTM for data integration workloads on Azure Synapse and land it across all key channels (web, field, partners, etc.)
• Build compelling marketing content for data integrators and those managing ETL jobs that increases top-of-funnel leads and monthly usage for Azure Synapse
• Manage all feature launches for data integration and work in tandem with engineering to land new features and scenarios with customers to grow usage
• Influence design of product-led trials and onboarding experiences that delight and retain customers
• Evaluate and keep a pulse on industry trends and competitors and how it applies to the overall data integration positioning and our differentiated messaging
• Collaborate with teams across Microsoft (Business Applications, Industry Marketing) to infuse data integration messaging where appropriate for the customer journey
• Work with the Data & AI field to land new assets and guidance to sellers to improve the sales process and incentivize more data integration workloads on Azure Synapse 

Qualifications

• Product marketing/program management/consulting experience focused on data/analytics technologies
• Strong track record of working with a diverse set of stakeholders to execute complex operational projects
• Cross-functional project management and cross team collaboration skills
• Strong understanding of how to build scalable GTM motions that impact both marketing and sales funnel
• Detail-oriented and demonstrates excellent oral and written communication abilities
• Comfortable in fast-paced environment and able to manage ambiguity
• A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business, Business Management, Computer Science, or related discipline is preferred

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.