Principal Product Manager Lead, Minecraft Creator

At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play.  

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence. 

We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community. 

Mojang Studios’ Creator Team is looking for a Principal Product Manager Lead. Creators craft amazing experiences that engage our players. Our team enables them to express their creativity.  

This role will be accountable for the planning, production, and delivery of our creator tools, and you will partner with other engineering teams across Mojang to prioritize creator needs. You will manage and develop a team of product managers, and contribute to the patterns, artifacts and rhythms of the broader team. You will lead product vision definition, roadmap development and drive execution for Minecraft’s creator tools and build solutions that enable our creators to express their creativity with our platform. You will work with design, development, marketing, and analytics teams to define, design, develop and measure the impact of features and tooling improvements on our creators. Developing deep customer empathy and technical understanding of their workflows will be critical in the success of the role. 

As a principal level people manager, you elevate team capabilities and expand organizational impact. You hire, coach, and grow Product Management talent, establish best practices, and drive cross functional collaboration at scale. You identify emerging opportunities, influence long-term technical architecture decisions, and champion the platform that will define Minecraft’s future. You will present regularly to senior leadership and the broader studio, building understanding and support around the Creator program. 

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 the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it! 

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and grow a high performing PM (Product Management) team including hiring and developing key talent, establishing an inclusive team culture and operating rhythms, coaching for impact, and raising the bar on execution and collaboration across disciplines.  
• Lead product vision, feature definition, design development and execution of roadmap. 
• Deeply understand creator needs and pain points through research and direct engagement. Anticipate customers’ unmet or unknown needs and market opportunities. 
• Actively communicate plans and partner across the studio to seek input and refine plans.  
• Evangelize internally and externally to drive energy and business impact. 
• Embody our Culture &  Values 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
• 1+ year(s) people management experience.
• OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Gaming industry experience. Particularly, experience in user-generated-content (UGC) and/or content tool development. 
• Experience with data analytics and reporting systems (PowerBI, Tableau, Azure Data Explorer, etc.)

Product Management M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 06, 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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