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Principal Product Manager, Minecraft Education

Microsoft
$139,900.00 - $274,800.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Jan 26, 2026
Overview 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 goalis for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community. Minecraft Education is Microsoft's flagship learning platform built on the Bedrock codebase, designed for classrooms, educators, and educational institutions worldwide. Its mission is to empower every student to achieve more by transforming learning through play, creativity, and collaboration. This role provides senior product leadership for strategy and execution across the Education platform, ensuring the delivery of secure, reliable, and innovative experiences that scale globally. The Principal Product Manager in Minecraft Education plays a critical leadership role at the intersection of product strategy, technical platform ownership, and execution. This role owns endtoend product outcomes across highly complex, crossteam initiatives, including EDUspecific platform services, multiplayer and server infrastructure, and compliancedriven scenarios. You will partner closely with engineering, design, partner teams, and crossfunctional leadership to align technical execution with product and business strategy.Operating with high autonomy and broad scope, you will help shape longterm direction while driving clarity and momentum across workstreams that impact millions of learners worldwide. Success in this role requires strong technical judgment and comfortoperatingin ambiguity, making highimpact tradeoffs across architectural constraints, operational realities, and customer needs. This is a position that demands product sense, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence decisions across organizational boundaries. As a Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, you will set direction, model product excellence, and inspire confidence across diverse stakeholders. In the end,it'sthe people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join,you'llfind 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 Defining and owning product strategy and roadmap for critical Minecraft Education platform capabilities:aligning customer, business, technical, and compliance requirements into a coherent,multi quarter plan. Driving cross functional execution across engineering, design, operations, and partner teams to deliver high quality, secure, and reliable product experiences at scale, from concept through release. Leading complex platform and services initiatives, including multiplayer services,authentication, and release readiness pipelines, with accountability for outcomes and risk management. Serving as a senior product escalation point for critical customer issues: partnering with customer support, engineering, and external stakeholders to drive rapid diagnosis, deescalation, and durable product improvements. Influencing decision making across teams andorganizationsby synthesizing data, customer insights, technical constraints, and tradeoffs into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders. Raising the bar for product excellence and operational rigor, modeling strong product judgment, mentorship, and best practices across the Minecraft Education Product Management team. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications: Passion for Minecraft, learning, and building products that have meaningful impact for educators and learners. Familiarity with education technology, compliance considerations, and/or enterprise software sold through Microsoft 365 ecosystems. Experience owning and driving product strategy and execution for largescale, crossteam initiatives, including roadmap definition, prioritization, and delivery of measurable business or customer outcomes. Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across engineering, design, operations, and partner teams to deliver complex products without direct authority. Experience making datainformed decisions, using customer insights, metrics, and experimentation to guide product tradeoffs and investments. Proven track record of delivering products in ambiguous environments, managing risk, dependencies, and changing priorities while maintaining accountability for outcomes. Experience working on platform, infrastructure, or servicesoriented products, including cloud-backed or multiplayer systems. #mojangjobs #gamingjobs Product Management IC5 - 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 This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.