Overview
Azure Solutions and Ecosystems is at the forefront of delivering innovative cloud solutions. We work closely with industry leaders like Oracle, VMware, SAP, and others to ensure Microsoft Azure is the best cloud platform for our customers’ growth and innovation. In partnership with Oracle, we have built a first-of-its-kind multi-cloud solution – Oracle Database@Azure – which brings Oracle’s flagship database services into Azure datacenters. This service enables customers to run their Oracle databases on Azure with high performance, security, and reliability, while seamlessly integrating with native Azure services.
Are you passionate about the potential of AI to transform cloud database operations? Do you want to redefine how enterprises deploy and manage mission-critical databases in the cloud? The Oracle Database@Azure team is looking for a Senior Product Manager to drive the AI evolution of Day 1 and Day 2 operations for Oracle databases on Azure. In this role, you will own the product roadmap and feature set that bring intelligent, AI-powered experiences to the full lifecycle of Oracle Database workloads on Azure – from initial provisioning and migration (Day 1) to ongoing monitoring, optimization, automation, and maintenance (Day 2).
As the product owner for AI-driven database operations, you will envision and deliver end-to-end user experiences that incorporate Azure’s cutting-edge AI capabilities to enhance database provisioning and administration. You will work at the intersection of cloud databases and artificial intelligence, crafting copilot-style assistance, intelligent monitoring dashboards, anomaly detection alerts, and automated tuning workflows that make managing Oracle workloads on Azure simpler and more efficient. This is a hands-on, highly visible role where you will collaborate with engineering, UX design, and Azure AI platform teams to build innovative solutions on top of Oracle Exadata infrastructure in Azure. If you have a strong technical background in database management and a knack for building user-friendly enterprise tools, this is an opportunity to shape the future of cloud database operations with AI.
Responsibilities
- Product Vision & Roadmap: You will define and drive the product strategy and roadmap for AI-powered Day 1 and Day 2 experiences in Oracle Database@Azure. You’ll prioritize features that enhance database provisioning, migration, monitoring, and maintenance through AI and automation, and ensure alignment with overall Azure data services strategy.
- AI-Assisted Workflows: You will design and deliver AI-assisted workflows for database operations, including intelligent monitoring and alerts, anomaly detection for performance or security issues, automated performance tuning and indexing, and copilot-style guidance for administrators. You’ll collaborate with data scientists and Azure AI teams to integrate technologies like machine learning, predictive analytics, and generative AI into these features.
- User Experience Leadership: You will own the end-to-end UX for new intelligent tooling and ensure it is intuitive and customer-friendly. You’ll work closely with UX designers to create streamlined, insightful experiences (dashboards, wizards, chat-based assistants) that simplify complex Oracle DB tasks. You will also engage directly with customers and preview programs to gather feedback and iterate on the user experience.
- Cross-Team Collaboration: You will partner deeply with engineering teams across Azure and Oracle to deliver integrated solutions. This includes working with Azure infrastructure engineers on enabling Oracle Exadata on Azure, collaborating with the Azure OpenAI/AI Platform team to leverage the latest AI capabilities, and coordinating with Oracle developers to ensure seamless interoperability. You’ll also liaise with Azure support and field teams to roll out features and drive adoption.
- Technical & Domain Expertise: You will maintain hands-on technical proficiency in database management and cloud operations. You’ll dive into telemetry and metrics to identify opportunities for optimization, validate AI models against real-world scenarios, and ensure high reliability and security standards. You will use your knowledge of enterprise database administration (including Oracle Database and Exadata practices) to anticipate customer needs and guide the team’s technical decisions.
- Metrics & Continuous Improvement: You will define success metrics for AI-driven features (e.g. reduction in manual toil, improved performance, user satisfaction) and track their impact on customers’ operational efficiency. You’ll also identify long-term opportunities to expand our intelligent feature set, conduct competitive analysis of AI Ops trends in the industry, and drive continuous improvements to keep Oracle Database@Azure at the forefront of cloud database innovation.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years' experience in product/service/project/program management or software development
- OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of product management experience, including taking technical products or services from concept to delivery.
- 1+ years experience working with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, data science, support) to launch and iterate on product features, with a strong understanding of enterprise customer needs and workflows.
- 2+ years experience with AI/ML or automation projects in a product context – for example, integrating machine learning models, analytics, or intelligent assistants into a software solution.
Other Qualifications:
- 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 8+ years of experience in product/service/project/program management
- OR software development
- OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
- 4+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).
- Familiarity with database technologies and enterprise DB operations – experience with Oracle Database administration, Exadata infrastructure, or migrating databases to the cloud is a strong plus.
- Hands-on technical background (e.g. degree in Computer Science/Engineering or prior software development/DevOps experience) with the ability to engage in architectural discussions and technical problem-solving.
- Proven track record of delivering user-friendly enterprise tools or platforms, with a keen eye for user experience and a passion for simplifying complex workflows through intuitive design.
- Knowledge of Azure services (Azure AI, Azure Monitor, etc.) and/or Oracle Cloud technologies is a plus, as is experience in developing AI-driven features such as chatbots, recommendation systems, or anomaly detection in a cloud or IT operations context.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into customer value and to work closely with engineers on implementation details.
Product Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.
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