Interview: Microsoft Product Manager (AI & Machine Learning Program Manager)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have been the hot topics in tech for a several years now. Giant tech companies, like Microsoft, are leading the field and Product Managers are the ones behind the scene realizing things for us to take advantage of the technology. In this video, I interviewed Diego Granados, a Product Manager (Program Manager) at Microsoft to learn about what he does, how he got into the company and to get his advice to break into Product Management. Hope this helps! - 1. Tell me about yourself 00:19 2. Process of getting into Microsoft (application/interview process) 2:25 3. Why are Product Managers called Program Managers at Microsoft? 6:34 4. What do you do as a Product Manager? 7:56 5. What does your day-to-day look like? 9:49 6. Is an engineering background a must to become a Product Manager? 11:01 7. Did you have any learning curve? 12:55 8. Tell me about Microsoft culture? (Work-life balance?) 15:08 9. What do you like most/least about your role? 19:17 10. Advice for those who want to join Microsoft or break into Product Management? 20:30 - ✨ Social Media channels ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ytsohn Discord Community: https://discord.gg/XqAc4eWQgS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ytsohn 카카오톡 오픈채팅: https://open.kakao.com/o/gUXOrHWd ☕ Support Career School ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ytsohn 😊 About me😊 My name is Yong and I am here to help you with your Career success. In this channel, I usually talk about Career Development (FAANG, interview tips, jobsearch hacks, networking tips and more), interview people working at awesome companies and about getting an MBA (and more). I now work at Amazon as a Sr. Product Marketing Manager in the retail business. I am originally from Seoul, South Korea and moved to the US to get my MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. When I got that job offer from Amazon, I promised myself that I would help people for their career success and here I am. 📞 Contact me 📞 The best way to contact me is through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ytsohn. However, if you have a specific question or a content request, please reach out to me via email that can be found in the about section of this channel. 📖 Disclaimer 📖 The opinions expressed in this video are those of the individuals. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of any organization or its members. #microsoft #productmanager #informationalinterview #AI #MachineLearning #jobsearch #interview #mba #career #international #engineering #careerschool #jobsearch #programmanager