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Product Manager: Internship Opportunities

CompanyMicrosoft
LocationBeijing
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 15, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
As a Product Manager Intern, you will define product vision and strategy by understanding customer experience and market opportunities. You will collaborate with various teams to prioritize features and track success metrics.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
226614
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

 

About the hiring team: MAIA 

 

As one of the core forces driving Microsoft’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region, the Microsoft AI Asia (MAIA) team spans across Beijing, Suzhou, Taipei, and Tokyo, focusing on exploration in technology research and product innovation. Our team is dedicated to creating world-class internet products, experiences, and services. We are responsible for the technological development and operational management of an array of products, including Edge browser, Bing search, Microsoft Ads, Microsoft Maps, Microsoft Weather, and Content. We are committed to continuously investing in the development of a new portfolio of artificial intelligence products. 

 

Internship Period: 12 weeks in summer of 2026 (May.~Sep.)

Target candidates: University students from related major who will graduate between Sep 2026 and Aug 2027

 

As a Product Manager Intern, you will define product vision and strategy by leveraging a deep understanding of the customer experience and competitive market, while identifying short-and long-term investment opportunities, evaluating tradeoffs, and driving the product roadmap. You will build consensus on product strategy, define features, vision and goals for a specific product(s) or set of features. This opportunity will allow you to develop and execute strategies to enable in-product organic growth and focus on central, cross-functional leadership of a product.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

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.



Responsibilities
  • Identify customers’ unmet or unknown needs and market opportunities for enhancements or development of a feature (e.g., product, service) via quantitative and qualitative analyses and scope the impact of a problem.
  • Drive and track Key Results, success criteria and performance metrics. Partner with Software Engineering and Hardware Engineering to identify needed data and ensure telemetry is developed.
  • Determine features or experiences to prioritize in the roadmap that will support achievement of success criteria and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Gather input on priorities and resources needed to deliver desired outcomes for a single feature (e.g., product, service).
  • Iterate multiple designs with Design, Software Engineering, and Hardware Engineering. Assist in facilitating reviews (e.g., UX, system designs, data designs) with customers (e.g., regulators, engineers, policy makers, business-decision makers) to determine usability and ensure accessibility criteria and updated designs meet customer goals.
  • Collaborate with Product Marketing, Business Planning, and Engineering to identify product release criteria, customer acquisition, and usage.
  • Monitor and report on progress and derive insights that lead to productive courses of action to improve product/feature development, iteration, and implementation.
  • Build trust with customers. Leverage a line of communication with customers to capture feedback and insights through the product development lifecycle.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree.
  • Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience in product/service/project/program management or software development.

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.

Key Skills
Product ManagementMarket AnalysisCustomer ExperienceSoftware EngineeringHardware EngineeringProduct StrategyCollaborationData AnalysisUser ExperienceProduct MarketingBusiness PlanningTelemetryFeedbackInnovationArtificial IntelligenceProject Management
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