Jay L.
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Help Land Your Dream job! | PM Leader @ Microsoft | 60+ Success Stories!
Studied at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Works at Microsoft
Hiring Manager
Available tomorrow at 5:00 PM UTC
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Jay's Coaching Offerings
PM Career 101: The Essentials
$2582h of coaching
Land a PM Offer — Getting Started Package
Get started on your product management recruiting journey
Starting at $6455h+ of coaching
Analytical Thinking Interview Coach Session
$193.501h 30m of coaching
Custom hourly
Get help with Skill Building, LinkedIn Review, and .
Jay’s Product Management Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Group Product Manager
60+ people coached for Product Management
Jay has helped clients get into these companies:
With over a decade of experience at Microsoft as a Senior Product Manager and PM Manager—following a transition from software engineering—I’ve built deep expertise in product strategy, execution, and team leadership. I’ve interviewed 100+ candidates at Microsoft and my own INC5000-listed company, and I’ve coached 60+ aspiring and current PMs to success. Whether it's breaking into product management, pivoting from another role, or landing offers at top tech companies like FAANG/MAANG, I provide actionable, personalized guidance to help you achieve your goals. Ready to level up your PM career? Let’s connect and make it happen.
Jay can help with:
Skill Building
LinkedIn Review
Execution
Promotion Strategy
Cover Letters
Resume Review
Networking Strategy
Strategy & Vision
Influence & Collaboration
Product Case Interview Prep
Behavioral Interview Prep
Work Experience
Senior Product Manager
Microsoft
March 2024 - Present
Interviewer
V-team lead for the Engineering-Scaling Platform Security team, where I worked alongside the security research and compliance teams to ensure Windows are secure and compliant. Led cultural transformation to strengthen cross-functional and cross-geo collaboration while coaching and mentoring junior PMs.
Co-founder & CEO
Sofary
January 2018 - Present
Hiring Manager
Created the direct-to-consumer chandelier brand, which offers high-quality chandeliers at an affordable price. Scale the e-commerce business from scratch into a multi-million-dollar enterprise, earning recognition on the INC 5000 list of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies multiple times. Built and managed a 20+ international team across PM, Engineer, Sourcing, Marketing, and Support.
Senior Manager, PM
Microsoft
December 2021 - May 2025
Hiring Manager
Developed and led a global PM team in the Core Partner Ecosystem team, mentoring PMs to design, launch, and sustain a high-impact partner network.
Senior Product Manager
Microsoft
March 2012 - February 2022
Interviewer
Worked in the Cloud Authentication Security Team on security, resilience, IAM, and user authentication experience features. In charge of customer engagement, data analysis, product planning, execution, and promotion.
Software Engineer
Garmin
June 2009 - March 2012
Worked on various kinds of technologies, like sensors, SQLite, and traffic, for embedded navigation product.
Education
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Computer Engineer
2007 - 2009
Activities and societies: International Robot Design Conference GPA: 3.9/4.0
Jilin University
Bachelor, Engineering
2003 - 2007
Activities and societies: ELITE DANCE AND DRAMA CORPORATION, JILIN UNIVERSITY Rank: 2/169 Awarded “Outstanding Student of Jilin University” and “First Class Scholarship for Outstanding Student” of Jilin University continually for three years (top 5% students) Outstanding graduate of Jilin University (top 1% students)
15 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Jay has helped clients get into these companies: