Yutang Lin

About Yutang Lin

I’m a Senior Product Manager with 8+ years at Microsoft shaping cloud and platform products, driving cross-org strategy, and delivering frictionless experiences to thousands of users. I started in engineering, giving me deep empathy for technical teams and enterprise customers. Over time, I’ve transitioned into product, where I focus on defining strategy, setting roadmaps, and turning complex problems into user-first solutions.Recently, I led the preview launch of Microsoft’s AI-powered SRE Agent, onboarding 500+ customers and optimizing workflows to reduce friction and improve adoption. While I’m still growing my AI experience, I bring a proven ability to connect technical depth with customer needs and deliver solutions that delight users.Some highlights I’m proud of- Redesigned workflows, cutting clicks from 7 → 3, delivering a frictionless experience that increased adoption and reduced user errors- Launched Managed Certificates from preview to global GA scale (~60K monthly transactions), driving broad adoption- Reduced fraudulent domain creation from 80% → <2% in six months, improving trust and reliability for users- Presented at Build, Ignite, and MVP Summit, sharing best practices and driving adoption across the ecosystem.I’m passionate about user experience, adoption-focused product strategy, and applying emerging technologies where they add real value. I thrive on cross-functional collaboration, connecting insights, data, and design to deliver products users love.

Experience

1. Senior Product Manager

   Microsoft

   Sep 2024 — Present

   Azure App Service (Paas)Driving strategic product initiatives across AI, monitoring, and cloud reliability- Led preview launch of the AI Reliability Agent, personally engaging with early enterprise customers to shape workflows; onboarded 500+ signups and showcased at Build 2025- Applied Jobs-to-Be-Done research to customer feedback, optimizing workflows and accelerating adoption- Navigated Microsoft’s Responsible AI review, ensuring ethical compliance and trust in AI-powered features- Influenced cross-service observability design by bringing platform-wide monitoring expertise into roadmap decisions- Modernized domain management systems, safeguarding hundreds of thousands of customer domains against takeover attempts- Spearheaded TLS cipher suite upgrades and encryption initiatives to align with industry standards- Coordinated incident response for certificate revocation, protecting 2,200+ subscriptions- Represented App Service at Build, Ignite, and MVP Summit; mentored early-career PMs and championed D&I initiatives.

Education

• The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University

  Exchange Student, Computer Science

  2014 — 2014

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

  2012 — 2016

Skills

• Haskell
• Public Speaking
• Java
• C
• Microsoft Office
• C++