New 
Principal Product Manager - Microsoft Planner
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 22, 2025 | |
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OverviewWe are evolving the Planner experience to be a critical component of our Copilot and Agents strategy. As a Principal Product Manager for Microsoft Planner, you will be accountable for working with research and design to define how we evolve the Planner experience for an artificial intelligence (AI) first world. You will then deliver those experiences to our millions of users to ensure we maintain our industry leadership. You will bring customer empathy to the role to ensure we help teams get their work done more effectively. Planner has a very large user base, so the role requires experience with large scale AI and software experiences. You will orchestrate across the various roles in the Planner team to ensure we deliver innovative features that help customers get more done. This role requires deep product expertise, leadership across organizational boundaries, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while maintaining a customer-first mindset. 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.
ResponsibilitiesTransform Planner into an AI first tool: integrate AI into Planner to help users get more done.Define Product Strategy: Use customer and market insights to shape product vision, roadmap, and priorities for Path offerings (Planner, Tasks Whiteboard, ToDo, Visio).Lead Cross-Functional Execution: Partner with engineering, design, marketing, and operations to deliver high-quality features and experiences at scale.Drive Innovation: Identify emerging trends and technologies in AI work management to evolve existing products and create new solutions that differentiate Microsoft's offerings.Stakeholder Management: Represent Path in executive reviews, customer engagements, and partner discussions with minimal oversight.Data-Driven Decisions: Establish success metrics, build evals, analyze performance, and iterate based on insights to maximize impact and return on investment (ROI).Culture & Collaboration: Foster inclusivity and collaboration across teams, contributing to a One Microsoft mindset and improving organizational culture.Risk & Change Management: Anticipate challenges, develop mitigation plans, and prepare stakeholders for change during major launches or transitions. | |