Principal Product Manager - Microsoft Planner

We 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.

• Transform 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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years collaborating with end users, research and design to craft world-class user experiences.
• 2+ years working with AI and related technologies and processes.

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

• Experience in work management, productivity, or collaboration tools.
• Track record of driving cultural improvements and inclusive practices.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and influence without authority.
• Analytical skills and experience using data and research to inform decisions.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and make high-impact decisions under pressure.
• Effective communication and executive presence.

Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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.