Planning Program Lead, Edge

Microsoft AI Experiences (AIX) builds the end-user AI experience portfolio at Microsoft, spanning Copilot, Search, Browser, Content, Commerce, and Monetization. Browser is the Microsoft Edge organization: roughly 380 engineers, product managers, and designers working across Core, Web Platform, Growth, Security, and Mobile, with a fundamentals-first focus on browser quality, web platform, and security alongside targeted investment in growth, mobile, and agentic capabilities.   Edge runs on two clocks. Planning follows the 12-week Cycle that AI Experiences plans on, with each Cycle broken into meetups, milestones, and sprints, and with workstreams, feature crews, missions, and milestones tracked in Atlas and Azure DevOps. Shipping follows the Chromium release train, with a stable release roughly every four weeks across the Canary, Dev, Beta, and Stable channels. Those two cadences do not line up on their own. Keeping them coherent, and keeping leadership's view of both accurate, takes someone who lives in the details: the deliverables, the meetings, the data, and the follow-ups.   We are looking for a Planning Program Lead to be that person for Edge, based in Redmond, WA or (preferred) Mountain View, CA. You will maintain the deliverables that keep the planning program moving, serve as the day-to-day liaison between engineering DRIs and the leadership team, and make sure our planning systems of record reflect reality. You will set and run the workstream reviews and previews, own the follow-ups that come out of them, and keep teams accountable for the inputs each cycle depends on, from mission sheets to staffing. You will also define how Edge runs feature demos, release readiness reviews, and executive status meetings, and maintain the release calendars and milestone schedules that everything else keys off.     This role is equal parts operator, analyst, and change agent. You will make the cadence run, and you will bring a critical eye to the resourcing itself, using a working understanding of org and team design to tell whether teams are staffed and structured to succeed, not just whether the fields are filled in. You will own the program management process documentation, templates, and tooling that Edge relies on, and drive adoption through communication, training, and engagement rather than mandate. When something is not working, you are the person who spots it, troubleshoots it, and drives the process improvement so it works better next Cycle. If you are organized, data-minded, comfortable holding senior people to commitments, fluent in applying AI to your own work, and energized by making a complex program run smoothly, this role is for you.     At Microsoft, our mission (to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more) guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress with our people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.

Maintain the planning program and its deliverables   Own the recurring deliverables that keep the Edge planning program on track across the 12-week Cycle, from planning artifacts and trackers to status rollups for leadership.   Serve as the primary liaison between engineering DRIs and the Edge leadership team, translating leadership priorities into clear asks for teams and bringing team realities and risks back up to leaders.   Keep the Edge planning calendar and Cycle checkpoints coordinated with the AIX Program Management Office so meetups, reviews, replanning, and end-of-cycle activities land on time.   Maintain accurate feature release calendars and milestone schedules across tools, documentation, and communications, keeping the 12-week Cycle and the Chromium release train in sync.     Own reviews, previews, and release rhythm