Principal Applied Science Manager - Excel Team

Microsoft Excel is seeking a Principal Applied Science Manager to lead the science organization advancing agentic AI experiences in Excel.

This leader will shape the scientific direction, evaluation strategy, and release readiness of AI agents that help millions of people complete complex spreadsheet tasks from data analysis to model building.

The role combines people leadership with deep technical ownership and direct product impact.

You will translate frontier AI research into reliable product capabilities, lead frontier model and agent evaluation, and implement evidence-based improvements across quality, latency, reliability, safety, and cost.

You will partner closely with engineering, product, design, centralized evaluation teams, other Microsoft AI organizations, and foundation-model providers.

In the first year, you will establish a clear Excel Agent science strategy, strengthen model and release-readiness decisions, improve the representativeness and reliability of evaluation systems, accelerate the conversion of research into shipped customer value, and build a resilient organization with clear ownership across critical research and quality workstreams.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

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