Seema Bansal

Sr Product Manager

Microsoft

Seema Bansal is a seasoned Product Manager at Microsoft with over six years of experience building products that merge artistic creativity with engineering precision. She currently leads product management for Copilot, shaping the experience of creating and managing AI agents. Previously, she drove product strategy for Microsoft Teams, enhancing chat and collaboration experiences across platforms, and worked on Azure security products. With a background in Computer Science, UX research, and advanced product management training from Carnegie Mellon and Harvard, Seema blends technical depth with strategic insight. Beyond her role, she mentors aspiring PMs, advises for the Harvard Business Review Council, speaks at global conferences, and serves as a judge for innovation competitions like CES Awards and Microsoft Imagine Cup.

Sessions

Jun 23

9:15 AM - 9:35 AM GMT+2

Blue Stage

AI for Quant Research

Leadership

Product Development

Research Automation

Building Products for Modern Times

Product Managers often set processes for user-loved products, but org changes & market shifts pull teams apart. Seema Bansal (Microsoft PM) faced this building Teams features for 300M users across platforms in 181 countries/19 langs. Learn her scalable strategies: ship in half the time w/ limited headcount via group intelligence, empathy, quick decisions—focusing user delight & culture.
Key Takeaways:
1. Navigate user expectation shifts like Teams’ 35M to 300M growth in COVID
2. Boost team AI skills, integrate LLMs into Teams in 2 months with security intact
3. Overcome change anxiety, set teams for high-velocity delivery amid org changes and market shifts

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