Palle Petersen
Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolPalle Petersen is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft with over 8 years in global readiness and more than two decades driving localization, terminology, and cultural-compliance programs across 108 languages. He leads policy, standards, and guidance that help product, engineering, and marketing teams design experiences that are legally compliant and culturally respectful worldwide. His work spans international legal localization, geopolitical content guidance, and incident management, and he is the longtime site owner of the Microsoft Language Portal and Writing Style Guide. Known for turning complex international requirements into practical tooling and processes, he blends program leadership with hands-on product ownership and vendor management. Based in Seattle, he pairs an MA in International Business Communication with certificates in technology and human-centered design to ensure global products feel native, not translated.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate in User Centered Design, Human Centered Design and Engineering, Certificate in User Centered Design, Human Centered Design and Engineering at University of WashingtonMaster of Arts - MA, International Business Communication, Master of Arts - MA, International Business Communication at Aarhus UniversityCertificate, Technology Management and Innovation, Certificate, Technology Management and Innovation at University College Dublin
Danish, English, German, Italian
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Github Skills (1)
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Github contributions (2)
MicrosoftDocs/globalization
Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributions:17 commits, 4 PRs, 17 pushes in 1 month
MicrosoftDocs/microsoft-style-guide
Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
Public contribution for Microsoft Style Guide
Contributions:4 commits, 1 comment in 3 months
style-guidepower-platformmicrosoft
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