Summary
Sharon Xu is a Product Manager II at Microsoft with a decade of experience blending engineering discipline and business strategy to build data science, AI/ML, and GenAI developer tooling. With dual degrees in Mechatronic Systems Engineering and Honours Business Administration from Western/Ivey, she uniquely bridges technical complexity and commercial decision-making. Her path from applied innovation and research roles through FX trading and treasury services into product management gives her a pragmatic, cross-functional perspective on risk, scalability, and user needs. At Microsoft she progressed from Product Manager focused on AI/ML tooling to her current role, driving developer-focused experiences that accelerate model-driven workflows. Colleagues rely on her ability to translate research-grade capabilities into production-ready product features, and she often leverages quantitative insight from her finance and engineering background to prioritize high-impact roadmap choices. Based in Seattle, she combines curiosity about emerging AI tech with an operational mindset for shipping reliable developer products.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honours Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honours Business Administration at Ivey Business School at Western University
Bachelor of Engineering Science (B.E.Sc.), Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Science (B.E.Sc.), Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Western University
English, Chinese, Chinese