Ester Marie Bergen

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DISC Type : D

Senior Product Manager, Office Platform Extensibility at Microsoft

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Ester is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft on the Office Platform Extensibility team, focused on launching new products. She holds an MBA from the University of Virginias Darden School and has a background in engineering, with previous experience at Booz Allen and Goldman Sachs.

Outside of work, she is passionate about using technology to connect people and supports STEAM education initiatives. Colleagues describe her as an empathetic, brilliant, and dedicated mentor who excels at solving complex problems while lifting others up and fostering their confidence.

During a Microsoft Hackathon, she helped create a prototype app specifically designed to reduce the mental load for mothers.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Impact-Driven

Decisive

They are not always relationship oriented.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Office Platform Extensibility
Her current team focuses on integrating partner services directly into applications like Excel and PowerPoint to create new user experiences and functionality.
Human-centric Technology
She is passionate about creating new experiences to connect people and technology, aiming to create an "enhanced existence" through devices and data.
Mixed & Augmented Reality
A former Senior Program Manager in Mixed Reality at Microsoft, she maintains a strong interest in AR, MR, and IoT technologies.

Media Appearances

Ester Bergen – Microsoft 365 Developer Blog. Featured in Microsoft 365 Developer Blog

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Work History

7-2023
Senior Product Manager, Office Platform Extensibility at Microsoft
9-2019 - 7-2023
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Teams at Microsoft
3-2019 - 9-2019
Senior Program Manager, Mixed Reality at Microsoft
8-2015 - 5-2017
MBA Candidate at University of Virginia Darden School of Business
5-2016 - 8-2016
Product Marketing Manager MBA Intern, Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft

Education

2015 - 2017
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from University of Virginia Darden School of Business
2004 - 2008
BS from Carnegie Mellon University

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Insights For Selling To Ester Marie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ester Marie is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ester Marie

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ester Marie move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Ester Marie take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Ester Marie

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