Nora Esmat

Background

About Nora Esmat

I’m an experienced, impact-focused Technical Program Manager and Product Manager with 14+ years driving initiatives across AI, cloud, and gaming. My background spans Responsible AI, Digital Trust & Safety, and large-scale program delivery, where I help organizations transform complex requirements into practical tools, strategies, and products. I specialize in: Product ownership & roadmaps: defining backlogs, prioritizing features, and guiding products from concept to launch. Responsible AI & compliance integration: embedding governance and risk mitigation into AI systems at scale. Cross-functional delivery: aligning engineering, product, legal, and vendor partners to ship secure, trustworthy, customer-centric solutions. Most recently, I’ve led Responsible AI compliance across Microsoft Gaming, partnering with the Office of Responsible AI and Xbox Game Studios to evaluate 40+ AI/ML systems, integrate developer productivity tools, and deliver guidance and dashboards. At my best, I’m connecting dots across teams, simplifying the complex, and moving big ideas forward with clarity and purpose, whether that’s launching AI-powered platforms, scaling safety systems for 200M+ users, or driving enterprise adoption of new tools.