Kieran Snyder
Kieran Snyder is VP of Product, AI at Microsoft, and serves as a board member at Atlas AI and Kit. She founded Nerd Processor and previously founded Textio, an AI startup in HR tech, where she is no longer involved. Her expertise includes applied AI, product and operational leadership, and workforce transformation.
Textio Lays Off 15 Employees Amid Restructuring to Invest in Sales and Product Marketing Roles
Textio, a Seattle-based augmented writing startup, laid off 15 employees in a restructuring effort to invest in roles supporting its growing Feedback product, following earlier layoffs in 2023 and March 2024. The company, founded in 2014 and known for its AI-driven workplace language tools, is shifting focus toward sales and product marketing to meet increased demand for coaching and performance management support.
Kieran Snyder Finds In-Person Tech Teams Show Higher Engagement and Growth Than Remote Ones in 2024
Kieran Snyder analyzes data comparing remote and in-office work, finding that in-person teams have more constructive disagreement, higher participation especially among women, and better growth signals in startups. Despite the popular benefits of remote work, her data suggests in-person collaboration may yield stronger business outcomes.
Textio Lays Off 14 Employees (16% of Staff) to Shift Focus to Bias-Reduction Product
Textio laid off 14 employees, 16% of its workforce, to restructure and focus on its Textio Lift product, which helps reduce bias in workplace language. The company, which has 71 employees and notable clients, has raised $42.5 million and recently underwent leadership changes.
Organizations
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Microsoft VP of Product, AI 2026–present, VP, AI Transformation 2025–2026, Group Program Manager, Bing 2012–2014, Group Program Manager, Windows UX 2009–2012, Lead Program Manager, Windows International 2004–2009 · current
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Textio Board Member 2025–present, Executive Officer, Director 2017–present, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Emeritus 2024–2025, Co-Founder and CEO 2014–2024 · current
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Nerd Processor Founder 2024–present · current
Education
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University of Pennsylvania Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Linguistics and Cognitive Science
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University of Pennsylvania Bachelor's degree, Linguistics and math
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