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Microsoft’s Office and LinkedIn chief now runs Teams in latest reshuffle

Microsoft just buried Teams under a new org chart. Here's why that matters for enterprise AI.

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Why it matters

Microsoft's reshuffle consolidates Office, LinkedIn, and Teams under Roslansky as Rajesh Jha retires after 35 years. The move signals a strategic pivot on how Microsoft is organizing AI-native productivity tools—but the real question is whether Teams (and Copilot integration) gets the focus it needs under a LinkedIn-first leader.

The key facts

9 to know
  1. Ryan Roslansky (LinkedIn CEO) expands to lead new Work Experiences Group

  2. Microsoft Teams reporting structure moves under Roslansky

  3. Rajesh Jha (EVP, Experiences & Devices) retiring after 35+ years at Microsoft

  4. Jha previously oversaw Windows, Office, Copilot, Microsoft 365

  5. Reshuffle triggered by Jha's retirement

  6. Teams organization moving under Roslansky's purview

  7. Rajesh Jha retiring after 35+ years at Microsoft

  8. Org change consolidates Copilot, Teams, Office under single leader

  9. Broader reshuffle triggered by Jha's departure from Experiences & Devices Group

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Publisher excerpt: Microsoft's LinkedIn CEO, Ryan Roslansky, took on an expanded role at the company as head of Office last year, and he's now getting more responsibilities as part of the latest leadership reshuffle inside Microsoft. Sources tell me that the Microsoft Teams organization is moving to report to…
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