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Senior Design Manager, Business Applications

Microsoft’s Business Applications & Platforms Studio is looking for a Senior Design Manager to amplify our innovation in Supply Chain Management.

Would you like to plan, lead, and help drive the direction of future user experiences for people at work in 240+ countries? Would you like to be in an open, collaborative, diverse and inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic selves? In this role, you will be asked to manager designers working in Bangalore, India.

The company and team

At Microsoft, we have a clear mission and bold ambitions: empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more through our technology and innovation. To make that a reality, our Business Applications & Platforms Studio is crafting solutions that help customers transform their businesses.

Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management is one of the broadest portfolios of cloud-based applications and solutions that spans the breadth of how the world plans, designs, produces, fulfills, ships and services products and we are re-imagining supply chain operations with AI.

We believe technology can help companies become more resilient and sustainable while supporting teams to work more collaboratively, helping companies optimize the delivery of goods, services, and information from supplier to customer for a more efficient and sustainable future.

The role

You’re a UX leader and tenured designer who loves to learn, solve challenges, dream up, and implement breakthrough ideas. You’re a tireless advocate for the customer—enthusiastic about building and iterating on designs to discover what works best and applying your knowledge to create incredible software products. You're passionate about your interests, and you want to work on projects that will change the world for the better.

You understand how to bring a team together to solve difficult product and customer problems, fixing what's not quite right and smoothing the customer’s journey through the product. You to find ways to reduce the number of screens, remove the extraneous, drive users to the next screen or next step, and shorten the path to “Wow!”

You're fluent at communicating with product managers and developers as well as influencing your team and studio to simplify, integrate, and co-create successful customer experiences that work together. And you’re comfortable influencing others around how we all want the same thing, what that thing is, and why you think the team has landed a solution that will help make Dynamics 365 Finance an excellent and easy experience that customers will love.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of talented designers, fostering a collaborative and innovative design culture.

• Drive the vision for a part of Microsoft’s offering in Supply Chain Management, ensuring alignment with Microsoft’s strategic goals

• Champion user-centered design principles, conducting user research to gain insights and validate design decisions.

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to create intuitive user experiences.

• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to align design strategies with overall product goals.

• Actively participate in agile development processes, providing design leadership throughout the product lifecycle.

• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the design team.

• Contribute to a welcoming and safe working space, fostering a diverse and inclusive team environment.

• Embody our Culture  (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's ormaster’s degree in Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, or a related field.

• 7+ years of industry experience in UX design for productsand/or services.

• People Management experience

• Fluent in English both spoken and written, and able to present your work to peers and leaders across disciplines.

Advantages:

• Experience designing end-to-end enterprise-scale cloud software or services.

• Ability to deliver success despite moments of ambiguity, helping drive clarity amongst the team.

• Strong understanding of human-centered design principles and the ability to incorporate it into every stage of the design process.

• Experience with inclusive design principles.

Location

This role is at the Microsoft campus in Bangalore, Karnataka, India and has the flexibility to work from home up to 50% of the time.

Apply

Does this sound like you? If so, we invite you to apply! We can't wait to hear from you, and we're eager to see the wonderful things we'll create together. We will review applicants on an ongoing basis until we find the right candidates. If you have questions before applying, then reach out to Morten Holm-Petersen (mortenh@microsoft.com) .

A portfolio review presentation is required. Your presentation should cover design solution(s), your creative leadership, and the application of a user-centered design process; as well as showcase your skills as a storyteller. (Please indicate your specific roles and contributions for each project submitted as part of the portfolio).

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