Overview
Commercial Engineering & AI (CEAI) partners closely with stakeholders to accelerate the transformation of Microsoft’s commercial business into a frontier organization. We bring together AI‑native engineering, modern platforms, and deep commercial insight to reimagine how work gets done, at scale and with impact. Our mission is to unlock new ways of operating through intelligent systems while creating the conditions for our teams to do the most meaningful work of their careers. If you’re excited to build, experiment, and shape the future of commercial execution with AI at the core, we invite you to apply.
We are looking for a Principal Design Manager to lead a high-performing team shaping the tools that power Microsoft’s commercial business. This is a unique prospect to design experiences used by the people who sell, support, and grow Microsoft’s customer relationships around the world—and to connect directly with those users to understand their needs and see the impact of your work firsthand. In this role, you will create products that matter, move fast,



and make a visible difference at commercial scale.
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Responsibilities
Provide oversight and strategic guidance to a team of product designers, acting as a steward of creative work, and influencing product direction beyond the design organization
Attract, retain, and develop great designers by modelling our culture, defining explicit team objectives, investing in individual growth, and enabling success
Communicate compelling product stories that inspire excitement and secure buy-in from executives and cross-functional stakeholders; coach teams on storytelling and executive maturity
Architect end-to-end design systems and strategies that teams can build upon, driving adoption of company-wide standards for consistency, accessibility, and trust across multiple product areas
Lead the full design lifecycle—from user-insight synthesis and ideation through prototyping, visual design production, and ship-rea

📌 Principal Product Design Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 Microsoft
📍 Hyderabad