Vikram Venkatesh🇮🇳
Leading product Design at Microsoft
About Vikram Venkatesh
Leading product Design at Microsoft
Hi, I am Vik with 17+ years of design experience. At Microsoft, driving strategic design for Viva Engage with a focus on Copilot-powered community experiences. I lead cross-functional efforts to shape product direction and build intuitive, scalable solutions. Previously at Google, I designed end-to-end experiences for cloud security products, simplifying complex workflows and earning praise for usability. Before that, at McKinsey & Company, I led design for chatbot and conversational AI, transforming manual processes into engaging digital interfaces. Passionate about empowering users through thoughtful design and innovation.
Expertise
Sessions with Vikram Venkatesh
- Mentorship Session (30 min): Mentorship session
What mentees say
“Had a really helpful session with Vikram. He was polite, patient, and answered every one of my questions thoroughly, exactly the depth I was looking for.”
“Vikram was extremely thoughtful and practical in his guidance. He went beyond generic advice and gave very clear, experience-backed insights into Microsoft’s hiring process, level calibration, and what actually gets evaluated in portfolios. I especially appreciated how he broke down common rejection scenarios and turned them into concrete next steps.”