Microsoft Sustainability Manager (MSM)

MICROSOFT | 2021-2023

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Microsoft Sustainability Manager is an extensible solution that unifies data intelligence to help organizations record, report, and reduce emissions, water, and waste. It automates manual processes, integrates with business systems, and leverages Azure and Power Platform to break down data silos and enable customizable sustainability solutions.

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Project Overview

  • Title: Microsoft Sustainability Manager

  • My Role: UX (Design & Research) Lead

  • Team: Product Manager, Engineering Team, Research Team, Content Designer

  • Duration: 2 years

Impact

Adoption Experience

Led adoption and onboarding design for Microsoft Sustainability Manager’s June 2022 launch, enabling customers to cut emissions by 15%, save 20% on energy costs, and reduce reporting time by 20%

Artificial Intelligence Experience

Led the design of AI-driven experiences in MSM—streamlining data ingestion with OCR, enabling smarter decision-making with Intelligent Insights, and collaborating closely with data scientists to shape models and deliver customer value

Data Approval Management Experience

Owned the design of MSM’s Data Approval Management experience, enabling users to stage and approve data before it impacts reporting while streamlining development through out-of-the-box components for a successful Public Preview launch

Microsoft 365 Emissions API Experience

Designed and launched the Microsoft 365 Emissions API experience, enabling customers to seamlessly export and connect emissions data for deeper analysis and integration into their sustainability reporting systems

Reporting & Analytics Experience

Designed and delivered MSM’s Reporting & Analytics experiences—streamlining report preparation, improving data clarity and control, and future-proofing workflows to support evolving sustainability standards like Water, Waste, and CSRD