About
Hello! I’m Supriya Monica D’Costa
I’m a Product Designer with 5+ years of experience designing complex digital products at scale.
I currently work within Microsoft’s Security organization, where I design enterprise compliance experiences across Microsoft Purview.
My approach combines interaction design, product thinking, visual design, prototyping, and systems thinking. I enjoy working closely with product managers, engineers and researchers to understand the problem, challenge assumptions, explore possibilities, and bring clarity to complex decisions.
As I’ve grown as a designer, I’ve increasingly taken ownership of ambiguous problems, driven design direction, aligned cross-functional teams, and advocated for experiences that balance user needs with business and technical constraints.
Hello! I’m Supriya Monica D’Costa
I am an avid traveller and made the most of the work-from-home era by becoming a digital nomad, travelling across India for the past three years. I’m now back in Bangalore full time. How does it feel you may ask? Well, I miss travel but it’s great to own a cupboard and not live out of suitcases (yes plural).
I was one of the Culture Champions and the Give Champ for my team at Microsoft, where I loved organising team-bonding activities, outings, and generally finding excuses for everyone to have some fun together.
I am a serial hobbyist. Right now I’m learning to play the flute. My portfolio of hobbies includes collecting rare plants, being outdoorsy, knitting and crocheting and to my great delight, I’m back into reading books!
Before pivoting to tech, I spent five years as a Fashion Designer, working across R&D embroidery for luxury fashion houses, an export house, entrepreneurship, and teaching as a part-time Assistant Professor.
...and no I’m not from Goa (unfortunately), I grew up in Kalimpong.
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WORK WITH ME
“Supriya thinks beyond individual features and designs for scale. Her work on reusable capabilities demonstrates her ability to recognise broader opportunities, establish flexible foundations, and create solutions that can deliver value across multiple experiences.”
“She listens thoughtfully, brings diverse perspectives together, and helps teams turn ambiguity into tangible ideas.”
“She has become more confident in her voice, more proactive in shaping direction, and more effective at navigating ambiguity.”
“She brings a rare combination of curiosity, initiative, and care to her work, always looking for ways to make both the product and the team better.”
“She brings a thoughtful balance of user needs, product goals, and practical execution.”
TEAM CULTURE
I was a part of the culture team, and planned and hosted many team bonding activities, both virtually and in-person.
Hosting virtual team-bonding activities
Our shared board from a virtual team-bonding session
UX Recognition Award for my work as part of the Culture team
A team that has fun together solves complicated problems well together
Team dinner
Team outing
Team bonding
GIVE CAMPAIGN
My favourite part of working at Microsoft, outside the actual work, is being part of the Give campaign. I hosted many volunteering activities and raised funds for the doggos at PAWS, Chennai and Semschan, Leh.
Got some dogs at PAWS, Chennai virtually adopted
Combining my love for animals and crocheting to donate these sweaters that I made for the dogs at Semschan, Leh.
TRAVELS
Some of my favourite places I’ve travelled to over the years.
Meghalaya
Ladakh
Iceland