Senior Product Designer

The Microsoft IDEAS Team 

Our company's mission is to empower people and organizations to achieve more, and Microsoft 365 is at the heart of this effort. The IDEAS team is dedicated to fostering a culture informed by data and inspiring the entire Experiences + Devices group at Microsoft to make better decisions through the use of data. We see this as a tremendous opportunity to provide valuable information to the organization, improving efficiency and empowerment, and helping Microsoft deliver the best possible experiences to our customers. 

The IDEAS team at Microsoft is passionate about using cutting-edge design and advanced technologies such as Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Models (LLM), Machine Learning (ML), and cloud technologies to create innovative user experiences. We enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams of passionate individuals to pioneer new ways of collecting and showcasing key customer data. We believe that Microsoft has untapped potential to be more data-informed in its decision-making and are dedicated to contributing to an effort that is critical to the future success of Microsoft 365 and the Experiences + Devices group. If you share our passion and vision, the IDEAS team may be the perfect place for you to grow your career as a designer. 

 
We value individuals who embrace continuous learning, celebrate mistakes as opportunities for growth, and strive for constant improvement. We firmly believe that a diverse range of experiences and backgrounds, combined with an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe to share their insights in a data-driven, objective, and supportive manner, is the key to creating the best possible workplace. And the best workplace leads to the best products and services. 

The Role  

The IDEAS team is seeking a Senior Product Designer who can inspire, define, articulate, and deliver l solutions. You will be responsible for gaining a deep understanding of your stakeholders needs and desires, then using these insights to create an experience design strategy and final deliverables. Able to communicate your ideas using a variety of methods, from storytelling to sketches to fully rendered designs. You will work closely with Product Management and Engineers, as well as other design teams, Copilot teams, and app partners, to meticulously bring ideas to life. 

You demonstrate senior design thinking and love to work across complex and challenging spaces. Being hands on, you support and design breakthrough experiences that impact how Microsoft builds our products and services. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Deliver world-class interaction designs from initial concept through finished product.   
• Create and assess design solutions based on user research input, user goals, and business requirements.   
• Solve complex design problems in simple and intuitive ways that blend together brand personality, visuals, motion, and sound to create delightful experiences.  
• Produce design visualizations to help everyone understand what the best experience should be: storyboards, flows, wireframes, prototypes, and vision pieces.   
• Work closely and constructively with product management, visual and interaction designers, editors, engineers, and user researchers to iterate and deliver flawlessly.   
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