Senior Product Designer

The Collaborative Apps and Platforms Ecosystem CAPE team empowers Microsoft partners and customers with the tools guidance and support needed to build impactful Microsoft 365 M365 applications and services solutions which underpin business processes and productivity scenarios across our diverse ecosystem of organizations and businesses As part of the CAPE team you ll collaborate with partners across Teams Copilot Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook and other M365 verticals and leverage the latest M365 platforms and frameworks including the Fluent design system to deliver transformational user-centric solutions Your deep customer knowledge and insights will help to guide features and enhancements that improve our products and drives user value As a Senior Product Designer you will define specific product needs based on user insights to ideate and define solutions that meet user needs You will create and develop design concepts and specifications that optimize the emotional and functional experience of a product You will focus on end-to-end user experiences empathizing and balancing experiences with business and technical tradeoffs This opportunity will allow you accelerate your career growth deepen your user-centered design design leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills You will produce visual designs from concept through delivery and sustainment support interaction designs for software-based experiences and partner with internal development teams marketing and design groups to research and analyze customer feedback for incorporation into product enhancements new product designs and overall design language and strategy Microsofts 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 Design Excellence Understand the behaviors motivations and needs of our customers to develop and deliver relevant and impactful experiences In-depth understanding of Design Systems and how to deliver impactful experiences within those constraints Cross-Functional Collaboration You will interact with creative team members product managers engineers and executive stakeholders to define iterate and implement new and existing product features ensuring alignment with business technical and user requirements You will work with user researchers to coordinate testing efforts interpret test results and incorporate results into design efforts Participate in and contribute to foundational research Compelling Communication Storytelling Present design concepts and decisions to cross functional partners and stakeholders articulating design rationale clearly and effectively Mentorship Foster a culture of creativity and innovation through mentorship and collaboration with other designers A portfolio review presentation is expected as part of the interview process for this role Your presentation should showcase your work experience and demonstrate your design and storytelling skills along with your authentic interest for the space through compelling communication Qualifications Required Qualifications Bachelor s Degree in Industrial Design Product Design Human Computer Interaction User Experience Interaction Design or related field AND 5 years experience working in product or service design OR Master s Degree in Industrial Design Product Design Human Computer Interaction User Experience Interaction Design or related field AND 4 years experience working in product or service design OR equivalent experience e g demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems Experience designing and prototyping in Figma Preferred Qualifications Bachelor s Degree in Industrial Design Product Design Human Computer Interaction User Experience Interaction Design or related field AND 8 years experience working in product or service design OR Master s Degree in Industrial Design Product Design Human Computer Interaction User Experience Interaction Design or related field AND 6 years experience working in product or service design OR equivalent experience e g demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems 4 years experience shipping products services or games and or delivering to customers as a result of an end-to-end design process Extensive experience in accessibility and inclusive design Experience that demonstrates proven ability to advocate for design thinking effectively influence design outcomes discover problems and tackle them in fast-paced environments Resume must include a link to design portfolioMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex including pregnancy sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances If you need assistance and or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process please send a request via the DPG m365 copilot fluent