Product Designer

Join the Viva Learning design team and help define the future of learning in the age of AI. Viva Learning is a centralized platform that seamlessly integrates learning and skill-building into the daily workflow, allowing employees to discover, share, recommend, and track learning from various content libraries provided by both the organization and external partners. By connecting learning with the flow of work and personalizing the experience, Viva Learning aims to inspire and enable a positive learning culture centered around the employee. This approach helps organizations maximize engagement and return on investment in their existing learning ecosystems, fostering a thriving culture of continuous learning and development.

The Viva Learning design team is at the forefront of innovation, utilizing the latest tools to redefine how learning is integrated into the flow of work. Our team is passionate about the pursuit of craft, creating user-centric designs that support organizations and employees in a cyclical journey of development and upskilling. We believe in the power of collaboration and fostering a culture of empathy and curiosity. We’re looking for a designer who brings strong foundational craft, a curious mindset, and a passion for designing in the era of AI. Our team thrives on ambiguity, exploration, and bold thinking, and we’re looking for someone who’s excited to build what hasn’t been built yet.

As a **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.

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**:

- Curiosity for Emerging Technologies - Stay ahead of trends in AI, machine learning, and frontier technologies. Explore new tools and paradigms, bringing a forward-thinking mindset to design challenges.
- Original Thinking & Innovation - Contribute to ideation and early concepting, designing net-new experiences, systems, and frameworks—not just reusing existing patterns.
- Multidisciplinary Perspective - Bring diverse influences—such as coding, game design, architecture, or fine art—that expand your approach to problem-solving and creativity.
- Growth Mindset & Humility - Embrace feedback, ask questions, and prioritize learning over being right. Approach challenges with curiosity and low ego.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner with designers, product managers, engineers, researchers, content, and executive stakeholders to define, iterate, and deliver impactful features. Coordinate user research and integrate insights into design decisions.
- Compelling Communication & Storytelling - Present design concepts and articulate rationale clearly to cross-functional partners and stakeholders, influencing decisions through strong storytelling.

**Qualifications**:
**Required Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field
- OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).
- 1+ year of Experience in designing and prototyping in Figma.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 1+ year(s) relevant internship/work experience working in product or service design
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 2+ years related work 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 using one or more of the following: Sketch, Protopie, Principl