Principal Design & Research Head at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product Research, Design Research, User Experience Design, Mentorship, Agile Methodologies, Stakeholder Management, Ethnography, Usability Studies, Wireframing, Prototyping, Visual Design, Competitive Analysis, User Journey Mapping, Surveys, Field Studies, Concept Validation

Industry

Software Development

Description

Lead a team of researchers and designers who conduct diverse product research and design activities, spanning generative to evaluative research, and end-to-end design processes. Foster and facilitate agile research and design practices and methodologies. Work closely with key stakeholders across Engineering, Design, and Business Partners to establish trust and alignment for maximum research and design influence. Partner with other Research and Design Leads to enhance the team's ability to plan, execute, analyze, synthesize insights, and deliver high-quality design solutions. Understand the competitive landscape and innovations in both research and design. Provide mentorship and career growth to a diverse set of multi-disciplinary user researchers and designers. Foster a diverse and inclusive team environment that empowers team members to do their best work. Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. 4+ years people management experience. 10+ years in user experience research, design research, product research, user experience design, or equivalent. 3+ years managing and leading people in research and/or design roles. Well-established portfolio of research and design techniques, including ethnography, field studies, interviews, usability studies, concept validation, user journey mapping, surveys, scorecards, competitive analysis, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design. Deep knowledge of designing experiences across endpoints and informing the development of V1 platforms and products. Influential leader who can develop key partnerships with stakeholders and deliver a strategic research and design roadmap across multiple business areas. Proven track record of translating insights into product and design strategy, and the ability to define success outcomes for those experiences which are tracked and measured by research and design metrics. Master's degree in HCI, ethnography, cognitive or experimental psychology, sociology, business planning, design, or a BA/BS in one of the above fields with significant academic or industry experience.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of researchers and designers in diverse product research and design activities. Collaborate with stakeholders to establish trust and alignment for maximum influence in research and design.