Senior Product Designer

at  Microsoft

We’re looking for a talented Senior Product Designer to join us to help define and design compelling experiences that empower teams to achieve more together. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the direction of meetings and events within Microsoft Teams.
Our design team is a highly collaborative group of user researchers, product, visual and content designers. We value creativity, open idea sharing, and having fun while we work. Most of all, we are motivated by our millions of users. We want them to love our products.
We are looking for a well-rounded UX designer that can conceptualize the big picture as well as drive detailed design development for collaboration and communications user experiences. You should have a proven record of innovative thinking, a history of using design to drive new ideas and the ability to help others to make the right design decisions.
Candidates will work with other Designers, Product Manager’s and Engineers to create forward thinking designs that are user scenario driven and meet business goals. At the core of this job candidates will identify user centered design patterns, establish scenarios, place designs into user context and create interactions that align to those requirements. Candidates must be able to articulate their thinking using a variety of mediums from information diagrams, and wireframe flows to detailed prototypes. You will need to show attention to detail and judgement in the work you produce. A thorough understanding of graphic and visual design is advantageous.
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.

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).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency in Figma
• Graphic and visual design experience
• History of impacting shipping products with your work
• Adept at handling complex design problems and with a proven ability to create sophisticated and elegant solutions
• Demonstrated communication and presentation skills to tell your design stories to fellow designers, developers, and product management
• Self-motivated and driven to get the details right
• Ability to multi-task on multiple features
• Aesthetic intuition
  Product Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $108,100 - CAD $199,700 per year.
  Find additional pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
  Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 7, 2024.
  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations

• Lead designers in delivering world-class interaction designs from initial concept through to shipping.
• Create and manage design for multiple feature areas.
• Help solve complex design problems in simple and intuitive ways, blending brand personality, visual, motion, and sound to create delightful experiences.
• Create and assess design solutions based on user research data and user goals.
• 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.
• Interface with design teams across Microsoft to bring unity among our features.
• Advocate for your design solutions by putting them in context of business and user goals.
• Be self-directed and able to self-manage.
• Contribute your skills in information architecture and visual design.
• Embody our Culture and Values