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. Required Qualifications: * Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years of experience working in product or service design * OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 5+ years of experience working in product or service design * OR equivalent experience (e.g., experience using design thinking to solve problems). Other Requirements: Please include URLs for an online portfolio demonstrating your design process, UX flows, interaction patterns and visual design skills in addition to resume. Submissions without a portfolio included will not be considered. Preferred Qualifications: * Portfolio demonstrating well thought through and polished end-to-end customer journeys. * Solid interpersonal skills. * Awareness of trends in mobile, communications, and collaboration. * Ability to create highly polished design prototypes, mockups, and other communication artifacts. * Ability to scope and estimate efforts accurately and prioritize tasks and goals independently. * History of impacting shipping products with your work. * Proficiency in a variety of design tools, such as Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sketch. * Designing user experiences for enterprise software, services, and data analytics. * Creating and applying established design principles and interaction patterns. * Aligning or influencing design thinking with teams working in other geographies. Product Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 31, 2024. Microsoft 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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 Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. * 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. * Advocate for your design solutions by putting them in context of business and user goals. * Have the ability to travel for work occasionally.