Microsoft Teams is the fastest-growing business app in Microsoft history. We are looking for a talented S enior Product D esigner to join us to help define and design compelling AI experiences that empower teams to achieve more together.
Ourdesignteamis focusedon delivering new innovations across next-genmessaging features,core framework,and collaboration experiences. We value creativity, sharingideas openly, and having fun while we work. Most of all, we are motivated by the peoplewe want to love our products.
At the core of this job , you will b e a key driver for creating coherent and predictable AI experiences across Microsoft Teams features and suite of apps (Microsoft M365 Copilot) . A s a Senior Product Designer focusing on d esign s ystems, you will have close-knit collaboration with designers and developers across many teams in Microsoft , both in building a n AI design system and maintaining it . You will deliver components and critical design system infrastructure underpinning the product and broader Fluent design system.
You will produce documentation and guidelines for design and engineering, ensuring AI features are built following best practices and grounded in design principles . Setting up a framework and library of patterns and components that designer s can easily follow as they work on their AI features . This will span across multiple platforms, including web, desktop and mobile (MacOS/Windows/iOS/Android).
Inclusivity is at the heart of everything we build, and detailed accessibility specs and a11y guidance for how to build inclusive AI experiences for Teams is fundamental to the design system .
You will advocate for the design system by working closely with other designers and stakeholders to demonstrate its value and the advantage of using it. Through producing hands-on demos, videos and presentations as well as working 1:1, you will guide designers on how to adopt new controls into features. Set up office hours or consultation meetings to support designers with their questions as it relates to AI frameworks and the design system.
You will partner with PM on strategic planning for future AI initiatives and be the key driver for framework specific AI features , setting clear goals and milestones . You will also have times where tactical, pragmatic design solutions are needed , partnering with PM and engineering to make fast updates in code and back into our docs and libraries.
You will apply attention to detail and passion in the work you produce.You will work closely with engineers to deliver features at a high-quality pixel perfect level. You will articulate your thinking using a variety of mediums from detailed design specifications to wireframes and functional prototypes. Experience working with design tokens and graphic/visual design is advantageous .
- Microsoft Design on Instagram
- Teams Design on YouTube
- Microsoft 365 Copilot | Your Copilot for work
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial design , Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 5+ years’ experience working in product or service design
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- OR master’s degree in industrial design , Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years’ experience working in product or service design
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- OR equivalent experience (e.g., experience using design thinking to solve problems).
Preferred Qualifications
- Product and interaction design experience.
- Diverse portfolio demonstrating your experience creating user-centered design solutions.
- Experience working with users, running studies, or collaborating with researchers.
- Proficiency in Figma.
- History of collaborating with engineers to implement and test solutions.
- Communication and negotiation skills.
- Experience designing cross- platform experiences.
- Graphic/visual design experience a plus.
- Experience designing AI features and products a plus.
- Experience in prototyping. HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) , J avascript or React a bonus.
- Passionate about frameworks and design systems with experience in developing patterns and components for applications and/or OS level experience .
- Experience in producing end-to-end product specifications that provide detailed guidance for product interaction, including accessibility.
- Experience in highly collaborative environments solving large scale problems at an organizational scale.
Product Design IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 – $218,400 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 $145,800 – $238,600 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 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.
Responsibilities:
- Produce highly detailed design specifications to help everyone understand how a component should be built and function. Including accessibility, interaction, visual guidelines.
- Setting up an overarching framework for how to build inclusive, coherent AI experiences across a range of features for the Microsoft suite for products
- Influence changes and improvements to the broader Fluent AI design system and articulate the rationale clearly through user and product insights, reuse or extension of existing patterns or frameworks where possible, as well as finding opportunities to align closely with other product groups
- Work closely and constructively with product management, visual and interaction designers, content designers , engineers , and user researchers to create and deliver world class components, patterns , and design documentation.
- Advocate for your design solutions by putting them in context of business and user goals.
- Deliver world-class interaction and visual designs from initial concept through to shipping.
- Solve complex design problems in simple and intuitive ways, that blend brand personality, visual, motion and sound to create delightful experiences