Microsoft

Principal Product Designer

Microsoft • $142K — $274K *
Mountain View, CA 94040In-Person
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field with 5+ years of experience, or a Master's Degree with 4+ years of experience, or equivalent experience in product/service design.
  • Strong visual and interaction design skills, grounded in UX principles.
  • 5+ years of experience in consumer product design, particularly with media/content.
  • Experience with AI and designing AI-powered experiences is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with accessibility and inclusive design practices is advantageous.
  • Excellent communication and storytelling ability to advocate for design decisions.
  • Proficiency in design and prototyping tools, specifically Figma, is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Understand customer behaviors to create high-impact design experiences.
  • Leverage generative AI to innovate features for media engagement.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align user needs with business goals.
  • Present design concepts clearly to stakeholders and partners.
  • Contribute to and evolve the design system for consistency across products.
  • Mentor fellow designers, promoting a creative and innovative environment.
  • Drive the entire design process from concept to implementation.

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule and remote working options.
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentoring.
  • Contributions to design systems for long-term projects.
  • Dynamic and inclusive work culture.
  • Ability to impact media experiences on large platforms.
Full Job Description
Overview

We9re seeking a Senior Product Designer with strong consumer product design, visual design, and storytelling skills to join the Content team. Our mission is to inform, entertain, and inspire, and we9re reimagining how people discover and engage with media across Windows, Edge, and the Copilot app in the age of AI.

As a Senior Product Designer, you9ll work within a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, researchers, and designers to craft thoughtful, high-quality experiences. You9ll contribute to product strategy, drive features end-to-end, and bring a strong point of view to the work while growing your craft in a collaborative, ambitious team environment.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

  • Design Excellence & Craft: Understand the behaviors, motivations, and needs of our customers to design relevant, high-impact experiences. Bring strong visual and interaction design skills to every surface, maintaining a high bar for quality and craftsmanship.


  • AI-Powered Product Design: Design innovative features that leverage generative AI to transform how users discover and engage with media and content. Contribute to defining what AI-native experiences look and feel like at scale.


  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and content strategists to define, iterate, and ship features - ensuring alignment across user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.


  • Compelling Communication & Storytelling: Present design concepts and decisions to cross-functional partners and stakeholders, articulating rationale clearly and confidently. Develop compelling narratives through prototypes, flows, and presentations.


  • Design System Contribution: Use and contribute to our design system to ensure consistency and scalability. Propose new patterns where needed and partner with engineers to implement designs with precision.


  • Mentorship: Foster a culture of creativity and innovation through mentorship and collaboration with other designers.


Qualifications

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor9s 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 Master9s Degree in a related field AND 4+ years experience


  • OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems)


Preferred:

  • 5+ years experience in product or service design, ideally in consumer-facing products


  • Strong visual design skills with a demonstrated sense of interaction design grounded in UX fundamentals


  • Experience designing AI-powered or content/media experiences


  • Familiarity with generative AI and vibe coding, a plus


  • Experience with accessibility and inclusive design


  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to advocate for design decisions to cross-functional partners


  • Experience designing and prototyping in Figma


  • Resume must include a link to design portfolio (and password if applicable)


Product Design IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

About Microsoft

Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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