Microsoft

Principal Product Designer

Microsoft • $142K — $274K *
Redmond, WA 98052In-Person
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's or Bachelor's Degree in a design-related field with 6-12 years of experience in product or service design.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing consumer product designs from vision to launch.
  • Proven experience in setting bold design visions and advocating for innovative design thinking.
  • Familiarity with AI, especially in prompting LLMs and integrating generative AI into products.
  • Highly skilled in design craft, with the ability to translate vision into polished prototypes.
  • Experience in managing multiple priorities in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

  • Ship AI-powered consumer experiences that emphasize quality and societal impact.
  • Incorporate new AI innovations into product design practices.
  • Own user experience outcomes and define product requirements based on user needs.
  • Collaborate across teams to manage product development and enhance user experience.
  • Effectively communicate and manage dependencies across cross-functional teams.
  • Overcome obstacles to ensure timely delivery of user-centric design work.
  • Establish performance metrics and oversee experiments to evaluate product effectiveness.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a fast-paced, innovative environment.
  • Leverage cutting-edge AI tooling and methodologies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, fostering a diverse and inclusive culture.
  • Access to ongoing professional growth and knowledge sharing.
  • Flexibility in adapting to new processes and technologies.
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking a Principal Product Designer with solid consumer product design, visual design, and storytelling skills to join the Publisher Monetization team within MAI. We are reimagining how publishers and merchants thrive and monetize across human and agent-driven ecosystems.

As a Principal Product Designer you will bring the technical skills, leadership and passion that will help us to build the next wave of monetization-centered capabilities for publishers and merchants. You can drive the end-to-end process of setting a design vision and delivering the work necessary for innovative zero-to-one products. You have an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness, in addition to being a highly effective communicator. You are flexible and adaptable, with the ability to move quickly to new methodologies, processes, technologies, and products. The right candidate takes the initiative and enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment. This is a player/coach role; while you will set vision and direction, you are also a maker who can craft high quality design at all stages of the design process. You are actively using AI tooling (e.g. vibe coding) and are excited about leading through the evolution of our design as a discipline.

Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Responsibilities
  • Ship world-class AI-powered experiences that delight consumers with an emphasis on craft, quality, trust, and positive user and societal impact.
  • Stay aware of new technological innovations within AI and bring these new innovations into our products and team's design practices.
  • Own the user experience for a product area/domain and be responsible for understanding user needs and behaviors to ensure we have defined the right product requirements and are building the
  • Collaborate with other product leaders to manage the end-to-end product development process and maintain accountability for user experience quality.
  • Exhibit cross-functional communication and dependency management, scoping and scheduling.
  • Find your own path to get things done despite roadblocks; ensure your work gets into the hands of users quickly and plan for continued iteration.
  • Continually raise the bar for excellence and product quality; drive accountability for these standards.
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.
  • Partner with product teams to define goals and performance indicators - both business and customer success metrics. Set up and oversee experiments and evaluate effectiveness with data and research.
  • Collaborate effectively and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, sales, and other designers.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in product or service design
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 8+ 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:
  • Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 8+ years experience working in product or service design
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 12+ 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).
  • A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate experience designing world class consumer products from vision through launch. (please include password if applicable)
  • Proven track record of setting design vision for innovative products that require bold thinking and risk taking.
  • Experience prompting LLMs, working with generative AI, and understanding how to meaningfully integrate AI into products to help customers accomplish their goals.
  • Demonstrate high craft in design work; must value craft and translate vision into well-polished design prototypes.
  • Ability to break large bodies of work into a phased execution plan, and lead a cross-functional team from idea to polished implementation.
  • Experience that demonstrates proven ability to advocate for design thinking, effectively influence design outcomes, discover problems and address them in a fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
  • Experience identifying research needs, and then diving into the results, leveraging both qualitative and quantitative signals for design direction and refinement.
  • Ability to own your work in a start-up like environment. This includes managing multiple priorities and adapting to ever-changing requirements and deadlines.
  • Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment, fostering knowledge sharing and growth within the team.
  • Experience with designing in code (vibe coding) to deliver prototypes quickly, exploring underlying technologies to drive innovation within products.


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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.

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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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