Senior Product Designer
Microsoft (Eightfold Apply)
- Location
- United States, Washington, Redmond
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- 4d ago
Skills
About this role
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Product Designer to join our Windows and Devices Design Studio, a team at the forefront of shaping the future of computing through emerging technologies and new interaction paradigms on Windows. This role will help define how people engage with next-generation platform capabilities across productivity, gaming, and development scenarios. As a Senior Product Designer, you will have the opportunity to shape experiences that integrate evolving technologies such as AI, adaptive interfaces, agentic workflows, and multimodal interaction into cohesive, human-centered product experiences. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will translate complex technological possibilities into intuitive, accessible, and delightful design solutions. You will collaborate closely with partners across design, engineering, research, and product management to explore new interaction models and bring innovative concepts from early experimentation through to scalable implementation across platform surfaces and applications. 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.
Responsibilities
Design and deliver end-to-end product experiences from concept through implementation across platform features and applications. Explore and prototype new interaction paradigms enabled by emerging technologies such as AI, adaptive interfaces, and intelligent systems. Translate foundational Windows UX principles across multiple audiences, including Developers, Gamers, and Information Workers. Collaborate with product management, engineering, research, and content design to define scalable components, patterns, and experience frameworks. Translate complex technical capabilities into intuitive, accessible, and engaging user experiences. Contribute to design systems, documentation, and experience patterns that enable consistency across evolving product ecosystems. Present design concepts and rationale to stakeholders and leadership to influence product direction and strategy. Mentor peers and contribute to team growth through craft leadership and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Drive experimentation and iterative design practices that enable rapid exploration of new ideas and technologies.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 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 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 equivalent experience. Additional Requirements: Application submissions must include a link to a digital portfolio demonstrating interaction design, visual design, and systems thinking.
Preferred Qualification
Experience designing innovative product experiences within complex technical ecosystems. Ability to synthesize solutions from ambiguous or emerging problem spaces. Experience working across disciplines such as UX, visual design, prototyping, or front-end implementation. Ability to inform design decisions using qualitative and quantitative insights. Effective collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams. Experience with prototyping tools and willingness to explore implementation technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Experience designing multimodal experiences that leverage inputs and outputs such as voice, eye gaze, touch, or other emerging interaction paradigms. Experience designing products that incorporate AI capabilities as a core part of the