Microsoft
Senior UX Designer
Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, United States, 98052
Microsoft Cloud for Industry (MCI) is an exciting organization driving innovation and leadership across multiple industries including energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and sustainability. MCI delivers an industry ecosystem anchored across the Microsoft Cloud.We're seeking a Senior UX designer who loves to learn, solve challenges, and dream up breakthrough ideas. You've worked on similar projects already, and you're looking for a new adventure. You’re a tireless advocate for the customer, enthusiastic about building and iterating on designs to discover what works best and applying your knowledge to create incredible software products. You're passionate about your interests, and you want to work on projects that will change the world for the better.You understand how to bring a team together to solve difficult product and customer problems, fixing what's not quite right and smoothing the customer’s journey through the product. You find ways to reduce the number of screens, remove the extraneous, drive users to the next screen or next step, and shorten the path to “Wow!”In our team, we believe in the power of inclusion, diversity of ideas, skills, backgrounds, work/life balance, and the joy of solving challenging problems together.Responsibilities
Deliver design and innovation across one or more facets of the design process, including sketching, prototyping, storyboarding, information architecture, interaction design, and usability.Use and contribute to Microsoft’s design patterns.Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering counterparts and work in an iterative manner, scoping and prioritizing work across multiple projects, and demonstrating excellence in managing broad stakeholder groups.Have influence within the studio as we continue to mature and operationalize the design practice.Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners - continually advocating for our users and delivering expertly crafted user experiences to market.Help champion user research to your engineering counterparts as an integral part of our process.Help define overall product vision and, as your expertise with Industry Clouds grows, you’ll increasingly be given ownership over major areas of investment and the autonomy to drive design innovation.Use your skills as a storyteller to build understanding and persuade others to join the cause.Be an advocate for the user and champion industry-leading, inclusive, and user-centered design practices.Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 5+ years experience working in product or service designOR Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service designOR equivalent experience (e.g., experience using design thinking to solve problems).Other Requirements
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.Preferred Qualifications
Practical knowledge of user-centered design methods and usability principlesExperience working on a multi-disciplinary team of designers, PMs, and developersTrack record of creating or improving product user experienceAbility to think creatively and critically about design problemsDemonstrated ability to create design solutions from ambiguous and complex conceptsAptitude for navigating an iterative design processAbility to present your work to peers across disciplinesFluent in current design tools (Figma, Adobe CC, etc.)Customer research drivenExperience designing for enterprise products, specifically of a commerce or consumer goods industry.Familiarity with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)Experience producing functional prototypes, motion studies, and interface models.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 .Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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Deliver design and innovation across one or more facets of the design process, including sketching, prototyping, storyboarding, information architecture, interaction design, and usability.Use and contribute to Microsoft’s design patterns.Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering counterparts and work in an iterative manner, scoping and prioritizing work across multiple projects, and demonstrating excellence in managing broad stakeholder groups.Have influence within the studio as we continue to mature and operationalize the design practice.Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners - continually advocating for our users and delivering expertly crafted user experiences to market.Help champion user research to your engineering counterparts as an integral part of our process.Help define overall product vision and, as your expertise with Industry Clouds grows, you’ll increasingly be given ownership over major areas of investment and the autonomy to drive design innovation.Use your skills as a storyteller to build understanding and persuade others to join the cause.Be an advocate for the user and champion industry-leading, inclusive, and user-centered design practices.Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 5+ years experience working in product or service designOR Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service designOR equivalent experience (e.g., experience using design thinking to solve problems).Other Requirements
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.Preferred Qualifications
Practical knowledge of user-centered design methods and usability principlesExperience working on a multi-disciplinary team of designers, PMs, and developersTrack record of creating or improving product user experienceAbility to think creatively and critically about design problemsDemonstrated ability to create design solutions from ambiguous and complex conceptsAptitude for navigating an iterative design processAbility to present your work to peers across disciplinesFluent in current design tools (Figma, Adobe CC, etc.)Customer research drivenExperience designing for enterprise products, specifically of a commerce or consumer goods industry.Familiarity with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)Experience producing functional prototypes, motion studies, and interface models.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 .Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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