Microsoft Senior Designer/ Researcher 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

134605037

Required Qualification:

• 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 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 equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).
• Experience collaborating across disciplines (design, engineering) to drive change into products; must be able to work independently as well as part of a cohesive team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of & experience with a broad range of research methodologies, their pros/ cons and their application during different phases of product development.
  
• Have an entrepreneurial zeal to get things done & figure out ways to translate research insights into product experiences. Proven ability to work within tight timelines and with excellent project management skills.

• You will be leading research projects independently, either alone or with a team of researchers, working closely with a team of designers, product managers and engineers in a highly collaborative and agile environment.
• Projects usually start with a fundamental inquiry, arrived collaboratively with stakeholders across design, product & engineering. This also entails identifying & prioritizing research inquiries and defining the research strategy for your product area.
• You should be able to plan and execute research studies and accurately estimate project time without oversight,
• This also means thinking strategically, creating research plans and applying relevant research methods to reveal unmet-unarticulated needs, motivations & behaviours of our users and customers. Additionally, you would have to understand and incorporate business and technical requirements into your studies.
• A command of a wide range of research methods along with the ability to articulate and communicate research insights at all stages of product development is essential.
• You should be able to make connections across different research areas, making connections and identifying patterns to enable larger product goals
• You are expected to communicate results and opportunities in clear, concise, and compelling ways to all levels of the product team, translate data into insights & research findings into actionable recommendations.