Microsoft Principal Design Architect 

United States, Washington 

9373325

As afor theXbox Design team, you will:

• Be a pathfinder. As a curious and passionate learner, you will often be the first to innovate, discover a new UX pattern or unlock a customer solution. When you do this, you’ll create a path for others too.

• Influence and impact through making. As a team of makers, we believe in the value of showing and sharing experiences through design. Your story telling will be customer focused and articulate their journey.

• Partner across the design org. Your work will naturally intersect with experienced leaders across the gaming organization. You are a natural design collaborator.

• Establish effective processes. Design systems and process are constantly evolving. You improve and integrate design flows to lead the industry.

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

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

Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of UX design
• Advanced level proficiencies in Figma
• Ability to quickly produce elegant and easily understood artifacts, both personally and via the design team
• Cross-team and cross-discipline communication skills and understanding of related business and technology processes
• Confident presentation skills to all levels of an organization
• Innate curiosity for UX and UI
• Inclusive design experience
• 15+ years in Product Design preferred

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 11, 2024.

• Set a creative and experiential vision for gaming services across PC, Mobile, Smart TV, Web, Console and more
• Design experience ecosystems that span multiple products
• Mentor and train creative staff at all levels
• Collaborate across teams and disciplines with peers and authorities in monetization, brand, marketing, development, etc.
• Partner closely with product leads to set the vision and agenda for the overall product
• Craft scenarios, flows, information architecture diagrams, wireframes, prototypes, UI pattern libraries, interaction guidelines, and other artifacts
• Empower rapid prototyping with appropriate level of detail: translating abstract ideas to visual assets that allow the product team to rapidly converge
• Foster implementation of emerging AI tools that compliment and accelerate designer workflows
• Communicate and execute strategic design direction to Microsoft’s gaming leadership team
• Embody our