Microsoft Principal Product Design Lead 

United States, California, Mountain View 

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and polish, and always root our decisions in research and evidence. We ship regularly, so your work will have

Our Core Values:

• We only deliver category-defining products that delightwiththeir ease of use, guaranteed reliability, and beautiful, coherent design.
• Simplicity.Wedon’tovercomplicate. Less is more, always.
• Safety & Security.The highest standards of security, safety and responsibility are non-negotiable across all our business areas.
• Evaluation.We pay close attention to signals andaren’tafraid to change course when data and our experience tells us to. We are also careful with our metrics, focusing on delivering long-term sustainable value (rather than short-term KPIs).
• Kindness.

Principal Product Design Leadto help build the next wave of capabilities of our personal AI companion, Copilot.

Our Design Principles:

• Create Magical Moments
• Guide the Journey
• Personality is Pivotal
• Always be Earning Trust
• Sweat the Details
• Be in Service to People

By applying to this U.S.Mountain View, CAposition, youare required tobe local to the San Francisco area and in office 3 days a week.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 8+years experienceworking in product or service design
  • ORMaster's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 6+years experienceworking in product or service design
  • OR equivalent experience (e.g.,demonstratedexperience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).

Preferred Qualifications

• A portfolio or work samples thatdemonstrateat least 5 years of experience designing world class consumer products from vision through launch.
• Proventrack recordof setting design vision for innovative products that require bold thinking and risk taking.
• Ability to break large bodies of work into a phased execution plan, and lead a cross-functional team from idea to polished implementation.
• Demonstrate high craft in design work; must value craft and translate vision into well-polished design prototypes.
• Experience thatdemonstratesproven ability to advocate for design thinking, effectively influence design outcomes, discoverproblemsand tackle them in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
• Experience with diving into research andleveragingboth qualitative and quantitative signals for design impact.
• Experience prompting LLMs, working with generative AI, or an intense desire to learn.
• Ability to own your work in a fast-paced. start-up like environment, manage multiple priorities, and adapt 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.
• Optional, but lovely: Prototype-level engineering experience like JavaScript or Python.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

• Ship world-class AI applications that delight consumers with an emphasis on craft, quality, trust, and positive user and societal impact.
• Own a product area andbe responsible forunderstanding user needs and behaviors, defining product requirements, managing end-to-end product development, launches and iterations.
• Cross-functional communication and dependency management,scopingand scheduling, and seeing through implementation by collaborating with engineering through the finish line.
• Find your own path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.
• Set the bar for excellence and quality and hold the team accountable to that standard.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.
• Translate business goals into strategy, user experience and technical requirements in close collaboration with UX designers and AI model training teams.
• Define goals and performance indicators, set up and oversee experiments, measure success with data and research.
• Collaborate effectively and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to build exceptional consumer-grade applications.