$142,800–$274,800 Per Year
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Establish Priorities, Human Interaction, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, Industry/Trade Analysis, Integrated Circuit (IC) Design, Leadership, Mentoring, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Power Amplifier, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Product Engineering, Product Management, Product Planning, Product Strategy, Prototyping, Requirements Management, Storytelling, User Experience Design (UXD), User Interface Design, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Web Browsers
Microsoft AI is shaping the future of human-AI interaction by designing technology that earns trust, amplifies human potential, and makes life meaningfully better. As part of the MAI design and research team, you will help define the next generation of generative AI experiences, balancing product strategy, interaction design, and brand expression to create engaging products for over a billion users. We’re seeking a Principal Product Designer with deep expertise in consumer product design, visual design, and storytelling to shape the future of media experiences. On the Content team, our mission is to inform, entertain, and inspire our customers across Windows, the Edge browser, and the Copilot app. We’re reimagining how people discover, consume, and engage with media in the age of AI.
Responsibilities
- Define and design innovative product features that leverage generative AI to transform how users discover, consume, and engage with content
- Create compelling visual designs and interaction patterns that set new standards for AI-powered media experiences
- Develop and communicate product vision through storytelling, high-fidelity prototypes, and strategic presentations to leadership and cross-functional partners
- Drive design strategy for consumer-facing media products, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
- Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, research, and CTO to shape product roadmaps and prioritize features
- Establish design principles and patterns that scale across multiple surfaces and experiences
- Mentor and elevate design quality across the team through design reviews, feedback, and craft leadership
- Stay ahead of industry trends in AI, media, and design, bringing innovative ideas and best practices to the team
- Understand the behaviors, motivations, and needs of our customers to develop relevant and impactful experiences
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Masters 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 Bachelors 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 equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).
Preferred Qualifications
- 9+ years experience working in product or service design
- Demonstrated sense of interaction design attuned to the fundamentals of user experience, includin
Product Design IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
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