The Meta Design Studio  

The Meta Design Studio initiatives are at the forefront of creating and modernizing productivity experiences at Microsoft: from scaling the Fluent Design System to developing the next generation of collaboration with Loop or rethinking what a modern Microsoft 365 and Office experience looks and feels like, there’s amazing and forward-thinking work happening here.  

Our Culture 

We share, we jam, we collaborate. We re-use rather than reinvent. We contribute to each other’s work to make it better. We work in small, cross-app, interdisciplinary teams to ensure we build experiences that are inclusive, efficient, and delightful. We make to think, we prototype and test. We work from small to large screen. We build both category-leading apps, and seamlessly connected experiences across them. 

We tell compelling emotional stories to open spaces for innovation, win new customers and take our existing customers along. We push boundaries constantly because we believe in the magic of bold ideas.  

Come play with us! 

Responsibilities

The Team and Role: 

We’re hiring designers on multiple initiatives in the studio: office.com, shared components across the M365 suite, wayfinding and seamless productivity flow and the M365 Developer Platform .  

As a Product Designer II, you demonstrate solid craftsmanship (with color, typography, grid, composition, design systems, prototyping, IA, interaction patterns, designing with data) while creating forward-thinking designs that are scenario- driven and to meet business goals. Being hands on, you will support and create breakthrough experiences that impact how millions of people use our products and services.  

Primary responsibilities 

• Deliver world-class interaction designs from initial concept through finished product 
• Create and assess design solutions based on user research input, user goals, and business requirements 
• Work closely and constructively with product management, visual and interaction designers, editors, engineers, and user researchers to iterate and deliver flawlessly  
• Advocate for your design solutions by putting them in context of business and user goals  

• Ability to travel for work occasionally 

Qualifications

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience 

• A portfolio demonstrating well thought through and polished end to end customer journeys 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills  
• Awareness of trends in mobile, communications, and collaboration 
• Ability to create highly polished design prototypes, mockups, and other communication artifacts 

• Bachelor's Degree in Interactive Design, Visual Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 3+ years experience working in interactive design and/or visual design 

• OR equivalent experience (e.g., experience using design thinking to solve problems). 

• Proficient with UX design tools, preferably Figma 

Preferred Experience 

• Designing user experiences for enterprise and personal software and services 
• Creating and applying established design principles and interaction patterns 
• Aligning or influencing design thinking with teams working in other geographies 
• Experience using design components and pattern libraries 

Please include URLs for an online portfolio demonstrating your design process, UX flows, interaction patterns and visual design skills in addition to resume.  Submissions without a portfolio included will not be considered. 

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