Principal Product Designer

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If you’re passionate about technology, have a knack for creative ideas, and lead with a growth mindset, we want to hear from you.
Studio 8, a multi-product, multi-disciplinary Design team in Microsoft China, has an opening for an experienced, motivated and innovative UX Designer in our Beijing studio.
At Studio 8 we work on a broad variety of Microsoft products for markets around the world. As a UX Designer you will play a critical role in the product making process here, specifically for Copilot Consumer product innovation.
The ideal candidate will show strength in all stages of the product cycle and be able to drive from ideation to completion. He/she should have outstanding skills in designing interaction and visuals for software or the web. A passion for delivering high quality, great products for our customers and consumers who want great user experiences is a must.
The candidate must include the URL of an online portfolio with his/her resume or a PDF of each. Please indicate your specific roles and contributions for each project submitted as part of the portfolio.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required 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)
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English.
• Expert-level experience with design tools such as Figma, prototyping tools, and 3D or motion design software.
• Proven ability to swiftly create clear and elegant diagrams, wireframes, mockups, and other design artifacts.
• Demonstrated capability to drive concepts from initial ideation to realization through collaborative discussions with Product Managers and Engineering Leads.
• Storytelling skills to Independently present and convey design concepts, securing buy-in from diverse audiences, including executive stakeholders.
• Ability to translate user research findings into actionable, tangible designs.
• Ability to deliver visually expressive and detail-oriented designs, incorporating motion as a core component of deliverables.
• Willing to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in leading design teams or managing design projects.
• Ability to code or prototype to bridge the gap between design and production processes.
• 3D modeling capabilities.

Design strategy: Contribute to setting design strategy and guidelines to guide design work for new projects based on a deep understanding of user needs, business goals and technical limitations.
Conception: Work at the early concept phase by facilitating ideation sessions, storyboarding, brainstorming, creating user scenarios, and sketching early stage mockups.
Interaction design: Produce design briefs, information architecture diagrams, wireframes, interaction flows, prototypes and mockups as required to develop and evolve user experience designs.
Visual design: Implement the Bing visual design language (including grid, typography, color and other design-language patterns) for the products and deliver visual assets (icons, logos, layout redlines, screen mockups, hi-fi prototypes) to development counterparts on time and with quality, in accordance with agile methodology.
Communication: Effectively communicate design strategies, concepts and solutions to peers, partners and stakeholders throughout the organization, and in multiple locations (U.S., India, and China)
User-centered Iteration: Work with Senior PMs to collect/interpret user feedback and telemetry data, and incorporate findings into design solutions.
Global alignment: Work closely with design counterparts in global teams to align the design strategies and execution consistency.
Agile method practice: Practice a highly efficient, iterative design process with light documentation.