Microsoft · 20 hours ago
Principal Product Designer, Ads
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a customer-first organization dedicated to building the next generation of AI-powered products. They are seeking a Principal Product Designer to design experiences for marketers, focusing on AI-driven advertising solutions that have a positive user and societal impact.
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Responsibilities
Ship world-class AI-powered experiences that delight advertisers, publishers, sellers and consumers with an emphasis on craft, quality, trust, and positive user and societal impact
Own a product area and be responsible for understanding user needs and behaviors, defining product requirements, managing end-to-end product development, launches and iterations
Cross-functional communication and dependency management, scoping and 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
Partnering with Product Managers, 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, engineers, sales, and other designers, to build exceptional consumer-grade applications
Qualification
Required
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 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 equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems)
A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate experience designing world class consumer products from vision through launch
Preferred
Master'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 Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 12+ 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)
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 that demonstrates proven ability to advocate for design thinking, effectively influence design outcomes, discover problems and tackle them in fast-paced and ambiguous environments
Experience with diving into research and leveraging both 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
Prototype-level engineering experience like JavaScript or Python
Company
Microsoft
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Funding
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