Senior Product Designer, Ads

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

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. Partner 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.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 4+ 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 5+ years experience working in product or service design
• 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).
• Proven track record of 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 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience prompting LLMs, working with generative AI, or an intense desire to learn.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Collaborating with engineering through the finish line
• Setting the bar for excellence and quality and hold the team accountable to that standard
• Partnering with Product Managers, define goals and performance indicators, set up and oversee experiments, measure success with data and research
• Collaborating effectively and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, sales, and other designers, to build exceptional consumer-grade applications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees