Job Description

Are you excited about reinventing productivity on the new intelligence-powered frontier? Are you passionate about bringing people into a future where everyone is empowered to create bold and compelling sites and content effortlessly? Are you obsessed with creating products that are simple, useful, delightful, and beautiful? So are we.

Why work on SharePoint? Simply put, you will be a part of a team that is fundamentally changing the way people use their devices to interact with the most important content in their lives. In terms of impact, SharePoint is a thriving business with over 300 million users and over $3 billion in revenue. Our products and services are a central part of Microsoft 365. You will have this ecosystem at your disposal to extend the SharePoint experience across the apps and devices people use every day, as well as the opportunity to integrate services from around the company into SharePoint.

Responsibilities:

As a member of the SharePoint Platform Design System Team, you will work with design, product, research, and engineering teams to define and create the foundational components, patterns, content and guidance that bring to life beautiful productivity and publishing experiences that are relevant and delightful to customers. You will conceptualize and design original ideas that bring simplicity and ease of use to complex design issues ranging from component definitions to interaction flows and navigation to content hierarchy and information design, as well as consider innovative and universal design approaches. You are a conceptual thinker as well as a craftsperson. Your design work is clean, focused and inspiring to others.

We are seeking a Product Designer 2 who will be able to design through all phases of the product cycle. You will have the opportunity to contribute thought leadership and exemplary work in a number of design areas including concepting and prototyping, information architecture, interaction design, and working with research and design development. You will focus on interaction-oriented experiences and flows, and areas like online authoring and design experiences. You will also have a command of layout and composition, and aesthetics such as typography, color theory, motion and imagery. You will work across a broad range of devices and platforms including tablets, phones, the web and more.

You will also work with a dedicated and passionate team of highly creative individuals, collaborating to accomplish shared goals in an agile environment. You must be able to collaborate across disciplines and articulate your design solutions across the team with a high level of influence and impact.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor\'s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 3+ years experience working in product or service design

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• User-centric approach to design and an understanding of how to apply user research data.
• An interaction focus and ability to create/ prototype design stories that articulate the desired user experience to the project team and stakeholders.
• Ability to share your inspiration and creativity and make team members and partners better.
• Command of visual design capabilities, including composition, layout information hierarchy, typography and color.
• A working understanding of HTML, CSS.
• Command of the latest tools for the craft, especially Figma.
• Create/prototype design stories that articulate the desired user experience to the project team and stakeholders
• Passion for design and ability to effectively share your point of view and expertise with project team members.
• Effective verbal and written communication

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the .

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