At Microsoft, we believe in the transformational power of design. Innovation only happens when we really make things simple and fluid, and the UX disappears behind the achievements of our customers. That’s where you come in. We’re looking for a senior designer who’s driven by empathy for customers, and the need to know how to serve them better. And we need you right now, because we’re building one of the fastest-growing, highest-impact technologies in the world today.  

  

The Azure Cloud Design Studio is looking for a design superfan. You’re a motivated, creative interaction designer who’s obsessed with understanding customers, beautifully clear experiences, and the unlimited potential of the cloud. You’ll work closely with an interdisciplinary team to deliver the next generation of experiences for Microsoft Azure. You bring your skills to your fellow design collaborators with optimism, a retractable ego, and an open mind.  

In our team, we believe in the power of inclusion, diversity of ideas, work / life balance, and the joy of solving challenging problems. We help large enterprises use Azure however and wherever they need it: in the cloud, on the edge, all at huge scale. We strive for a collaborative culture where everyone can flourish and innovate, including in our own approaches to the ever-changing global climate.  

Join us, and you’ll be a part of a passionate community of UX professionals, working on one of the most exciting and fastest growing products at Microsoft!  

Responsibilities

As a designer on our team, you’ll be responsible for delivering design and innovation across several facets of the design process, including sketching, prototyping, storyboarding, information architecture, interaction design, and usability. You’ll leverage and contribute to Azure design patterns and work in an iterative manner, scoping and prioritizing work across multiple projects.  You’ll be an advocate for the user and champion industry-leading, inclusive, and user-centered design practices.  

 

Apply now!  

We’re a fast-growing team and we want people who bring all kinds of experience to the table. If our list of qualifications doesn’t quite match yours, don’t let that discourage you. Apply anyway! We want talented, passionate designers to help point the way to the future of computing. If that’s you, let’s go.  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• A well-rounded, experienced UX professional who connects the dots between business needs, innovation, and great design.

• 5+ years of industry experience in interactive design, and/or visual design, comfortable working with PMs and Engineers across multiple products.   

• Bachelor's degree in Design (e.g., user experience, HCI, graphic) or equivalent professional experience   

• Proven record of having an impact on systems of products with design and user experience activities.

• Ability to think creatively and critically about design problems.

• Comfortable and enthusiastic about working in a complex product space with ambiguous challenges.  

• Fluent in current design tools (Figma, Adobe CC, etc.). 

• Ability to create a variety of design artifacts that elegantly convey ideas, workflows, and concepts.

• Ability to work independently through ambiguous situations, and in undefined product areas and features.

• Ability to scope and estimate efforts accurately and prioritize tasks and goals independently.

• A high-quality portfolio review presentation is required to interview for this role. Your presentation should communicate your work experience and demonstrate your design and communication skills.

• Open to remote employees

Skills:   

• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills that drive compelling conversations and clear design presentations.  

• Ability to create a variety of design artifacts that elegantly convey ideas, workflows, and concepts. 

• Ability to work independently through ambiguous situations, and in undefined product areas and features.  

• Ability to scope and estimate efforts accurately and prioritize tasks and goals independently.  

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.  

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