Product Designer II

Overview

Ready to design the future of communication and collaboration?  

We're looking for a bold, energetic Product Designer II with an exceptional eye for visual craft to create the next generation of experiences for Microsoft Teams. While we are leading the way in AI, this role is about more than just technology, it's about human connection. We need a designer who can turn complex workflows into elegant, simple, and aesthetically stunning products that millions of people will love using every day. 

You'll be joining the growing design team at Teams CMDI (Calling, Devices, and Premium Experiences). You will own the end-to-end journey for key product areas, including our AI & Copilot charter, ensuring that every interaction is not only functional but visually polished and cohesive. You'll use your UX and visual-design expertise to collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers to foster a growth mindset and push the boundaries of what's possible in collaboration. 

If you thrive in ambiguity, love to learn, and want your work to shape the next era of how the world works together - we want to hear from you. 

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. 

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end experiences that marry deep functional UX with high-end visual execution.
• Elevate the visual bar by creating polished, high-fidelity UI that is as beautiful as it is usable, ensuring every pixel serves a purpose.
• Leverage Figma with expert precision to craft pixel-perfect, component-driven layouts and sophisticated interaction flows.
• Prototype with purpose, building high-fidelity interactive models that help partners and stakeholders "feel" the product before it's built.
• Contribute to design critiques, evolve our systems and patterns, and help shape the future of the Microsoft Teams design language.  
• Collaborate across disciplines in agile, cross-functional teams to bridge the gap between AI intelligence and human-centric design.
• Advocate for our users at every step with clear storytelling, elegant documentation, and a strong sense of design purpose.  
• Bring energy, curiosity, and heart to our growing design culture.  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 3+ 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). 

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional visual design skills, including a deep understanding of typography, color, layout, and grid systems.
• Experience with Design Systems - auditing and adding components, patterns, layouts and more.
• Solid communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and a bias for action.  
• Mastery of Figma and modern prototyping tools.
• Comfortable working in agile teams and adapting quickly to new challenges. 
• 2+ years experience shipping products, services, or games and/or delivering to customers as a result of an end-to-end design process.
• A portfolio that demonstrates elite craft, showing smart, elegant end-to-end work—from initial concept to final, polished execution.
• 2+ years experience shipping high-quality products or services to customers as a result of an end-to-end design process.
• Experience designing for enterprise tools, collaboration platforms, or complex software ecosystems.
• Familiarity with conversational experiences, AI agents, or LLM-driven features.
• Motion chops: animations, micro-interactions, or using motion to tell a compelling product story.  
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.  
• Exposure to AI design tools like Bolt, Vercel, Lovable, Galileo, or others.

Product Design IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $85,000 - CAD $166,800 per year.

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Product Design IC3 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 85,000 $ CAD à 166,800 $ CAD par année.

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Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu'à ce que le poste soit pourvu.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft est un employeur offrant l'égalité d'accès à l'emploi. Tous les candidats qualifiés seront pris en considération pour l'emploi, sans égard à l'âge, à l'ascendance, à la citoyenneté, à la couleur, aux congés médicaux ou familiaux, à l'identité ou à l'expression de genre, aux renseignements génétiques, à l'état d'immigration, à l'état matrimonial, à l'état de santé, à l'origine nationale, à un éventuel handicap physique ou mental, à l'affiliation politique, au statut de vétéran protégé ou au statut militaire, à la race, à l'ethnie, à la religion, au sexe (y compris la grossesse), à l'orientation sexuelle ou à toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois, ordonnances et règlements locaux applicables. Si vous avez besoin d'aide avec des accommodements religieux et/ou d'un accommodement raisonnable en raison d'un handicap pendant le processus de candidature, apprenez-en plus sur la demande d'accommodement.

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