Senior Product Designer, FDE
AI summary of the role
Senior Product Designer embedded in Microsoft's Frontier Company, a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) unit that ships production-ready solutions directly with customers in days.
What you’ll do
- Conceptualize end-to-end solutions and drive detailed experience design using structured design techniques
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to uncover customer needs and pain points
- Create wireframes, journey maps, and other artifacts to support interaction design
- Represent Design and Design Research within multidisciplinary, technically oriented teams
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor's degree in design-related field AND 5+ years product/service design experience, OR Master's AND 4+ years, OR equivalent experience
- Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end
- 4+ years experience shipping products, services, or games via an end-to-end design process
- Strong human-centered AI design expertise with responsible AI principles and research rigor
Technologies
AI · data science · human-centered design · research · prototyping · wireframing · journey mapping
About Microsoft
Microsoft sells cloud infrastructure, productivity software, and AI tools to enterprises and consumers globally, anchored by Azure, Office 365, and the OpenAI partnership.
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Overview In the Microsoft Frontier Company, you won’t just build software; you’ll deliver real outcomes for some of the world’s most complex organizations. We are a global team of world-class engineers who have been working in a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) model for more than a decade, embedding directly within customer teams to solve their toughest challenges, side-by-side, and shipping production-ready solutions in days, not months. As a Senior Product Designer, FDE, you will blend strong human-centered design, research, and product design expertise with fluency in data and AI-driven solutions, shaping digital experiences where data science is central and delivering meaningful, human-first outcomes. You’ll work in small, multidisciplinary crews alongside data scientists, engineers, and program managers, owning the full lifecycle from research through to deployed experiences.
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Overview In the Microsoft Frontier Company, you won’t just build software; you’ll deliver real outcomes for some of the world’s most complex organizations. We are a global team of world-class engineers who have been working in a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) model for more than a decade, embedding directly within customer teams to solve their toughest challenges, side-by-side, and shipping production-ready solutions in days, not months. As a Senior Product Designer, FDE, you will blend strong human-centered design, research, and product design expertise with fluency in data and AI-driven solutions, shaping digital experiences where data science is central and delivering meaningful, human-first outcomes. You’ll work in small, multidisciplinary crews alongside data scientists, engineers, and program managers, owning the full lifecycle from research through to deployed experiences. Our work is powered by AI, applying the mindset and tooling across the entire development lifecycle to move from idea to production in days while maintaining the highest standards of security, quality, and trust. This role offers the opportunity to: Shape human-first digital experiences grounded in research and data insights Translate complex, ambiguous problems into designs that influence business strategy and customer outcomes Collaborate with leading global organizations across industrie [... source excerpt omitted ...] 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 Product Design: Conceptualize end-to-end solutions and drive detailed experience design using structured design techniques; conduct qualitative and quantitative research to uncover customer needs and pain points; and deliver visually rich, insight-driven artifacts that clarify findings and inform decision-making. You will create wireframes, journey maps, and other elements to support interaction design. You’ll also begin to lead product UX improvements by creating interaction models while a [... source excerpt omitted ...] ch within multidisciplinary, technically oriented teams, collaborating on solution development through evidence-based research and leveraging insights to shape holistic concepts. You will embody our culture and values Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications 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 OR 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 equivalent expe
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