Product Designer 2

WaferWire is looking for Product Designer 2 for a client in Redmond, WA

Role: Product Designer 2

Job Description:

We are a design and research team working on the forefront of new experiences for our customers in search, maps, advertising, and news. We collaborate in a customer-driven environment where our decisions are grounded in responsible design, creating experiences that make the web a better place for every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. If you're passionate about technology, have a knack for creative ideas, and lead with a growth mindset, we want to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to lead at the forefront of new ideas and experimental design, taking risks with creative solutions and leading the industry in new paradigms of web experiences.

Join us to our growing Design Team, a highly inspirational and collaborative group of product and visual designers, and user researchers, where we value creativity, innovative thinking, attention to detail and craft, and keeping the customer in the core of everything we do not forgetting to have fun while we work! Our team envisions the future of how small businesses engage with their customers directly and grow their digital presence in search and social media platforms. Over the past years COVID has changed how these businesses operate and on the road to recovery, they are looking for how to best build their online presence and reach their customers. Our mission is to take what used to be a complex task of growing your small business through direct customer communication and advertising, and simplify it, making it approachable to any business at any budget. We strongly believe that by giving businesses simpler and more creative tools to drive their online presence, we will empower every one of them to achieve more.

We work on a broad variety of desktop and mobile Microsoft products, from advertising solutions to web analytics, all the way to influencing the future of Fluent design language for enterprise solutions at Microsoft. We are looking for a well-rounded interaction designer that can conceptualize the big picture as well as drive detailed design development, and you will play a critical role at working collaboratively to propose creative experience designs, engage multiple teams to support goals across Microsoft, and partner closely with Engineering teams to translate your work into real-world product experiences that delight our customers and deliver business success.

As a Designer on this team, you will:
Lead design with clarity and energy, driving successful execution of human-centered design across new web experiences at Microsoft.
Drive experience for advertisers and consumers of ads in close partnership with cross-Microsoft teams.
Uphold a consistent voice, tone, look, and feel to end-to-end product scenarios aligned to the broader Microsoft design system.
Work within a clear design process to drive clarity and accountability throughout the product funnel and lifecycle, iterating based on metrics and user feedback.
Exhibit innovative thinking that encourages and excites others to do the same.
Bring customer obsession into product thinking, championing inclusive experiences and act as the voice of the customer.
Advocate for design with partners and design leadership.
Work alongside user researchers, engage with customers directly and explore new experience opportunities.

Required Qualifications
Proven industry experience leading product design experiences for complex systems.
Excellent communication (written and verbal), presentation, and storytelling skills.
Ability to work within an ambiguous environment, design around roadblocks, and possess an aptitude to deliver solutions rather than compromises while considering challenges of different layers of the product funnel.
Ability to understand the array of technical constraints (high- level understanding of web technologies) and user goals, that shape a product.
Demonstrated ability to work confidently with Program / Product Management, Engineering, Product Planning, Brand, Marketing, and User Research teams.
Proficiency with Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator, with a good understanding and experience with rapid prototyping platforms
Understanding of human-centered research and design methodologies, processes, and tools.
Strong understanding of interaction design principles.
A continual learner who integrates new learnings into their work on a continued basis.
A portfolio review will be required for all candidate interviews. An online portfolio should be included as part of the candidate application.