Opening for UX Designer :: Contract :: 100% Remote

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Role: UX Designer

Location: 100% Remote

Mode: Contract (PST)

Typical Day in the Role

• Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is supporting the growth of AI tools. The team creates and updates user experiences of apps and products to encourage the use of AI. The team works with marketing and product teams to expose touchpoints and encourage the discovery and engagement with AI tools.
• Key projects: This role will contribute to everything above, promoting the growth of discovery and use of AI tools by designing processes to support better user experiences in apps and products. The role will collaborate with multiple teams across various geographies including teams in Ireland and India.
• Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of 30-35% meetings, group discussions, brainstorms, flag and work on issues with various internal teams, and the remainder 65% is hands on time designing.

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition

• What makes this role interesting? - This role provides the opportunity to deeply integrate with AI and work on best practices.
• Unique Selling Points: This role will work on and get a better understanding of the business side of the AI world, and will have exposure to business decisions affecting design output.

Candidate Requirements

• Years of Experience Required: 5 overall years of experience in the field.
• Degrees or certifications required: No degree is required to be eligible for this role.
• Disqualifiers: Candidates that only have experience with graphic design and no UX design experience will not be eligible for the role.
• Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain previous experience working on or deigning AI tools, growth for products, and supporting the customer lifecycle. The ideal portfolio showcases prior work and projects and shows off a strong design process instead of just the final product – the portfolio walks through some of the constraints and challenges faced, and shows off how they designed around and resolved issues.
• Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on quality of work and speed of output and delivery, a good balance of both while working on multiple projects on a fast paced team.

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

• Minimum 5 years experience with UX design using Figma
• Minimum 5 years' experience with motion editing and design, creating quick short videos.
• Minimum 3 years experience with understanding AI and Large Numerical Models.
• A Portfolio is required with candidate submission.

Hard Skills Assessments

• Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: ASAP week of 4/7. 1-2 loops, portfolio review, potential second round if needed
• Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include 1-2 rounds, an initial portfolio review panel interview, then potentiall a second round if needed.
• Required Candidate Preparation: Candidates should be prepared to discuss their portfolio and previous work in depth prior to the assessment.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced UX Designer 3 to join our growth design team. Our team works on various business-critical projects aimed at increasing the adoption of Microsoft 365 suite of products and Copilot among consumers and commercial customers. Join us to help define and design breakthrough experiences that impact millions of users globally.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, and marketing to create cohesive and impactful designs.
• Explore designs and patterns to help customers discover and adopt Copilot for their productivity needs.
• Work independently in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment while maintaining high standards of design quality.
• Participate in design reviews, share-outs and presentations to ensure design consistency and alignment.
• Deliver polished design prototypes, mockups, and other communication artifacts that illustrate optimal user experiences.
• Participate in user research efforts and leverage insights to inform design decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the end-to-end design process.
• Experience with AI tools.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to find innovative solutions.
• Self-driven with the ability to work independently.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience in driving collaboration across distributed teams.
• Portfolio demonstrating well thought through and polished end-to-end customer journeys.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Design (or related field) or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in UX design.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma and video creation and editing software.
• Strong communication skills and ability to advocate for design solutions.

Desirable Experience

• Experience designing user experiences for enterprise software/services.
• Experience creating and applying design principles and interaction patterns.