Principal Design Director

• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary visual design team: Manage senior designers and leads, creating clarity, generating energy, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment. Foster a culture of inclusive collaboration and creative excellence through mentorship and support.
• Define a bold design strategy and vision: Articulate a forward-looking design vision aligned with BIC's mission to transform business processes with AI. Leverage user insights and business goals to set the experience direction and visual language for Microsoft's enterprise Copilot offerings.
• Hands-on creative direction and excellence: Drive the craft-not only by guiding others but also with direct contributions to key design projects. Conceptualize and prototype new user experiences for Copilot agents and multi-agent systems that push the boundaries of enterprise UX.
• Design system ownership: Evolve BIC's design system to ensure consistency, accessibility, and visual unity-driving a cohesive visual language and interaction patterns for Copilot experiences across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and related experiences.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Serve as the bridge between design and other disciplines, partnering closely with PM, Engineering, Data Science, User Research, and business stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
• Strategic planning and innovation: Influence product roadmaps and strategic planning by identifying design strategy opportunities, for example, proposing innovative UI solutions or new interaction models for emerging Copilot capabilities.
• Champion user-centered, inclusive design: Ensure our AI features and visual designs address real user needs, build trust, and follow best practices in accessibility and inclusive design so that every user feels empowered and engaged.
• Thought leadership and evangelism: Be a visionary voice for design excellence within Microsoft and in the broader design community. Track emerging design trends and tools to continuously evolve the team's practice and maintain Microsoft's leadership in cutting-edge design.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 7+ years experience working in product or service design
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 9+ years experience working in product or service design
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years people management experience.

Other Requirements:

• 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. - A portfolio showcasing visual and interaction design skills and high-quality digital product experiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing for AI-powered or agentic user experiences (e.g. conversational interfaces, digital assistants).
• Demonstrated experience building, scaling, or maintaining design systems across complex product ecosystems.
• Proven ability to lead creative teams and collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and research partners.
• Solid communication and storytelling skills; able to articulate design vision and influence stakeholders.
• Familiarity with modern design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite) and emerging AI-powered design workflows.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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Product Design M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.