We are seeking a Product Designer II to join our Database Migration Services team. This role focuses on designing intuitive and effective solutions for transferring data between different database systems, including moving from on-premise to cloud-based platforms or between various database management systems (e.g., Oracle to PostgreSQL). As a Product Designer II, you will.
- Contribute to the growth and success of our design team.
- Collaborate with fellow designers to maintain consistency across user experiences.
- Articulate and document design directions clearly for team members, senior management, and stakeholders.
- Develop user-centric designs grounded in user needs, tasks, and business requirements.
- Partner with design, development, and program management teams to ensure that interaction and visual designs meet technical and performance specifications.
- Coordinate with user researchers to test designs, interpret results, and refine designs accordingly.
- Communicate effectively with developers during the implementation phase to ensure the design vision is realized.
Responsibilities
- Drive the design vision by understanding and incorporating user needs, marketing, and business requirements.
- Collaborate closely with design, development, and program management teams.
- Coordinate testing and incorporate feedback to enhance design solutions.
- Communicate design directions and decisions clearly to stakeholders and team members.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in product or service design, or equivalent experience demonstrating design thinking skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Strong visual design skills and conceptual thinking.
- Proficiency with design tools such as Figma or Sketch, and familiarity with rapid prototyping platforms like InVision or Principle.
- Experience with structured design systems.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Additional skills in information visualization, illustration, motion graphics, animation, or video are a plus.
Additional Information
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Microsoft is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the application process.
How to Apply.If you’re excited about shaping the future of database migration and being a part of a dynamic team at Microsoft, we invite you to apply.