Easter Seals Jobs

About our organization

In X3, one of Microsoft’s largest design organizations, we believe in the power of a federated community to create and deliver holistic customer experiences and drive business impact at scale. We’re a community that is made up of diverse styles, voices and views reflecting the diversity of our customers, and giving us the empathy to serve their needs. Nurturing and continuously evolving this culture are our shared responsibility, because we create better products together. We believe designing in the open empowers us all to move fast and build experiences without seams.

Responsibilities

About our team and your role

Do you thrive in the space of complex design problems and diverse users? Are you able to focus on the minute details to the big picture? Do you put human needs at the center of your design thinking? Do you like solving tough technical problems through collaboration and excellent visual design skills? The CSE Design Team is a team of multidisciplinary designers working to make technology that enables IT admins and information workers to evolve and improve the way they work. We’re at the forefront of making the next generation of management software for businesses across the world.

Copilot introduces a new way of working and interacting with Microsoft 365 that helps our users be more productive and work faster. But for many people this is their first time integrating AI into their workflows. You will design experiences that help them adapt to this new way of working. You’ll work closely with our product teams to build standalone and integrated experiences that help customers build the confidence to do and learn more with Copilot.

Qualifications

Product Design

• Product vision and craft excellence:  You have a high level of expertise in all levels of design, and understand when to use different artifacts (flow diagrams, mock ups, prototypes etc) to help communicate your vision or final product designs. You have experience in systems thinking, information architecture and visual skills to maintain a high-quality bar across all steps of the design process and lead by example. 

• Product alignment and prioritization:  You influence product and business strategy forcomplex products bybalancing user insights and business goals. Youbreak down complex problems and product needs into high quality designs and deliver them on time. You work alongside Product Management and Engineering leadership to drive alignment on long termproduct strategy.

• Lead design in cross-team partnerships:  You lead complex conversations across products and organizations to advocate for design excellence, shared patterns, and design components, leveraging work of others across the company and connecting the right partners for the right design problems. 

Communication

• Design team:  You encourage and drive collaboration across the design team, encouraging consistent critique and growth mindset. You’re comfortable mentoringand helping other designers. 

• Product team:  You lead conversations that advocate for the needs of our user. You can navigate conflicting priorities and feedback, driving consensus and alignment across multiple teams.You can look horizontally across all product areas and identify opportunities to make connections and leverage the work of others.

• Senior leadership:  You’re engaged in conversations with senior leadership about the status and strategy of your product areas. You communicate clearly and concisely, andare able toadjust your content and stylefor different audiences. You don’t shy away from tough conversations, andare always honest and transparent.

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