Senior UX Designer

Overview

Microsoft Copilot is redefining how people work, and voice is central to making Copilot feel human, trustworthy, and delightful. We're looking for a systems-minded Senior UX Designer to help shape the future of AI-powered experiences within Microsoft Copilot across voice, screen, and vision modalities. You'll design intuitive, inclusive, and delightful interactions, working at the intersection of UX, AI, and multimodal interaction.

About M365 Core Design Studio

The M365 Core Design Studio is a global, multidisciplinary team at Microsoft dedicated to bringing humanity to AI experiences. We design intelligent, human-centered solutions that seamlessly integrate into people's lives and transform how they find, ask, and do across Microsoft 365.

Our studio combines technical depth with creative excellence, blending expertise in UX, motion, voice, storytelling, and systems architecture. We work on some of Microsoft's most impactful experiences, including Copilot, Business Chat, Windows companions, People experiences, and Search-all with a focus on responsible AI and inclusive design.

Why join the M365 Core Design Studio?

• Shape the Future of AI: Work on cutting-edge AI experiences that redefine productivity for millions.
• Global Impact: Collaborate with diverse teams worldwide.
• Human-Centered Innovation: Make AI more intuitive, inclusive, and trustworthy.
• Growth & Learning: Access world-class resources and mentorship.
• Culture of Creativity: Join a team that values experimentation, storytelling, and bold ideas.

You will partner across design, engineering, research, and brand to deliver experiences at scale and will help to shape the future of voice in AI.

Overview

Microsoft Copilot is redefining how people work, and voice is central to making Copilot feel human, trustworthy, and delightful. We're looking for a systems-minded UX Designer to help shape the future of AI-powered experiences within Microsoft Copilot across voice, screen, and vision modalities. You'll design intuitive, inclusive, and delightful interactions, working at the intersection of UX, AI, and multimodal interaction.

About M365 Core Design Studio

The M365 Core Design Studio is a global, multidisciplinary team at Microsoft dedicated to bringing humanity to AI experiences. We design intelligent, human-centered solutions that seamlessly integrate into people's lives and transform how they find, ask, and do across Microsoft 365.

Our studio combines technical depth with creative excellence, blending expertise in UX, motion, voice, storytelling, and systems architecture. We work on some of Microsoft's most impactful experiences, including Copilot, Business Chat, Windows companions, People experiences, and Search-all with a focus on responsible AI and inclusive design.

Why join the M365 Core Design Studio?

• Shape the Future of AI: Work on cutting-edge AI experiences that redefine productivity for millions.
• Global Impact: Collaborate with diverse teams worldwide.
• Human-Centered Innovation: Make AI more intuitive, inclusive, and trustworthy.
• Growth & Learning: Access world-class resources and mentorship.
• Culture of Creativity: Join a team that values experimentation, storytelling, and bold ideas.

You will partner across design, engineering, research, and brand to deliver experiences at scale and will help to shape the future of voice in AI.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end conversational experiences across voice in/out, screen + voice, and vision + voice modalities on Windows, Web, Mobile and across multiple app experiences.
• Collaborate with LLM service teams to shape prompt strategies, output formatting, and fallback behaviors.
• Prototype and test multimodal interactions that balance clarity, efficiency, and delight.
• Define interaction models for turn-taking, interruptibility, and contextual grounding in voice-first and hybrid experiences.
• Partner with researchers, PMs, scientists, and engineers to validate designs and iterate based on user feedback and telemetry.
• Contribute to design systems and frameworks that scale across products and platforms.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 4+ 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 5+ years experience working in product or service design
  • OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).
• 4+ years of experience in UX design, with at least 2 years focused on conversational interfaces or voice UX.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid portfolio demonstrating multimodal interaction design (e.g., voice + screen, vision + voice) and deep understanding of speech UX constraints, LLM behavior, and prompt engineering.
• Proficiency in Figma, prototyping tools, and usability testing methods.
• Experience working on Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar AI assistants.
• Background in linguistics, cognitive science, or human-computer interaction (HCI).
• Experience designing for low-latency, real-time voice interactions.

Product Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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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.