Product Designer II

Microsoft; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 166,800; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Metro Vancouver seeks a Product Designer II to design innovative AI collaboration experiences. This role involves creating user-centered designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and utilizing tools like Figma. The ideal candidate has substantial experience in product design and a strong portfolio showcasing their work. This position offers a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience working in product or service design.
• Portfolio showing end-to-end work.
• Experience in design tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end experiences combining AI intelligence with human creativity.
• Create intuitive customer journeys and interaction flows.
• Collaborate with teams to shape design language.

Skills

Product design

Figma

User experience design

Design thinking

Collaboration tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Figma

Job description

Overview

Ready to Design the Future of AI Collaboration? We are looking for a bold, energetic Product Designer II who is ready to create cutting-edge AI experiences that empower people to collaborate in smarter, more meaningful ways. This is a great opportunity to help shape the future of collaborative experiences and how millions of people around the world work together with AI. You’ll join the growing team that leads AI collaborative experiences for Microsoft Teams, focusing on meeting experiences with AI at the center, to help people achieve more. You’ll partner across Microsoft 365 to bring coherence and spark to a fast-evolving AI-powered product ecosystem, and collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and designers of all fields to foster a growth mindset and promote a strong team bond. If you thrive in ambiguity, love to learn, turning complexity into clarity, and want your work to shape the next era of collaboration – we want to hear from you. 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 experiences that combine AI intelligence with human creativity.
• Create intuitive customer journeys, interaction flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI.
• Use Figma like a boss to craft pixel-perfect, component-driven layouts and flows.
• Prototype with purpose helping partners understand what’s possible.
• Contribute to design critiques, evolve our systems and patterns, and help shape the future of Teams’ design language.
• Collaborate with PMs, engineers, and researchers in agile, cross-functional teams.
• Advocate for our users at every step with clear storytelling, elegant documentation, and a strong sense of design purpose.
• Bring energy, curiosity, and heart to our growing design culture.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 3+ 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).
• 2+ years experience with current design tools (e.g. Figma)

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 Master\'s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 3+ 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).
• 2+ years experience shipping products, services, or games and/or delivering to customers as a result of an end-to-end design process.
• A portfolio that shows smart, elegant end-to-end work — from concept to craft, with focus on process.
• Experience working on conversational experiences with AI Agents.
• Understanding of speech UX constraints, LLM behavior, and prompt engineering.
• Experience designing enterprise or collaboration tools.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design.
• Exposure to AI design tools like Bolt, Vercel, Lovable, Galileo, or others.
• Motion chops: animations, micro-interactions, or short-form videos and GIFs.
• Effective communication skills, collaborative mindset, and a bias for action.
• Comfortable working in agile teams and adapting quickly to new challenges.
• Clear thinker, fast learner, great listener.

Compensation

Product Design IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $85,000 - CAD $166,800 per year.

Find Additional Pay Information Here: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Application window

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 16, 2025

Equal Opportunity

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.