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Lead human-centered design strategy and execution for defense industrial base customers, translating complex needs into accessible and impactful experiences. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate AI-powered solutions while ensuring security, compliance, and high design quality.
Microsoft empowers every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. For our defense industrial base customers, that means delivering trusted, intuitive solutions that help people navigate complex workflows, make informed decisions, and accomplish critical work. We are seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead human-centered design efforts supporting Microsoft’s defense industrial base customers. In this role, you will translate complex customer needs into clear, accessible, and impactful experiences. You will shape design strategy, lead work from discovery through delivery, and bring a high standard of craft to solutions that connect customer priorities with Microsoft technologies.
You will combine a foundation in human-centered design with hands-on fluency in current AI-enabled design tools and workflows. You will use research, problem framing, co-design, prototyping, and iterative validation to ensure teams solve the right problems, not simply produce solutions faster. You will also help shape AI-powered experiences that give people appropriate understanding, control, and confidence.This role requires adaptability in a field where tools and capabilities evolve continuously. The ideal candidate actively explores emerging approaches, evaluates their practical value, and helps teams adopt better ways of working without compromising customer trust, accessibility, security, or design quality.
As a design leader, you will set direction across complex initiatives, influence multidisciplinary partners, mentor designers, and remain hands-on where it matters most. You will work closely with customers and colleagues across product, engineering, research, and customer-facing teams to deliver solutions grounded in real needs and validated through evidence.
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. Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world!
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Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements as required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
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Product Design IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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.
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