Senior Product Designer 3 - Bing Answers UX

Job Description:

Position Title: Product Designer 3

Top IT Firm

Type: Contract on T4

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 18 months

Typical Day in the Role

• Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is __The team supports the Bing Answers UX organization, designing experiences across Places, Local Search, Maps, Entertainment, and AI-powered answer experiences that help users discover and consume information._________.

• Key projects: This role will contribute to ___designing and enhancing Bing answer experiences, integrating AI into user-facing experiences, improving trust and usability in AI-driven content, and supporting cross-functional design initiatives across global teams.________.

Candidate Requirements

• Disqualifiers: Candidates with __Candidates without a portfolio, candidates demonstrating limited collaboration experience or a tendency to work exclusively in silos, and candidates without sufficient access availability (18 months) will not be eligible.

○ Portfolio required!

• Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain ___5–7 years of Product Design experience, strong Information Architecture and Interaction Design skills, advanced Figma expertise, experience leveraging AI design tools, a data- and research-driven design approach, strong cross-functional collaboration, and experience partnering with globally distributed teams. Exposure to GitHub, VSO, front-end development, and AI-enabled design workflows would be highly desirable._________.

Hard Skills Assessments

• Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: ____following candidate shortlist review_______.

• Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include ____Initial interview with the hiring manager, followed by a portfolio review with 2–3 designers. Assessments will focus on product design experience, collaboration, design thinking, and portfolio quality._______.

Required Candidate Preparation: Candidates should have a portfolio prepared and available for review during the assessment process. Portfolio submission is required with the resume.

Explain a typical day in the role.:

A typical day blends product strategy, design execution, and cross-functional collaboration. The designer works closely with PMs, Engineers, Researchers, Content partners, and other designers to shape and evolve Answer experiences across Search Experiences, including Places, Maps, Entertainment, Geography, and other knowledge-rich experiences.

Activities may include:

- Reviewing customer insights, research findings, and product opportunities.

- Partnering with PM and Engineering to define product direction and prioritize investments.

- Designing end-to-end experiences, flows, interactions, and visual concepts in Figma.

- Participating in product reviews, strategy discussions, and design critiques.

- Vibe coding prototypes and storytelling artifacts to influence decisions and build alignment.

- Collaborating across teams to ensure experiences are intuitive, cohesive, and high quality.

- Advocating for customer needs while balancing business goals and technical constraints.

What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?:

A senior product designer who has shaped end to end customer experiences and influenced product strategy concept to launch.

- Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field, or equivalent experience.

- 5–7+ years designing consumer facing digital products.

- Designers who have partnered deeply with PMs and Engineers to influence product strategy, not just execute requirements.

- Strong portfolio demonstrating product thinking, interaction design, storytelling, and shipped experiences.

- Experience with AI, search, or content rich experiences preferred.

- Bonus: motion design experience

What are unique selling points that would get candidates interested in your role over another?:

Massive Customer Reach

Design experiences used by millions of customers globally across Bing, Search, and Copilot.

High-Impact Product Areas

Own and shape answers for Places, Maps, Entertainment, Movies, Books, People, Geography, and AI-powered information experiences that help users learn, decide, and take action.

Meaningful Product Influence

Designers are expected to influence product strategy and customer experiences, not simply respond to requirements.

AI + Knowledge Experiences

Work at the intersection of Search, AI, and knowledge exploration while helping define the future of answer experiences.

How will contractor performance be measured?:

1. Design Quality & Craft

- Produces thoughtful, polished, implementation-ready designs

- Demonstrates strong interaction design and systems thinking

- Consistently raises experience quality

2. Execution & Delivery

- Delivers work on time

- Drives projects forward independently

- Successfully partners with PM and Engineering through implementation

3. Product Impact

- Influences product direction with strong rationale and customer-centered thinking

- Helps solve important customer problems

- Contributes to improvements in experience quality and customer satisfaction

4. Collaboration & Influence

- Builds strong partnerships across disciplines

- Communicates clearly and effectively

- Uses storytelling and design thinking to align stakeholders and drive decisions

Where is the work able to be performed?:

Remote

If Onsite or HWA required, indicate why:

If REMOTE: Are work hours flexible to accommodate time zone variance (+/- 2-3 hours?):

Yes

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills & years of experience for each:

5-7 years of experience:

1. Product Design

- End-to-end product design for consumer-facing digital experiences

- Customer journeys, interaction design, UX flows, prototyping, and execution

- Demonstrated shipped work at scale

2. Information Architecture & Interaction Design

- Designing complex, content-rich, or information-dense experiences

- Translating complex concepts into intuitive user experiences

- Strong systems thinking and experience design

3. Figma & Modern AI Design Tools

- Advanced proficiency in Figma and AI tools

- Prototyping, component systems, design specifications, and collaboration workflows

- Ability to communicate ideas through high-fidelity designs and prototypes

The Product Designer 3 role leads the design of high quality Answer experiences across MS Search Experiences. Working closely with Product Management, Engineering, Research, and Design, this role shapes product strategy, influences key decisions, and delivers intuitive, impactful customer experiences. The ideal candidate combines strong design craft, product thinking, storytelling, and cross functional leadership to solve complex problems and drive customer impact at scale.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver end to end Answer experiences from concept through launch.

Partner with PM, Engineering, and Research to shape product direction and user experience strategy.

Translate customer needs and business goals into clear, compelling product experiences.

Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished designs ready for implementation.

Drive experience quality through strong interaction design, systems thinking, and attention to detail.

Influence product decisions through customer advocacy, design expertise, and strategic thinking.

Present design rationale and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.

Leverage customer insights, research, and product signals to continuously improve experiences.

Champion accessibility, usability, and inclusive design best practices.

Skills

Strong product, interaction, and visual design skills.

Proven ability to design complex consumer products and end to end experiences.

Strong product judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity.

Excellent storytelling, communication, and stakeholder influence skills.

Proficiency with Figma and modern design tools.

Experience partnering closely with Product Management, Engineering, and UX Research.

Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence without authority.

Familiarity with AI powered products, search experiences, or information discovery experiences preferred.

Experience

Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Psychology, or related field, or equivalent experience.

5–7+ years designing consumer facing digital products.

Experience driving product strategy and UX outcomes across cross functional teams.

Experience with AI, search, or content rich experiences preferred.

In conclusion, don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to join our team and make a meaningful impact! Apply today! 🤝👍✉️ Please feel free to drop in your resume at [email protected]

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