Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Windows)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Windows)
• Focus: Windows visual language and design system foundations across products and surfaces

Description

Lead key work on the Windows Design Systems and Brand team to define the visual foundation of Windows. You will translate design principles into scalable components, patterns, tokens, Figma libraries, and implementation guidance—balancing creative direction with accessibility, technical constraints, platform conventions, and system durability. Partner with a multidisciplinary team to solve complex UI and interaction challenges and drive quality and consistency at global scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and advance visual language territories for future Windows experiences
• Own significant design system workstreams from problem definition and exploration through implementation, documentation, and adoption
• Create and evolve visual and interaction foundations (color, typography, iconography, motion, materials, layout, tokens, components, patterns) across states, themes, densities, input methods, accessibility modes, and edge cases
• Translate product and user needs into scalable solutions across distinct Windows contexts
• Partner with UX engineering and engineering for specifications, feasibility, implementation reviews, and design QA
• Identify systemic product-quality gaps and develop reusable solutions supported by presentations, prototypes, and narratives
• Strengthen team visual practice through mentorship, critique, documentation, shared standards, and AI-assisted workflows

Benefits

• Competitive base pay range across the U.S. and higher ranges for specific locations (see pay information link in original posting)
• Eligible for benefits and additional compensation depending on role