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Design is at the heart of transforming user experiences. We are seeking a versatile UX Architect who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys solving complex design challenges. The role offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects that empower customers and drive business value through exceptional user experience design.

In this role, you will work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams to deliver successful solutions. You will be responsible for mapping a customer’s business problems to scalable and usable applications, ensuring the delivery of high-quality user experiences. This position also involves overseeing project-level UX engineering activities, with a focus on both pre-sales and delivery.

As a UX Architect , you will engage in meaningful dialogue with business and technology decision-makers, working to develop customer business agility and maximize business value through thoughtful UX design. You will collaborate with developers, UX designers, and business leaders to ensure the user experience strategy aligns with overall project goals and timelines.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As part of this vision, we innovate with a growth mindset and collaborate to realize shared goals. Our values of respect, integrity, and accountability drive our inclusive culture, where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In this role, you will stay up-to-date with the latest trends in user experience design, continuously improving design quality and user engagement.  

Responsibilities

• Facilitates Design Thinking or Envisioning Workshops, guiding teams to brainstorm, ideate, and solve complex design problems collaboratively.

• Demonstrates strong Visual and Interaction Design skills, ensuring high-quality user experiences across platforms for internal and external customers.

• Acts as a liaison between design and engineering, deepening knowledge of engineering fundamentals (e.g., interpreting designs, writing code, working with source control).

• Leads design reviews to ensure code quality and creates specs to document validation efforts.

• Develops and enables front-end design solutions, technical prototypes, and user interface systems (e.g., controls, animation libraries, utilities).

• Generates ideation solutions for complex products, synthesizing them into concise solutions that improve product designs.

• Creates clarity for team members, influencing prioritization of product backlog and sprint management.

• Develops functional prototypes to meet specific needs, presents them for feedback, and iterates based on feedback.

• Collaborates with Engineering teams to ensure successful design implementation and quality assurance.

• Oversees the versioning of tools and platforms, ensuring their adoption and interoperability across teams.

• Ensures the use of the latest codebases and design systems, driving consistency and alignment across the team.

• Communicates proactively with leaders, engineers, and feature teams to ensure effective communication through all design and development stages.

• Collaborates with cross-disciplinary teams (e.g., creative, program managers, developers, UX research) to define and iterate on new and existing product features.

• Mentors team members, provides guidance, and influences stakeholders across various disciplines to promote optimal product designs.

   

Key Accountabilities for this Position Include, But Not Limited to * *

• Experience estimating, scoping, and writing statements of work that clearly set customer expectations.  

• Experience in leading customer workshops, uncovering opportunities, gathering requirements, and reviewing deliverables.  

• Experience in Closely working with Developers using React, Angular, JavaScript,TypeScript,CSS,VS Code, Figma and other software development environments. 

• Experience in designing and prototyping user interfaces within technical constraints while leveraging and maximizing technical features.  

• Experience with all stages of product development - concept, wireframes, design iterations, production and quality assurance. 

Other

• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications * *

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science, or a related field, and 6+ years of experience in UX design, interaction design, visual design, UX architecture, consulting, and/or technology domains (e.g., front-end development, design systems).

• OR Master’s Degree in a related field with equivalent experience.

• Fluency in both English and Japanese is a must for effective communication with global teams and local stakeholders.

• Expertise in Product Design, User Interface, and User Experience: Specialized knowledge in designing user-centric products and interfaces.

• Strong Communication, Observation, and Empathy: Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders and understand user needs and behaviors.

• Cross-Cultural Expertise: Experience working in diverse environments, with a strong understanding of different design perspectives.

• Proficiency in Agile Methodologies: Skilled in agile project management and iterative design processes.

• Appreciation for Simplicity and Elegance in Design: Influenced by Japanese design principles, focusing on creating relaxed and comfortable user experiences.

• Ability to work outside Japan in regions such as Singapore, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia, with travel and remote work capability as required.

• 3+ years managing multiple projects.

• 3+ year of experience leading blended, multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications * *

• Experience estimating, scoping, and writing statements of work that clearly set customer expectations.

• Experience leading customer workshops, uncovering opportunities, gathering requirements, and reviewing deliverables.

• Experience facilitating Design Thinking or Envisioning Workshops to align design strategies with business objectives.

• Fluency in Chinese Mandarin is a nice-to-have but not mandatory, enabling more effective communication in diverse teams and markets. Experience with all stages of product development - concept, wireframes, design iterations, production and quality assurance. 

• Experience with React, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, VS Code, Figma, and other software development environments.

• Experience designing and prototyping user interfaces within technical constraints.

• Experience with all stages of product development, including concept, wireframes, design iterations, production, and quality assurance.

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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .