Microsoft Hiring for Product Design Intern Opportunities at Bihar, India

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

As a Design Intern at India Development Center (IDC), you will have the opportunity to work closely with product teams to produce world-class, and delightful design solutions in line with our business goals and with the intention of enabling the best possible experience for our users.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

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

• Contribute to visual designs from concept to delivery. Create wireframes, journey maps, user jobs and scenarios, task flows, and personas in support of interaction designs for hardware and/or software-based experiences
• Focus on end-to-end user experiences, empathizing and balancing experiences with business and technical tradeoffs.
• Contribute to broader design system, increasing its adoption and consistent usage.
• Drive cross-team collaboration with the world’s best UX researchers, program managers, product planners and developers from the early stages of planning through implementation.
• Research and analyze customer feedback for incorporation into product enhancements, new product designs, and overall design language and strategy.
• Produce and validate product design specifications and production requirements.
• Negotiate design solutions in relation to business goals.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Design- Visual Communication, Interaction Design, User Experience Design or related field.
• Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.

Additional Qualifications

• A portfolio showcasing creative thinking, proficiency in translating research insights into great product experiences, and reflecting the synthesis of good visual & interaction design principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a command of interaction and visual design capabilities.
• Knowledge of methods for gathering and analyzing UX research data.   
• User-centric approach to design and an understanding of how to apply research insights into design.

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.