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Brittany Mederos

Principal Design & Research Manager at Microsoft, leading design strategy for generative AI-powered experiences. Passionate about building strong teams, championing user-centered design, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI.

  1. 2025 - Present Principal Design & Research Manager at Microsoft — AI Learning
  2. 2021 - 2025 Principal Designer & Manager at Microsoft — Designer, Copilot
  3. 2019 - 2021 Principal Design Lead at Microsoft — PowerPoint AI
  4. 2015 - 2019 Senior Designer & Manager at Microsoft — Outlook, StaffHub
  5. 2013 - 2015 Product Design Lead at Elementum — Supply Chain
  6. 2010 - 2013 UX Designer — Enchant, Rock Creek, Foster.ly

💼 Selected Work

Over 10 years at Microsoft, I've led design for products used by hundreds of millions — from AI-powered creativity tools to enterprise collaboration experiences.

2025

AI Learning Product

Leading design and research for a 0-to-1 product team launching a transformative learning experience powered by AI. Building a high-performing, inclusive team within an org shifting from service-oriented to product-driven.

2023

Designer in Copilot

Led the integration of Microsoft Designer's Editor canvas into Copilot chat for AI-driven image generation and editing. Featured in Microsoft's first Super Bowl campaign in years.

2021

Microsoft Designer

Co-led the pitch to Microsoft SLT and Satya Nadella, securing funding for a new M365 app to compete in the Creator Economy. Designed and shipped the core AI-powered Editor experience.

2020

PowerPoint + Teams

Spearheaded the integration of PowerPoint into Microsoft Teams and led development of remote presenting tools during the pandemic, keeping Microsoft relevant in hybrid work.

2019

PowerPoint AI

Pioneered AI solutions within PowerPoint — auto-magically designing slides, coaching speakers to improve their skills, and creating more inclusive presentation experiences.

📓 Earlier Case Studies

Detailed case studies from my earlier career — government, enterprise startup, and bootstrapped products used by millions.

✍️ Writing

Thoughts on design, UX career development, and building products that people love.

Crafting Your UX Portfolio

Co-authored a step-by-step guide to finding your next UX job. After reaching our sales goal, we opened it up publicly on Medium.

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Microsoft StaffHub: Customer-centered design driven

A deep dive into the customer-centered design process behind Microsoft StaffHub, an Office 365 product for firstline workers.

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Top prototyping tools for interaction designers

A survey of the best prototyping tools available for interaction designers to bring ideas to life quickly.

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📜 Patents

Inventions I've contributed to across supply chain technology and AI-powered productivity tools.

Improving Online Presentations Using Machine Learning

Microsoft

Systems and methods for analyzing presenter content and audience reactions in real-time using ML models, generating feedback to improve online presentations.

Co-inventors: K. Seleskerov, A. Srivastava, D. Johnson, P. Sinha, G. Wu, B. Mederos

Method and System for Monitoring Shipments in a Supply and/or Logistics Chain

Elementum SCM

Graph-based data structures for tracking shipments and detecting delays across supply chain networks for Fortune 500 companies.

Co-inventors: S. Guruswamy, D. Martin, B. Mederos, et al.

🚀 Ventures

Side projects and studios I've built alongside my full-time work.

Enchant

A tiny product studio that builds tools and backs purpose-driven teams making great health more accessible for everyone — starting with families and their communities.

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Florens

Co-founded and ran a venture from 2019 to 2023, exploring new ideas at the intersection of design, community, and technology.

👋 Let's connect

Send me a note via email or connect on LinkedIn. I'd love to chat about design, AI, leadership, or your next big idea.