Charisa Wang

I'm a product designer that cares about the intersection of communities, creativity, and social computing. Currently at Microsoft, I'm in charge of thinking up novel applications for Copilot and other AI experiences.

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COPILOT EXPERIENCE ↗

SHIPPED 2024

I led the end-to-end design process of the Copilot experience for Viva Engage, Microsoft's internal social platform. We navigated a lot of ambiguity and difficult questions—like how to educate users in writing effective prompts and where to surface the AI in a way that feels contextual, not intrusive. It came down to scrappy ideas, hands-on testing, and a talented, nimble team to pull it all together.

COPILOT CATCH-UP

SHIPPED 2024

How do we personalize Copilot's entry point for the individual? This project, which I conceptualized and shipped, aims to answer that question. By starting with AI-generated snapshots of cross-organizational activity, users can kickstart a conversation with Copilot based on personalized updates.

DESIGNING WITH AND FOR AI

GIVEN 2024

I had the honor of guest lecturing for CS1300 (Interaction Design), a course at Brown University that sparked my own interest in interaction design as a baby undergrad! As a class, we discussed designing for LLMs, AI ethical principles, and malleable software.

COMPLETE's foundational design ↗

SHIPPED 2023

Before I was in big tech full-time, I helped several startups build their design systems, philosophies, and infrastructure from the ground up. One such company was Complete, which endeavors to demystify compensation. I led 0 to 1 product design and strategy, culminating in $4M in seed funding.

PROTOTYPING AND PRODUCT THINKING FOR FLO RECRUIT ↗

SHIPPED 2022

As a freelance product designer with Friendly Studio, one of my clients was Flo Recruit. I worked on product thinking and interactive prototypes for their legal recruitment tool, endeavoring to untangle the recruiting process at the systemic level.

BALLERTV'S PRODUCT AND VISUAL REVAMP ↗

SHIPPED 2021

Another of my clients with Friendly was BallerTV, a youth athletics streaming platform. I co-led a total refresh of the company's brand and design system, helping form cohesive identity and clear infrastructure.

VISUAL DESIGN FOR NIKE RUN CLUB ↗

DESIGNED 2020

In a past life, I also worked at a design agency. As a junior product designer at Instrument, I was tasked with developing visual assets and interstitials for a heart rate monitoring feature for Nike Run Club, an app dedicated to coaching runners of all levels.

About

Charisa Wang is a product designer based in sunny Los Angeles. She graduated from Brown, where she stitched together her own major in Human-Centered Design. Currently at Microsoft, she works on Copilot and other AI-powered features. She has a penchant for designing tools that facilitate community, creativity, and/or collaboration, and enjoys wrangling problems that deal with cognition and perception.

Offline, you can catch her throwing clay, trying to perfect her chocolate chip cookie recipe, or scoping out the top of a mountain. One of these days she’ll open a used bookstore, but in the meantime will settle for visiting as many existing ones as she can.

Charisa Wang

Microsoft

Product designer

Complete

Founding product designer

Friendly Studio

Product designer

Instrument

Junior product designer

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