👋 I’m Samuel Shen
Product designer focusing on craft and system. Shipped AI and many core experiences across Microsoft 365; now building FinTech tools for renters and landlords at TheGuarantors
Landlord Portal
theGuarantors · 2026
Leading product design across the full landlord portal — driving design strategy and decisions to hit company OKRs, reworking core workflows, navigation, and laying the foundational design system for long-term scalability
Narrative Builder
Microsoft · 2024 - 2025
PowerPoint's flagship genAI feature turning a simple prompt into a full presentation. Led end-to-end design from 0 to 1, launching to 100% production with 400% growth in 6 months.
Universal Search for MacOS
Microsoft · 2023
Designed and launched the unified search experience across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Mac — driving up to 2850% increase in command search engagement and 21% growth in document search usage
Redefining search UX on Office iOS
Microsoft · 2023
Redesigned and unified the search experience across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on iOS — consolidating fragmented entry points into one discoverable system, and reimagining In-document search, Define, and Smart Lookup with modern interactions and a lightweight mobile-first approach
👋 I’m Samuel Shen
Product designer focusing on craft and system. Shipped AI and many core experiences across Microsoft 365; now building FinTech tools for renters and landlords at TheGuarantors
Landlord Portal
theGuarantors · 2026
Leading product design across the full landlord portal — driving design strategy and decisions to hit company OKRs, reworking core workflows, navigation, and laying the foundational design system for long-term scalability
Narrative Builder
Microsoft · 2024 - 2025
PowerPoint's flagship genAI feature turning a simple prompt into a full presentation. Led end-to-end design from 0 to 1, launching to 100% production with 400% growth in 6 months.
Universal Search for MacOS
Microsoft · 2023
Designed and launched the unified search experience across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Mac — driving up to 2850% increase in command search engagement and 21% growth in document search usage
Redefining search UX on Office iOS
Microsoft · 2023
Redesigned and unified the search experience across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on iOS — consolidating fragmented entry points into one discoverable system, and reimagining In-document search, Define, and Smart Lookup with modern interactions and a lightweight mobile-first approach
👋 I’m Samuel Shen
Product designer focusing on craft and system. Shipped AI and many core experiences across Microsoft 365; now building FinTech tools for renters and landlords at TheGuarantors
Landlord Portal
theGuarantors · 2026
Leading product design across the full landlord portal — driving design strategy and decisions to hit company OKRs, reworking core workflows, navigation, and laying the foundational design system for long-term scalability
Narrative Builder
Microsoft · 2024 - 2025
PowerPoint's flagship genAI feature turning a simple prompt into a full presentation. Led end-to-end design from 0 to 1, launching to 100% production with 400% growth in 6 months.
Universal Search for MacOS
Microsoft · 2023
Designed and launched the unified search experience across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Mac — driving up to 2850% increase in command search engagement and 21% growth in document search usage
Redefining search UX on Office iOS
Microsoft · 2023
Redesigned and unified the search experience across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on iOS — consolidating fragmented entry points into one discoverable system, and re-imagining In-document search, Define, and Smart Lookup with modern interactions and a lightweight mobile-first approach