Sr UX Designer

Job Description

Senior UX Designer

As a Sr UX Designer at CBRE, you will use insights from user research and user-centered design principles to design and code interactive prototypes that simplify complex workflows for end users of our digital products. What You'll Do

Lead UX for multiple digital product initiatives

Leverage AI to amplify impact and achieve product and design outcomes at scale.

Consume existing user research and insights, including user personas, journey maps, product analytics, metrics, and other research activities.

Evaluate the user experience across features and products to ensure a consistent, cohesive experience for each user persona.

Design and code (and debug) rapid prototypes of design concepts for early ideation, stakeholder buy-in, and user validation.

Deliver designs that mask complexity with simplicity.

Ensure accessibility considerations are incorporated into your designs.

Ensure your prototypes are at the appropriate level of design fidelity and interaction to communicate the design concept to the intended audience.

Communicate design recommendations to key stakeholders and leadership through reports, presentations, and other forms of communication.

Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define product requirements, prioritize features, and communicate design solutions effectively.

Adhere and contribute to our enterprise design system, including designing and/or coding atomic components.

Ensure the work products delivered to engineering teams adequately communicate the expected behavior, visual styles, and accessibility requirements of the design.

Evaluate the user experience of products and services over time and execute design changes and updates as needed to improve the user experience.

Apply general knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish assigned tasks and solve routine problems.

Have a broad knowledge of own job discipline and some knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.

Work primarily within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.

Provide UX mentorship to others on the team.

Explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.

What You'll Need

8-10 years of progressive experience in UX roles, including 2-3 years in a Senior role. If you are short on professional experience, we would consider demonstrable outcomes leveraging AI or a Master's degree in a UX-related field.

Well-rounded interaction design, visual design, and front-end development skills, we are looking for a generalist that can do a little bit of everything.

Obsession to understand (and help others understand) the user problem we are solving by leveraging user insights to drive decision making.

Comfort interacting with executive stakeholders and speaking your mind, including a mastery of storytelling and resilience to candid feedback.

Natural curiosity, instinct to question the status quo, and ability to be the change you want to see. You will have support from UX leadership to push the envelope.

Ability to think like a system designer, looking across products and personas to integrate the user experience to design a north star future vision.

Expertise in utilizing AI-powered prototyping tools (including prompt engineering) for rapid prototyping, prompt-to-code generation, and design iteration.

Strong proficiency in front-end development using React and Angular frameworks, including component-based architecture and responsive design.

Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including experience

meeting web accessibility guidelines (e.g., WCAG).

High proficiency and expertise in design tools like Figma and Miro, as well as productivity tools like Microsoft Copilot, Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner to multiple stakeholders with varying levels of technical and domain knowledge.

Technical Skills & Tools

- Proficiency with modern build tools and task runners (Webpack, Vite, Rollup, Gulp, or similar)
- Experience managing dependencies with package managers (npm, yarn, pnpm)
- Strong version control skills using Git, including command-line operations and collaborative workflows
- Comfortable working in terminal/command-line environments across different operating systems
- Hands-on experience integrating and consuming RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints
- Proven track record developing and maintaining reusable component libraries
- Experience with vibe coding methods and rapid prototyping approaches