User Experience Designer

Forbes Technical Consulting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes Technical Consulting LLC in Chicago is seeking a product/UX designer to shape the next generation of AI-powered experiences. You will partner with the UX Lead, product managers, and engineers to craft intuitive interfaces and design systems that scale across applications.

This hands-on role rewards a self-starter who communicates clearly, iterates with users, and applies AI tools to prototype workflows. A 3+ year background in UX design is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience as a product or UX designer.
• Strong skill set in user research, UX/UI design, prototyping, and design interactions across applications.
• Experience leveraging design systems, with a preference for prior design systems work.
• Animation or motion design is a plus but not required.
• High-level understanding of coding helps empathy with developers.
• Preference for enterprise industries (M&A, tax, law, professional services).
• Experience with AI-assisted prototyping is a plus.
• Self-starter, autonomous, and strong communicative skills.

Responsibilities

• Define the next generation of AI-powered technology within the Data & AI Engineering group.
• Collaborate with the UX Lead, product managers, and engineers to design intuitive AI-enabled products and platforms.
• Contribute as a hands-on designer focused on craft and impact.

Skills

User research

UX/UI design

Prototyping

Design interactions

AI prototyping

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Design systems

Analytics awareness

Job description

Note: This position is onsite 3x a week; remote 2x. Must be local or willing to relocate to Chicago, IL area.

Responsibilities: This individual will help define the next generation of AI-powered technology working within the Data & AI Engineering group. This role partners closely with the UX Lead, product managers, and engineers to design and deliver intuitive, impactful AI-powered products and platforms. This is a hands-on, craft-focused role for a designer who combines strong product design skills with a forward-thinking, AI-first mindset.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience as a product or UX designer.
• Strong skill set in user research, UX/UI design, prototyping, and design interactions across applications.
• Experience leveraging design systems. Strong preference for candidates that have built design systems in the past.
• Animation or motion design experience is a plus, but not required.
• Coding experience is NOT required, but they must be familiar/have a high-level understanding of how to code to understand how developers think.
• Preference for enterprise related industries (M&A, tax, law, professional services, etc.).
• Experience with leveraging AI for prototyping designs is a plus.
• Self-starter that’s self-sufficient and work autonomously.
• Strong communication, not afraid to get into the work/get hands dirty, naturally curious, continuous learner, enjoys working through challenges, easily adopts new technology, AI first mindset.

Preferred:

• Experience in the professional services industry.
• Demonstrated curiosity and self-direction in adopting emerging AI tools and workflows ahead of the curve.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in a Scrum environment.
• Knowledge of user behavior analytics and UX metrics tools such as Google Analytics, Hotjar, or similar.

Contact:

Forbes Technical Consulting LLC | 343 W Erie St. Suite 520 | Chicago, IL 60654