Senior UI – UX Architect at Baker McKenzie

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The Senior UI – UX Architect will serve as the creative and strategic lead for the Firm’s next generation of AI‑driven digital experiences, with a specific focus on the unique challenges of Agentic Applications. The role-holder will define a modern look and feel that transforms complex, autonomous back-end processes into intuitive, trust-based user interfaces, prioritizing user adoption, transparency, and seamless human‑AI collaboration. By bridging the gap between sophisticated AI reasoning and human-centric design, the individual will ensure the Firm’s AI tools feel like "smart collaborators" rather than opaque "black boxes". Main responsibilities: Strategic Design and AI Enablement: • Architect Agentic Interfaces: Design user interface patterns for agentic workflows, including planning and task decomposition visibility and reflection loops that explain how and why an agent reached a decision • Generative UI (GenUI) Leadership: Lead the use of dynamic UI components that adapt in real-time based on AI outputs, moving beyond static screens to context-aware, co-created interfaces • Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) Orchestration: Develop shared control patterns that enable users to validate, intervene in, or override autonomous actions in high‑risk legal and professional workflows • User Adoption Strategy: Drive user adoption by reducing cognitive load through text‑first interfaces and scannable, artificial intelligence‑generated summaries that prioritize clarity Modern Aesthetics and Operational Excellence: • Define "Modern Look & Feel": Establish and maintain a modern design language that reflects industry trends such as Glassmorphism, Neo-Brutalism, and Luminous Accents to create a tactile, depth-oriented experience that reflects cutting-edge technology • Motion as Feedback: Implement purposeful motion design and micro‑interactions to provide clear feedback on artificial intelligence processing states • Design System Governance: Build and govern an AI‑ready design system with reusable components that scale across globally distributed teams and multiple platforms Governance, Risk, and Trust Calibration: • Explainability & Transparency: Embed explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) cues into the UI, using step-by-step reasoning trails and confidence levels to build user trust • Ethical AI Design: Partner with Risk and Compliance to ensure interfaces prevent over-reliance on AI by clearly communicating uncertainty and potential hallucinations • Accessibility & Inclusivity: Ensure all AI-driven components meet global accessibility standards (WCAG), making intelligent tools usable for all practitioners regardless of ability Skills and experience: • Extensive experience in UX/UI design, with a strong portfolio of complex SaaS or enterprise applications • Experience in AI design patterns, including designing for ReAct, Reflection, and multi-agent systems • Proficient in React or Angular, enabling the ability to bridge the gap between design prototypes and production-ready code • Expert knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and emerging AI-powered design tools (for example, Galileo and v0.dev ) • Experience designing for data-heavy, professional services environments, where precision, auditability, and accuracy are non-negotiable • Understanding of the sociotechnical dynamics of trust in AI, specifically how to align perceived system capabilities with actual performance Location: Chicago, Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico City, or São Paulo Reports to: Director, Technology Enablement Position type: Specialist Development framework: Senior Manager At Baker McKenzie we are different in the way we think, work and behave. With our team of 13,000 people, including over 6,500 locally admitted lawyers, in over 70 offices worldwide, we have a passionately collaborative community of 60 nationalities and are committed to world-class career development to everyone in every job at every level. Baker McKenzie can offer you both the uncompromising commitment to excellence expected of a top firm paired with a passionately global and genuinely collaborative working environment. Baker McKenzie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all. Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices. We encourage the best people - regardless of race, religion or belief if any, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age - to fulfill their professional aspirations with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. Should candidates require any reasonable adjustments and/or accommodations when applying to or interviewing with our Firm, please notify recruitmentservices@bakermckenzie.com Pay Transparency • This position is bonus eligible and includes benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) based on number of hours worked. • The US base compensation for this position is expected to be $xxx to $xxx (annually or hourly) if located in an office in the state of X. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. • California notice: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories (arrest and conviction records), in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. If located in an office in one of the states below, the US base compensation for this position is expected to be in the range listed. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. New York [●]-[●] California [●]-[●] Illinois (Chicago only) [●]-[●] Washington DC [●]-[●]

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The Senior UI – UX Architect will serve as the creative and strategic lead for the Firm’s next generation of AI‑driven digital experiences, with a specific focus on the unique challenges of Agentic Applications.
By bridging the gap between sophisticated AI reasoning and human-centric design, the individual will ensure the Firm’s AI tools feel like "smart collaborators" rather than opaque "black boxes".
Architect Agentic Interfaces: Design user interface patterns for agentic workflows, including planning and task decomposition visibility and reflection loops that explain how and why an agent reached a decision
Generative UI (GenUI) Leadership: Lead the use of dynamic UI components that adapt in real-time based on AI outputs, moving beyond static screens to context-aware, co-created interfaces
Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) Orchestration: Develop shared control patterns that enable users to validate, intervene in, or override autonomous actions in high‑risk legal and professional workflows
User Adoption Strategy: Drive user adoption by reducing cognitive load through text‑first interfaces and scannable, artificial intelligence‑generated summaries that prioritize clarity
Motion as Feedback: Implement purposeful motion design and micro‑interactions to provide clear feedback on artificial intelligence processing states
Design System Governance: Build and govern an AI‑ready design system with reusable components that scale across globally distributed teams and multiple platforms
Explainability & Transparency: Embed explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) cues into the UI, using step-by-step reasoning trails and confidence levels to build user trust
Ethical AI Design: Partner with Risk and Compliance to ensure interfaces prevent over-reliance on AI by clearly communicating uncertainty and potential hallucinations
Accessibility & Inclusivity: Ensure all AI-driven components meet global accessibility standards (WCAG), making intelligent tools usable for all practitioners regardless of ability
Extensive experience in UX/UI design, with a strong portfolio of complex SaaS or enterprise applications
Experience in AI design patterns, including designing for ReAct, Reflection, and multi-agent systems
Proficient in React or Angular, enabling the ability to bridge the gap between design prototypes and production-ready code
Expert knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and emerging AI-powered design tools (for example, Galileo and v0.dev )
Experience designing for data-heavy, professional services environments, where precision, auditability, and accuracy are non-negotiable
Understanding of the sociotechnical dynamics of trust in AI, specifically how to align perceived system capabilities with actual performance
Location: Chicago, Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico City, or São Paulo
Reports to: Director, Technology Enablement
Position type: Specialist
Development framework: Senior Manager

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401(K)