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Locations : New York | Pittsburgh Who We Are Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most critical challenges and unlock new opportunities for growth. Since pioneering business strategy in 1963, BCG has evolved into a global leader in transformation—integrating strategy, technology, data, and human-centered design to deliver measurable impact. Today’s most competitive organizations seamlessly combine digital and human capabilities. Our diverse global teams bring deep functional expertise , bold thinking, and rigorous execution to help clients navigate complexity, build enduring advantage, and drive lasting results. We Are BCG X We’re a diverse team of more than 3,000 tech experts united by a drive to make a difference. Working across industries and disciplines, we combine our experience and expertise to tackle the biggest challenges faced by society today. We go beyond what was once thought possible, creating new and innovative solutions to the world’s most complex problems. Leveraging BCG’s global network and partnerships with leading organizations, BCG X provides a stable ecosystem for talent to build game-changing businesses, products, and services from the ground up, all while growing their career. Together, we strive to create solutions that will positively impact the lives of millions. What You'll Do As an AI Experience Designer at BCG X, you are a product designer first. You will own meaningful portions of complex digital experiences that operate at enterprise scale, contributing across the full product lifecycle—from early problem framing through high-fidelity execution and delivery. You will work within multidisciplinary teams alongside strategy consultants, AI P roduct Managers, Forward Deployed AI E ngineers, and Forward Deployed AI Scientists to design solutions that are usable, elegant, and scalable—balancing user needs, technical constraints, and measurable business impact. This role demands strong craft, structured thinking, and comfort operating in high-expectation environments. While execution-focused, you will gain increasing exposure to stakeholder alignment, decision-making, and product strategy. We expect AI Experience Designers to be hands-on builders with developing product judgment—not task executors. Successful candidates will be able to: • Contribute meaningfully to design systems, including components, patterns, tokens, accessibility standards, responsible AI, and documentation . • Leverage AI- native and AI- assisted tools and workflows to conduct research, accelerate iteration, prototype faster, and explore solution spaces responsibly. • Own end-to-end product design workstreams, from problem framing through high-fidelity execution. • Conduct qualitative and quantitative research and integrate usability insights, analytics, and experimentation into design decisions. • Translate ambiguous business challenges into structured user flows, interaction models, and polished UI systems • Apply systems thinking to ensure coherence across journeys, touchpoints, and platforms • Design scalable solutions within complex enterprise ecosystems and technical constraints • Use Figma as a native design environment, leveraging advanced features (components, variables, prototyping logic, dev mode, versioning) • Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and client stakeholders, clearly articulating design decisions, trade-offs, and business impact. • Produce structured documentation and client-ready materials that communicate decisions with clarity and precision What You'll Bring Core Qualifications: • 1–4 years of professional experience designing digital products at scale in product, UX, or experience design roles • A portfolio demonstrating: • Strong interaction design foundations • High-quality visual craft and attention to detail • Structured problem framing and systems thinking • Evidence of shipped or production-level work • Advanced experience working with AI-native and AI-enabled research, design, and collaboration tools—such as Chat GPT, Lovable, Figma AI, Replit (knowledge in Cursor and V0 is a plus). • Advanced proficiency in Figma, including component-based design systems, auto layout, variables, prototyping logic, and developer collaboration workflows (e.g., Dev Mode, structured handoff) • Demonstrated understanding of: • Human-centered design principles and usability best practices • Accessibility standards (WCAG fundamentals) • Responsive, multi-platform, and cross-device design • Product, technical, and business constraints in real-world environments • Ability to connect design decisions and rationale to user outcomes, articulating trade-offs and measurable business impact in structured discussions • Confidence articulating trade-offs and defending design rationale in structured discussions • Experience collaborating within cross-functional product teams • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including the ability to produce clear, concise, client-ready documentation • Ability to travel frequently based on client and project needs (50% travel expectations) At Associate level, we expect high standards of craft and visual precision, ownership over defined workstreams with minimal supervision, structured thinking in ambiguous environments, and accountability for quality and delivery timelines. This role demands curiosity, coachability, and rapid growth. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience designing enterprise, B2B, or complex transactional systems • Exposure to evolving or contributing to design systems at scale (components, tokens, patterns, documentation) • Familiarity with experimentation frameworks, product metrics, and data-informed iteration • Proficiency using AI-enabled design workflows or AI-native product experiences • Experience in operating in client-facing, high-expectation, or consulting-style environments Please note: any degree programs (including part-time) must be completed before starting at BCG. Additional info You must live within a reasonable commuting distance of your home office. As a member of that office, it is expected you will be in the office as directed. This role puts you on an accelerated path of personal and professional growth and development and so, at times, requires extended working hours. Our work often requires travel to client sites. FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: BCG is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of administering all employment decisions and actions without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. The first year base compensation range for this role is: $122,400 to $136,000 At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees – and their eligible family members. * That’s zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks. All our plans provide best in class coverage: • Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children • Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs • Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits • Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually • Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities • Fully vested Profit-Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan • Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement • Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month) • Paid sick time on an as needed basis *Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage. #BCGXjob Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.

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Locations : New York | Pittsburgh
Contribute meaningfully to design systems, including components, patterns, tokens, accessibility standards, responsible AI, and documentation .
Leverage AI- native and AI- assisted tools and workflows to conduct research, accelerate iteration, prototype faster, and explore solution spaces responsibly.
Own end-to-end product design workstreams, from problem framing through high-fidelity execution.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative research and integrate usability insights, analytics, and experimentation into design decisions.
Translate ambiguous business challenges into structured user flows, interaction models, and polished UI systems
Apply systems thinking to ensure coherence across journeys, touchpoints, and platforms
Design scalable solutions within complex enterprise ecosystems and technical constraints
Use Figma as a native design environment, leveraging advanced features (components, variables, prototyping logic, dev mode, versioning)
Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and client stakeholders, clearly articulating design decisions, trade-offs, and business impact.
Produce structured documentation and client-ready materials that communicate decisions with clarity and precision
1–4 years of professional experience designing digital products at scale in product, UX, or experience design roles

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Advanced experience working with AI-native and AI-enabled research, design, and collaboration tools—such as Chat GPT, Lovable, Figma AI, Replit (knowledge in Cursor and V0 is a plus).
Experience designing enterprise, B2B, or complex transactional systems
Exposure to evolving or contributing to design systems at scale (components, tokens, patterns, documentation)
Familiarity with experimentation frameworks, product metrics, and data-informed iteration
Proficiency using AI-enabled design workflows or AI-native product experiences
Experience in operating in client-facing, high-expectation, or consulting-style environments
Please note: any degree programs (including part-time) must be completed before starting at BCG.
Additional info
The first year base compensation range for this role is: $122,400 to $136,000
Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
Paid sick time on an as needed basis

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