HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT
As a strategic and hands-on Web Customer Experience Designer, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping advance the goals of USGBC and GBCI as part of the Marketing Creative Services Center of Excellence (COE) team.
In this role, you’ll be a change management agent developing and leading customer experience design best practices across USGBC/GBCI online platforms. You’ll be developing best-in-class journeys, user flows, and UX/UI designs on our various online platforms, aligning stakeholders to ensure cohesive journeys across web platforms, and working with technology teams to implement impactful, conversion-focused customer experiences.
This role owns the vision, experience, and continuous improvement of our online customer journey—ensuring experiences are intuitive, scalable, data-driven, continuously optimized, and aligned with our mission and strategic goals.
You’ll report to the Director of Creative Services Center of Excellence within the Marketing team and
be part of a collaborative, cross-functional global team environment where your contributions will help shape impactful outcomes. You’ll work closely with teams like IT, Product, Events & Education, Market Development, Membership, and Operations, and more to re-imagine the customer journey and user experience across our corporate
usgbc.org and
gbci.org websites, various sub-brand sites, and a host of digital engagement tools, including Cvent, Eventbrite, SurveyVista, Salesforce & Pardot pages/microsites, our future LMS, and more.
Key Responsibilities
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Digital Experience Leadership
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Lead web customer experience journey across the enterprise as part of the Center of Excellence; bring the journey to life across various platforms, including streamlining multiple sub-brand sites & tools into a comprehensive corporate web presence, with cohesive event sites, educational platforms, etc.
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Establish standards, frameworks, and best practices in a multi-platform environment, including experience principles, user journeys, UX/UI roadmaps, information architecture, accessibility, performance& measurement, SEO/SEM, etc.
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Serve as an advisor to organization on web customer experience, UX/UI best practices, trends, and innovation
Stakeholder & Center of Excellence Partnership-
Serve as a guide for the end-to-end digital customer experience, providing strategic UX/UI direction and governance across teams by partnering with product, events, education, market development, IT, and business teams to craft industry-leading UX/UI design goals, align UX/UI priorities, and guide teams toward implementing best-in-class digital customer experiences
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Actively shape the customer experience and UX/UI design across all corporate and affiliated websites and digital platforms
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Define,createand evolve design systems,componentlibraries, experience patterns, and visual standards
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Create and iterate on wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelitywebdesigns for priorityinitiatives
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Plan, conduct, and synthesize user research, usability testing, journey mapping, and experience validation
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Ensure digital platform experiences are user-centered, accessible, brand-aligned, and conversion-focused, including navigation, information architecture, and page-level UX
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Establish and enforce content and design standards to ensure high-quality, on-brand user experiences
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Define and manage UX and analytics frameworks and KPIs to measure & optimize website performance and user behavior to improve usability, engagement, and outcomes
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Leverage AI tools to advance UX/UI outcomesand enable continuous improvementin onlinecustomer experience
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Champion a culture of continuous improvement driven by analytics and user insights
Assessment Notice:
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Candidates who advance in the interview process will be required to complete an assessment.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
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7+ years of experience in web management, UX/UI, or digital experience leadership roles
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Experience leading or supporting enterprise or corporate website strategies and redesigns
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Deep understanding of/and ability to create web pages and sites aligned to UX/UI best practice principles, prototypes and wireframes, conducting usability tests, applying accessibility standards, and implementing best-in-class web & mobile UX/UI design standards
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Experience operating within a Center of Excellence or shared services model
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Experience developing and managing UX/UI design principles across multi-site or multi-brand web ecosystems and various digital tools
What Success Looks Like
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Digital experiences are customer-first: cohesive, intuitive, multi-platform, and aligned with enterprise& brand standards
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UX/UI best practices are clearly defined, adopted, and championed across teams
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Digital experiences continuously improve through data-driven insights
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USGBC & GBCI teams view this role as the trusted authority for digital platform and UX/UI design guidance
Education
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Bachelor’s degree in UX/UI Design, Web Design, Digital Media, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Technology/System(s)
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Experience inapplying UX/UI best practices & mobile-first and responsive design principles. Bonus if experience isin a Drupal environment
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Understanding ofHTML and CSS, with the ability to guide front-end builds
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Solid understanding of accessibility (WCAG), SEO/SEM best practices, and web performance optimization
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Experience with AI & creative automation tools and various UX/UI design & prototyping tools, including Figma, Replit, and others
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Experience with analytics tools and data-driven UX/UI optimization, including GA4and Salesforce reporting
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Experience guiding & developing responsive event platforms layout and design, including Cvent and EventBrite
Skills
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Deep functional excellence in UX/UI best practices and design principles
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Ability to influence without direct authority, guiding teams toward best-in-class digital experiences
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Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
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Continuous improvement mindset, and ability to hurdle obstacles with speed and grace
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Strong fluency in a variety of digital platforms, and ability to figure out new ones quickly
Language
ABOUT OUR TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE
Salary
Final compensation and benefits will be confirmed at the time of offer and may vary based on factors such as internal equity, relevant experience, qualifications, and employment status. Please note that salary negotiations will not extend beyond the top of the internal salary range.
Benefits
We offer you:
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Competitive compensation
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401(k) with employer matching
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Professional development reimbursement
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We offer a healthcare plan through Cigna that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs. USGBC covers 100% of the premiums and an HRA that will assist you and your dependents in reaching the in-network medical deductible. You will only be responsible forthe $300 individual / $600 family up front deductible for medical services before the employer funded HRA will process payments for your in-network claims
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Generous paid time off (12 paid holidays, 9 paid personal sick days and based on career leveleither2 to 3 weeks PTO), including operations closed for a full week between Christmas and New Year’s
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6 weeks paid renewal leave after 7 years of continuous service
LOGISTICS
Location: This position is remote in the United States.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9 AM to 5:30 PM in applicant’s time zone, with flexibility to join weekly meetings in the mornings on Eastern time zone.
Travel %: 0%-25%
EEO STATEMENT
The U.S. Green Building Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
ABOUT US
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to accelerating and scaling the transformation of the built environment. Through LEED—the world’s most widely used green building rating system— and initiatives likes Greenbuild, the Center for Green Schools and advocacy, USGBC empowers professionals to drive market transformation that advances human and environmental health, climate resilience, and equity.
Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) is the world’s leading sustainability and health certification and credentialing body, independently recognizing excellence in performance. GBCI administers project certifications and professional credentials and certificates including LEED, PEER, PERFORM, SITES, and TRUE Zero Waste.
We are proud to be globally recognized for our leadership in green building, environmental performance, and sustainable development.
Our Global Impact
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Over 120,000 LEED-certified commercial projects worldwide
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Millions of square feet of certified healthy, efficient, low-carbon space
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Recognition in 180+ countries for innovation in green building and business practices
Why Join Us?
At USGBC and GBCI, you’ll work alongside passionate, mission-aligned professionals who care deeply about people, the planet, and progress. We offer:
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A purpose-driven, inclusive culture
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Opportunities to grow your career and take ownership of meaningful work
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A chance to make a measurable impact on global sustainability efforts
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We’re seeking team members who thrive in collaborative environments, are committed to excellence, and want to build lasting partnerships that drive change in the built environment.
Meet Our Leaders and Learn More about Our Mission:
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U.S. Green Building Council Leaders
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Green Business Certification Inc Leaders
Culture and Values Statement
Working together, each of us advances our mission by respecting all voices, trusting and supporting one another, excelling through collaboration and accountability, and continuously improving ourselves and our organization.