Senior Product Designer
Peter HyunMyung Yang
Senior Product Designer focused on designing intuitive experiences through systems thinking and thoughtful interaction design. Combines product strategy, user research, and cross-functional leadership to shape product direction, establish scalable design patterns, and deliver products from concept through implementation.
Experience
Senior Product Designer
JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)
Mar 2024 to Present
New York, NY
- Led end-to-end design for Smart Building Platform 2.0 as the sole product designer, unifying three legacy products through shared information architecture, product models, and reusable interaction patterns.
- Influenced product direction across SBP 2.0, WorkplaceOS, and Marketplace by aligning VP and senior leadership stakeholders through design strategies and interactive prototypes.
- Provided component guidelines and design direction to collaborating designers, supporting independent execution and consistent interaction patterns across the platform.
- Championed the adoption of Design QA as a formal stage in the product development process, aligning Product and Engineering on implementation quality and design consistency.
- Introduced an AI-assisted prototyping and PRD workflow across Product, Design, and Engineering, aligning stakeholders on automation limitations and design quality while reducing combined Product and Design time by 57% in a measured use case.
- Conducted user interviews, framed hypotheses, and led usability testing to validate operational workflows, improving selected task completion times by 30%.
- Led experience design for four specialized AI agents supporting diagnostics, risk management, work allocation, and investment oversight, enabling evidence-based recommendations and human oversight.
Product Designer
JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)
Nov 2021 to Mar 2024
New York, NY
- Designed enterprise products across leasing, sustainability, analytics, and smart building management, simplifying complex workflows and operational data.
- Established accessible data visualization standards adopted across 31 JLL product teams, defining reusable chart patterns, semantic colors, responsive behaviors, and interaction guidelines.
Teaching Assistant
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Jul 2020 to Jun 2021
Cambridge, MA
- Facilitated graduate workshops and critiques focused on visual communication, iteration, and design judgment.
Product Designer
Hyundai Livart
Jul 2016 to Jul 2017
Seoul, South Korea
- Designed and launched five furniture products spanning research, physical prototyping, manufacturing, and quality validation.
Design Intern
Hyundai Livart
Apr 2016 to Jul 2016
Seoul, South Korea
- Supported furniture design through market research, concept development, and material exploration.
Selected Product Work
- Smart Building Platform 2.0: Unified three legacy products into one scalable platform with shared information architecture, navigation, and reusable interaction patterns.
- AI Agents for Facility Operations: Designed four specialized AI agents supporting diagnostics, risk management, work allocation, and investment oversight through evidence-based recommendations and human oversight.
- Graph Builder for Data Analysis: Designed self-service analytics for exploring thousands of building data points through interactive visualizations, comparisons, and reusable reports.
- Scaling Data Visualization Across the Design System: Established accessible visualization standards and interaction patterns adopted across 31 product teams.
- Aaside: Independently designed, developed, and shipped a native macOS AI productivity app on the Mac App Store.
Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Aug 2019 - May 2021 / Cambridge, MA
Master in Design Studies: Art, Design, and the Public Domain
Seoul National University
Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 / Seoul, South Korea
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramic Craft
Skills
Product Design
Product Strategy, Systems Thinking, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Design Systems, Visual Design, Accessibility
Research
User Research, Problem Framing, Usability Testing, Research Synthesis, Workflow Analysis
Prototyping & Tools
Figma, Framer, Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, Rapid Prototyping, AI-assisted Prototyping
AI Experiences
Human-AI Interaction, Agentic UX, AI-assisted Workflows, Generative AI, Recommendation Interfaces
Design Engineering
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS
Product Design: Product Strategy, Systems Thinking, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Design Systems, Visual Design, Accessibility
Research: User Research, Problem Framing, Usability Testing, Research Synthesis, Workflow Analysis
Prototyping & Tools: Figma, Framer, Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, Rapid Prototyping, AI-assisted Prototyping
AI Experiences: Human-AI Interaction, Agentic UX, AI-assisted Workflows, Generative AI, Recommendation Interfaces
Design Engineering: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS