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Janette Sutton
Sr Product Designer · UX Strategy · Design Systems · SaaS & Enterprise Platforms · SharePoint · Real Estate, Finance, Architecture, and Defense

Hello! 

I design digital experiences that make complex systems feel simple — and I've been doing it for 15+ years across data-intensive industries: commercial real estate, financial services, defense, and architecture.

 

Most recently, I served as lead UX designer at Main Digital, embedded with a national security organization of ~3,000 employees to redesign their enterprise SharePoint intranet — owning everything from information architecture and usability research through stakeholder alignment, developer handoff, and launch planning.

 

Before that, I spent 11 years at CoStar Group as a Senior Product Designer on their flagship SaaS platform — a $1B+ annual-revenue product used by 160,000+ daily users globally. I led design across dozens of applications, helped build and maintain the Cosmos design system, and launched CoStar's mobile experience (40% engagement increase in year one).

 

What I bring to every engagement:

→ Research-backed design decisions, not guesses

→ Fluency moving between stakeholder alignment and Figma

→ Experience translating complex, data-rich systems into intuitive interfaces

→ A track record of reducing rework by validating before development

 

I'm energized by hard problems, cross-functional teams, and products that affect people's daily work lives.

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Professional Experience

Main Digital, McLean, VA
Senior UX Specialist 

June 2025 - Present

Senior UX designer leading end-to-end intranet strategy, information architecture, and user-centered design for a large defense contractor’s enterprise SharePoint platform.
 

  • Served as lead end-to-end UX designer for a major defense contractor's enterprise SharePoint intranet, overseeing strategy, architecture, and delivery for a platform supporting thousands of employees.
     

  • Redesigned information architecture and content strategy, consolidating navigation paths and improving findability across a complex organizational structure.
     

  • Conducted user research and usability testing to validate design decisions before development, reducing costly rework and increasing stakeholder confidence in direction.
     

  • Facilitated alignment sessions with diverse stakeholder groups—IT, communications, and executive leadership—accelerating approvals and keeping delivery on schedule.
     

  • Partnered closely with development teams to ensure pixel-accurate implementation of high-fidelity designs, maintaining consistency and quality across the platform.
     

  • Authored a comprehensive launch plan covering IT migration, redirect strategy, pre-launch communications, and a post-launch survey framework to measure adoption and impact.
     

  • Defined scalable user journeys and content frameworks designed to support future platform growth and long-term content governance.

CoStar Group, Washington, DC
Senior Product Designer

April 2013 - October 2024

Lead Designer for CoStar's flagship product, CoStar Suite (SaaS), driving the design of numerous applications with the platform generating $1 billion in annual revenue, with over 160,000 daily users globally.
 

  • Spearheaded user experience research initiatives that improved client satisfaction scores by 30% through targeted usability studies.
     

  • Reduced development time by 25% working with product and engineering teams to align user needs with agile processes across numerous applications.
     

  • Developed and maintained a comprehensive design system, enhancing consistency across products and serving as a resource for current and future design and development teams.
     

  • Created responsive designs for CoStar’s mobile application, increasing mobile engagement by 40% within the first year of launch.
     

  • Presented product features and enhancements for executive leadership and large investment groups, enhancing stakeholder confidence and support for new initiatives.
     

  • Collaborated with developers, project managers, and quality assurance teams to ensure product consistency and deliver seamless user experiences across all platforms throughout the development lifecycle. 
     

  • Onboarded project managers and mentored junior designers, cultivating a collaborative and innovative design culture while ensuring long-term consistency and excellence across product design initiatives.

Independent Creative Consultant
Senior Graphic & UX Designer

June 2012 - April 2013

Delivered user experience and visual design solutions for diverse clients, enhancing usability and visual appeal across mobile and web platforms.
 

  • Delivered high-impact event components under tight deadlines, boosting brand presence by 35% at a major annual event; recognized for creativity, efficiency, and precision, resulting in an increase in client satisfaction.
     

  • Developed branding and print collateral for multiple clients, resulting in increased brand recognition and engagement.

Technical Tools

Figma, Sketch, SharePoint, InVision, Zeplin, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)

Perkins Eastman
Web Manager

February 2010 - June 2012

Conducted user research and redesigned website and graphics, increasing user retention by 20%.
 

  • Successfully led the implementation of a new web content platform, including a Content Management System that improved content delivery efficiency by 50%.
     

  • Secured and managed a $20 thousand budget for a website refresh, improving user experience by 45% through strategic planning, optimized information architecture, and enhanced visual design.

Contact Information

Email: janettemsutton@gmail.com
Cell: (703) 489-5623

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