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Yara Berbari

Associate Director @ JLL | Passionate about creating experience strategies that transcend the workplace and physical environment | Strategic Design and Innovation Management
9.6 yrs experienceReal Estate
Jun 2023

The move

MoveRain → JLL
TitleGlobal Workplace Lead → Associate Director
LocationDubai → Dubai
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE8.5
Total experience9.6 years
JLL headcount10,001+ employees
JLL industryReal Estate
JLL HQChicago, Illinois
JLL typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Associate DirectorJun 2023 — Present
    JLL· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Global Workplace LeadMar 2022 — May 2023
    Rain· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. EMEA Space Planner for JLL Work Dynamics @ AmazonJun 2019 — Mar 2022
    JLL· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Senior StrategistSep 2017 — May 2019
    BPG Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. Design Thinking Trainer and MentorMar 2017 — Sep 2017
    The Nawaya Network· Beirut District, Lebanon
  6. Strategic Design Consultant - InternJul 2016 — Aug 2016
    Brandcell· Beirut, Lebanon
  7. Freelance Landscape ArchitectAug 2015 — Nov 2015
    DarJANA· Riyadh
  8. Landscape Architecture InternJun 2014 — Aug 2014
    Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners)· Lebanon
  9. Rotational InternJun 2012 — Jul 2012
    KAUST· Jeddah Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Education

Languages

  • English · Native or bilingual
  • French · Limited working
  • Arabic · Native or bilingual
  • Spanish · Professional working

Top skills

PhotoshopTeam ManagementIllustratorInDesignPowerPointAutoCAD

About

Here’s a little more to me than meets the eye (or, in this case, CV) :) I caught the Design Thinking bug in 2016 and haven’t been able to shake it off since. I love to drill down and understand user/customer pain points and solve them using the design thinking methodology. My educational background in Landscape Architecture [Bachelor’s degree] and Strategic Design & Innovation Management [Master’s degree] has pushed me to truly look at the saying “Form follows function” through and through. My educational background coupled with my curious nature led me to dive deeper into utilizing human-centered design in creating products, business strategies, programs and services. I have had the pleasure of implementing this methodology in several professional experiences thus far: communication st

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