Product Designer

ECS Corporate Services; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Arlington, VA (HYBRID) is seeking a Product Designer to craft and iterate on the public-facing CIRCIA reporting form. You will translate complex data and regulatory requirements into a clear, low-friction user experience for organizations reporting cyber incidents, collaborating with product, engineering, and compliance teams to meet federal usability standards.

You will drive design from problem framing through deliverable-ready specifications, ensuring accessibility and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience translating complex or technical requirements into clear user experiences.
• Strong skills in interaction design and form design.
• Ability to collaborate across business, engineering and compliance stakeholders.
• Experience identifying usability and accessibility issues and addressing them.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for one or more priority digital products or forms, partnering with owners, engineering, and compliance stakeholders to define problems.
• Prepare draft specifications, annotations, interaction notes, and screen states for review by senior design leadership.
• Provide structured handoffs to engineering and operations with acceptance criteria based on user research.
• Identify and elevate usability and accessibility issues in design reviews.
• Iterate on designs based on stakeholder and user feedback throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Product design experience

Interaction design

Form design

Cross-functional collaboration

Accessibility awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design or HCI

Tools

Figma

Mural

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Product Designer to work in our Arlington, VA (HYBRID) office.

About the Mission

ECS is seeking a Product Designer to lead design improvements for the next public version of the CIRCIA cyber incident reporting web form. The objective is to translate complex data and technical requirements into a clear, easy-to-navigate reporting experience that reduces ambiguity and error for reporting entities. This role supports CISA's mission to lower the barrier for organizations to accurately report cyber incidents in compliance with the CIRCIA rule.

Job Description

ECS is seeking an experienced Product Designer to lead design for a priority public-facing product and reporting experience supporting the CIRCIA program. In this role, you will translate complex data and regulatory requirements into a clear, low-friction user experience that enables organizations to accurately and efficiently report cyber incidents. You will partner with business owners, engineering teams, and compliance stakeholders to move design work from ambiguous problem definition through execution-ready specifications. Your work will directly shape the public's experience with federal cyber incident reporting and must meet federal usability and accessibility standards throughout. This role requires strong skills in interaction design, form design, and cross-functional collaboration. You will identify and document usability and accessibility issues, contribute to iterative design cycles, and ensure all designs meet the technical and regulatory requirements of the CIRCIA program.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design efforts for one or more priority digital products or forms, partnering with business owners, engineering, and compliance/legal stakeholders to define ambiguous problems and align priorities.
• Prepare draft specifications, annotations, interaction notes, screen states, and expected behaviors for review by senior design leadership.
• Provide structured handoffs to engineering and operations, including acceptance criteria grounded in user research.
• Identify and elevate usability, accessibility, and consistency issues encountered during design and review.
• Iterate on designs based on stakeholder and user feedback throughout the product lifecycle.

Salary Range

$120,000 - $145,000

General Description of Benefits

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of product design experience, including translating complex or technical requirements into clear user experiences.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Mural, or equivalent tool) and experience preparing detailed design specifications for engineering handoff.
• Experience identifying and documenting usability and accessibility issues.