Senior Information Architect & Design Lead - Remote

Ad Hoc LLC; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Flexible PTO

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Ad Hoc LLC is seeking a Senior Designer to shape the information architecture and user experience of a large, content-rich government portal.

You will conduct and apply user research, collaborate with product and government stakeholders, and contribute to the design system while mentoring teammates. This remote role values strong IA leadership and accessibility expertise for inclusive digital services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of professional UX/product design experience.
• Experience conducting and applying user research in digital products.
• 2+ years focused on information architecture with portfolio of site maps and wireframes.
• Experience designing for large, complex, content-rich portals and portals.
• Experience working within a design system and with accessibility.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the portal's information architecture, including navigation, site maps, page hierarchy, labeling, taxonomy, and user flows.
• Lead IA efforts for high-traffic pages and cross-portal initiatives, evaluating impact on UX.
• Partner with external teams to align IA with enterprise standards.
• Plan and conduct user research, including usability testing and card sorting.
• Synthesize data from research, analytics, and feedback into actionable findings.
• Create IA and design deliverables: site maps, flows, wireframes, prototypes.
• Translate complex needs into intuitive experiences and present findings to stakeholders.
• Incorporate accessibility considering Section 508 and WCAG throughout design decisions.
• Contribute to the design system from concept to higher-fidelity prototypes.
• Build relationships across design, product, eng, and government stakeholders.
• Navigate ambiguity and risks, proposing mitigations.
• Coach and mentor team members; participate in candidate interviews.

Skills

User research

Information architecture

UX design

Stakeholder collaboration

Figma

Accessibility

Public Trust clearance

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Figma

Miro

Job description

Ad Hoc LLC is seeking a Senior Designer to shape the information architecture and user experience of a large, content-rich government portal.

You will conduct and apply user research, collaborate with product and government stakeholders, and contribute to the design system while mentoring teammates. This remote role values strong IA leadership and accessibility expertise for inclusive digital services.