Senior UX Design Lead — Government Design Intelligence

Steampunk, Inc.; McLean (VA); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Steampunk seeks a Senior UX Design Lead to guide government clients through our Design Intelligence framework, driving human-centered UX from discovery through interface design. You will plan and execute UX initiatives, research, prototyping, iteration, visual design, usability, and accessibility testing, while voicing the customer needs in proposed solutions.

Be an agent of change on a team delivering client-focused, mission-driven excellence.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in HCD, HCI, and/or UX design.
• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience conducting user research including interviews, workshops, and card sorting.
• Proficiency in UI design with wireframes and prototyping, and accessibility testing.
• Experience on a scrum/Agile team and ability to write user stories.

Responsabilidades

• Participate in all aspects of the discovery process to understand client mission and goals; stakeholders, users and their ecosystems; current state journeys; user segments; program and project objectives.
• Conduct workshops and interviews to frame pain points and opportunities, define insights, validate hypothesis, and create an experience vision.
• Translate user needs into an implementable digital experience through research and testing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on a cross functional team within an Agile environment.

Conocimientos

UX design

HCD

Research skills

Prototyping

UI design

Accessibility testing

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Writing & presentation

Secret clearance

Educación

Bachelor's degree in HCD/HCI/UX

Herramientas

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

Figma

Zeplin

Descripción del empleo

Steampunk seeks a Senior UX Design Lead to guide government clients through our Design Intelligence framework, driving human-centered UX from discovery through interface design. You will plan and execute UX initiatives, research, prototyping, iteration, visual design, usability, and accessibility testing, while voicing the customer needs in proposed solutions.

Be an agent of change on a team delivering client-focused, mission-driven excellence.