User Experience Designer, Level 2

Avalore; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

401k/IRA with matching

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Disability Coverage

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Avalore is seeking an experienced User Experience Designer to lead the plan, design, and development of UX for devices and systems in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with product owners, SMEs, and engineering teams to prototype and refine interactions that meet user needs and align with product strategy.

The role requires extensive UX design experience, leadership, and a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph eligibility, and involves coordinating across multiple engineering teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline required.
• Ten years of experience in User Experience Design in relevant domains.
• Five years of experience leading project life cycle design in the last decade.
• Three years of experience with screen mock-up tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Visio, Axure) and related prototyping tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead plan, design and development of user experience for devices, tools and systems.
• Establish interactive conventions, gather user requirements and create screen mock-ups.
• Prototype iteratively with Product Owners and stakeholders in an agile environment.
• Review designs with front-end developers to ensure adherence to design standards.
• Coordinate across teams to inspire and provide feedback to other designers.
• Lead lifecycle design including customer interviews and presenting design solutions.

Skills

UX Design

Leadership

Stakeholder Communication

Agile

User Research

Interaction Design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Axure

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Responsible for leading the plan, design and development activities to create the user experience for devices, tools and systems. Responsible for establishing interactive conventions, assisting in gathering user requirements, mocking-up user experiences, participating in trade-off discussions with development teams and subject matter experts, analyzing tool sets, creating screen mock-ups and helping customers to imagine new kinds of interactive techniques and technologies. Applies visualization and screen design expertise to create a successful user experience.

• Operate in an agile development environment requiring the delivery of User Experience feedback on a weekly basis.
• Conduct User Experience research and optimization.
• Create final visual designs, storyboards, interaction flows, and interface guidelines.
• Take a user-centered approach in crafting design solutions that meet both user needs and product strategy requirements.
• Work with Product Owners to rapidly prototype and iterate on multiple design solutions.
• Review final implementation with front-end developers to insure design standards are followed.
• Work across teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders within various customer bases to provide inspiration and constructive feedback to other Designers.
• Leading project life cycle design including interviewing customers, clearly articulating customer requirements to design team, creating visual designs/prototypes, presenting information to customers, and helping solve and clarify questions and problems.
• Manage several diverse engineering teams in conducting User Experience research and optimization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional User Experience Design experience on projects with similar design may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Ten (10) years' experience in User Experience Design.
• Five (5) years' experience within the last 10 years experience leading project life cycle design.
• Three (3) years experience with screen mock-up tools (e.g. Powerpoint, Visio, Axure) and related industry tools used to create visual displays and prototypes.

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI with an appropriatecurrentpolygraphis required tobe considered for this role; Ability toreceive privileged access rights.

Eligibility requirements apply.

• Employer-Paid Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with a generous matching program
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Program