Senior/Staff Product Designer – U.S. Air Force

📋 Description

• Understand problem spaces, identify opportunities, and develop solutions using a lean-agile approach
• Advocate for users and conduct continuous research throughout the product life cycle
• Work end-to-end from concept to implementation
• Conduct research and facilitate design activities
• Define end-to-end flows incorporating information architecture, systems thinking, design principles, and common design patterns
• Create user interfaces in Figma and evolve existing visual systems with clear rationale
• Work with product managers, engineers, researchers, and government partners to shape product strategy for new capabilities
• Find creative ways to reach users where access is limited and communicate findings to the team and client
• Plan and conduct generative and evaluative research
• Uphold human-centered design principles and help the client become more customer-centric during agile transformation
• Learn the client’s domain and organization and enable government partners during the first 30 days
• Potentially support user research and bring a product mindset to strategy conversations

🎯 Requirements

• Can define scalable, end-to-end interaction flows incorporating key design principles, intentional information architectures, common design patterns, and accessibility
• Can create simple, elegant, and thoughtful user interfaces using visual design elements such as branding, illustration, iconography, typography, or microinteractions
• Understands different design processes (e.g., double diamond) and can produce documentation for storytelling that helps teams and stakeholders empathize with users
• Able to plan, synthesize, and share generative and evaluative user research
• Can contribute to product strategy decisions using lean/agile methodologies and user-centered prioritization
• Can facilitate and communicate design rationale effectively to users, teammates, and stakeholders
• Ability to demonstrate product design leadership
• Experience working on cross-functional teams in iterative delivery
• Ability to coach and enable government partners on human-centered design principles
• Portfolio of 1–2 work samples
• All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories
• U.S. citizenship required for employment eligibility
• Must be able to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC), including a government background check
• Must successfully complete a company background check
• Some available federal-contract roles require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
• Flexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays
• Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents
• Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options
• Business development / sales bonuses
• Referral bonuses
• Annual $2000 allowance for professional development
• Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases
• Annual swag budget of $100 to display your [REDACTED] pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)
• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
• An environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good

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