Senior UX Designer

Role Overview

• Designer III serves as an emerging individual contributor within a team, expanding your leadership, guidance, and mentoring skills
• With the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule, and delivery requirements
• You will interact with stakeholders and utilize influential skills to drive improvements in design processes and practices
• Deliver UX design work across program workstreams including discovery artifacts, user flows, wireframes, low and high fidelity prototypes, and usability testing plans in Figma using federal Design System components
• Serve as a subject matter expert on accessibility tools and techniques, annotating Figma designs with keyboard navigation, ARIA patterns, focus management, and screen reader labels before sprint planning
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workflow observations, usability testing, and competitive analysis, synthesizing findings into actionable artifacts such as personas, journey maps, storyboards, and research reports
• Develop and implement design test cases and test plans, supporting validation of designs against WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 compliance standards
• Contribute to the Design System component library, proposing new patterns and visual design artifacts through the established governance workflow in collaboration with senior designers and frontend engineers
• Collaborate with engineers, QA, product owners, and accessibility specialists to validate designs for technical feasibility and Section 508 compliance before sprint commitment
• Develop and present compelling artifacts and presentations that translate complex regulatory and policy requirements into clear, user-centered design solutions for federal stakeholders
• Participate in iterative design activities including participatory design sessions, design critiques, and analysis and synthesis working sessions
• Proactively partner with Senior Designers, remaining receptive to mentorship while also coaching junior designers with actionable, growth-oriented feedback
• Identify design risks and communicate recommendations to mitigate them to program leadership
• May lead accessibility tasks including Section 508 compliance and emerging accessibility standards

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant UX and product design experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
• Must meet federal suitability requirements and pass a background investigation as a condition of employment
• Proficiency in Figma for wireframing, prototyping, and Design System contribution
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in accessibility tools and techniques including Axe, pa11y, ANDI, JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver
• Working knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 compliance standards, including the ability to develop design test cases and plans aligned to accessibility requirements
• Experience conducting user research including stakeholder interviews, usability testing, task analysis, and conceptual modeling
• Experience producing user requirements specifications, personas, storyboards, scenarios, flowcharts, design prototypes, and design specifications
• Ability to communicate research findings and design rationale clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working within agile or SAFe delivery environments, integrating design work into sprint-based development timelines
• Familiarity with Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, or other collaborative design and research tooling

Benefits

• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program