Salary Range: 90000 to 95000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of our design strategy, including creating and maintaining design guidelines, component libraries, and pattern libraries.
• Provide design leadership and guidance to the UI design team, ensuring that our design solutions are cohesive, consistent, and meet the needs of our clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX designers, developers, and project managers, to ensure that our design solutions are user-centered, accessible, and meet technical requirements.
• Work closely with clients and stakeholders to understand their business objectives, brand guidelines, and visual identity requirements, and ensure that our design solutions align with their goals.
• Overseeing the creation of design deliverables, including UI components, layouts, interactions, and prototypes, and ensuring that designs are implemented according to specifications and quality standards.
• Participating in business development activities, including proposal development and client presentations, and maintaining relationships with existing clients.
• Contributing to the development of design strategies that drive innovation and competitive differentiation, and that help us expand our offerings and market presence in the federal space.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in Design Systems, USWDS, and UI design, and share knowledge and insights with the team and clients.
• Act as a design team leader on projects, working with project managers to ensure that design projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of clients.
• Providing thought leadership on UI design trends and best practices, and advocating for the importance of user-centered design in all our design projects.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in UI design, graphic design, human-computer interaction, or a related field.
• 8+  years of experience in UI design preferably in a federal consulting or government environment.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire, and guide a team of designers to deliver high-quality work.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Understanding of HTML/CSS and the ability to collaborate effectively with developers.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze user needs and translate them into design solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and build relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to pass and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.