Description:

Design clear, intuitive, and delightful experiences for external and internal users across a set of web-based, mobile, and responsive products
Apply a visual design system (e.g. Atomic design system) to design, develop and deploy prototypes, as needed
Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders and technologists to understand and act upon key business requirements
Conduct thoughtful, resource-efficient user research to uncover usability problems or validate designs
Translate ideas into user flows, journey maps, empathy maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes
Participate in the product development process from definition through design, build, test, release, and maintenance
Work closely with engineering, product, and business teams to stay on Sprint schedule
Collaborate with customer Product Owner to analyze and document user requirements. Support internal Product Manager to translate user requirements into backlog items such as Epics and User Stories.
Stay abreast of UX trends and source creative ideas and inspiration from parallel analogous worlds

Requirements:

7+ years of UX/UI experience in an Agile development environment within a fast-paced, startup, or high-growth company
Strong understanding of the end-to-end UX/UI lifecycle, responsive web, and mobile application design, and wireframe development
Strong proficiency in using whiteboarding, sketching on pencil and paper, using post-it notes, wireframes, or other forms of low-fidelity design to validate assumptions and communicate with stakeholders
Experience with developing user journeys and personas and using them to make effective design decisions
Demonstrated proficiency with prototyping in Figma or Invision or Sketch.
A love of teamwork and great communication, demonstrated by meaningful experience collaborating directly with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders
Excellent eye and visual taste, including a passion for simplicity and a clean, crisp aesthetic
A diverse web and mobile portfolio that showcases your style, proficiency, and approach to problem-solving
The ability to work independently and proactively but with accountability to multiple stakeholders, both internal and external
An understanding of how to balance your extreme attention to detail with the need to work efficiently, be adaptable, and meet deadlines
Prior experience working in a fast-paced Agile development environment (2-week Sprints)
U.S. Citizenship is required for this role due to Government contract requirements.

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