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Ad Hoc LLC · 7 hours ago

Principal Designer (Remote)

Ad Hoc LLC is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. The Principal Designer will serve as a subject matter expert, providing mentorship and integrating industry design trends while effectively communicating design strategies to a diverse audience.

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Responsibilities

Provides organizational oversight of best practices associated with design
Exhibits a in-depth understanding of the design discipline and utilizes their expertise to support the business unit via new business or organic growth opportunities
Advocates for innovation among the business unit, and collaborates with leadership throughout the organization
Demonstrates significant design competence and ownership to broad audiences while driving progress on company strategic objectives within the business unit
Mentors, guides, and coaches other designers at the company, with a focus on design excellence and leadership
Effectively communicates on past performance and design strategies to support bid-writing, tech demos, and other potentially client-facing communications
May support hiring, onboarding and career development activities
May represent the company publicly inclusive of writing blog posts, generating marketing materials, presenting at conferences, and taking part in panel discussions
May work cross-functionally to support design activities within other business units
Experienced with human centered design processes and deliverables in compliance with standards and regulations
Knowledgeable of accessibility tasks inclusive of 508 compliance and have knowledge or experience with other emerging accessibility standards
Understanding of the business unit’s current labor mix, with the ability to identify primary skills and experiences; supports the key personnel identification process
Extensive understanding of government and practice market conditions in order to drive organizational improvements and innovation
Champions collaboration with teams across the business unit to identify design needs and deliver solutions to advance medium and long-term technology goals
In-depth knowledge of the business unit’s customer portfolio, understanding customer operations, work and approval processes, and objectives

Qualification

UIX/UI design experienceDesign systems expertiseFigma proficiencyAccessibility compliance knowledgeHuman centered designData-driven storytellingHealth-related design experienceMentorship skillsCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree and 10 years of UIX/UI and service design experience creating user-centered digital products for large-scale, public-facing platforms
Expert-level proficiency in modern design systems including component architectures, design tokens, responsive frameworks, and cross-channel design patterns
Hands-on experience shaping enterprise-wide design systems for complex organizations, ideally within government, public health, or regulated environments
Strong proficiency in Figma (libraries, prototyping, auto-layout, variants) and complementary tools for research synthesis and interaction design
Deep understanding of accessibility compliance (Section 508, WCAG 2.2 AA), including conducting accessibility audits and influencing engineering teams to implement remediations
Ability to translate ambiguous, high-level policy requirements into clear user journeys, workflows and, and content structures
Comfort operating in ambiguous, politically charged contexts where priority shifts, stakeholder alignment, and public perception can evolve daily
Demonstrated success influencing decision-makers through data-driven storytelling, user research insights, and clear articulation of tradeoffs
Experience in health-related or scientific-related design and communication

Preferred

Federal government experience
Health policy and data analytics experience

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

Company

Ad Hoc LLC

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Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Greg Gershman
CEO/Co-founder
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Alastair Dawson
Engineering Manager
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