agile six · 12 hours ago
Senior UX Researcher / Designer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$141K/yr - $141K/yr
7+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Lead user research efforts, including discovery, synthesis, and documenting the results and findings, including for research sessions that specifically require participants using assistive technologies
Experienced with a variety of research methodologies such as heuristic evaluations, generative research, tree testing, card sorting and user interviews
Collaboratively create and evolve user stories and acceptance criteria with product owner and wider Scrum team
Communicate potential costs and tradeoffs of different processes and research approaches while working with incomplete requirements
Clearly articulate your thought processes through verbal and written explanation, whiteboard, sketching, or quick mock-ups to small or large groups
Use the VA Design System and design with repeatable patterns across the portfolio. Collaborate with Design System team when necessary around iteration and improvement of design system components
Collaborate with the product owner and engineers to ensure implementation matches intent across all design components
Keep UX work in sync with the product roadmap and flag delays or issues in research and design
Communicate and collaborate with stakeholders and team members across a range of disciplines throughout the VA
Support the practice of design and research within the larger company as needed through activities such as:
Assisting in outreach, recruitment, and hiring efforts
Occasionally participating in or otherwise supporting business development efforts, including code or design challenges, writing or reviewing proposal responses, etc.
Participating in communities of practice
We expect the responsibilities of this position to shift and grow organically over time, in response to considerations such as the unique strengths and interests of the selected candidate and other team members and an evolving understanding of the delivery environment.
Qualification
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Required
7+ years of experience working as UX researcher / designer or related position in collaboration with digital product teams (enterprise environment a plus)
Ability to be autonomous, take initiative, and effectively communicate status and progress
Portfolio illustrating your process and samples of native product design work driven by quantitative and qualitative user research
Understand human-centered design, interaction design fundamentals, and UI design and research best practices, including accessibility
Proficient in Figma and modern prototyping tools
Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and other designers and researchers, seeking and providing feedback in an Agile environment
Adaptive, empathetic, collaborative and holds a positive mindset
Preferred
Familiarity with the US Web Design System
Experience working with government agencies
You are a U.S. Veteran
Benefits
Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility
Competitive and equitable salary (equal pay for equal work)
Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) for all employees!
401K matching
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Employer paid short and long term disability insurance
Employer paid life insurance
Self-managed and generous paid time off
Paid federal holidays and two floating holidays
Paid parental leave
Self-managed professional development spending
Self-managed wellness days
Company
agile six
Agile Six is a people-first, fully remote company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Ernie Ramirez
Co-Founder & CFO
Brian Derfer
Chief Innovation Officer
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