Senior UX Designer

A Senior UX Designer role to join a cross-functional team supporting digital products for Veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), focusing on user needs and data-driven design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI designs across product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with researchers to integrate user insights into design decisions.
• Contribute to and extend design systems and component libraries.
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards and technical feasibility.
• Document design decisions and maintain clear design artifacts.
• Mentor peers and lead design critiques.

Requirements

• 5+ years of UX/product design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Strong understanding of mobile-first design principles.
• Experience with design systems and reusable component libraries.
• Proficient with tools such as Figma and Mural for collaboration and design.
• Comfortable navigating GitHub for collaborating with engineering teams.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Deep familiarity with accessibility standards, including Section 508 and WCAG (a11y) compliance.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complex findings into clear insights for diverse audiences.

Key Skills

• UX/product design
• mobile-first design principles
• design systems
• Figma
• Mural
• GitHub
• Agile development
• accessibility standards
• communication
• design documentation
• mentoring
• design critiques

Benefits

• Premium health care plans (90% employer-paid)
• Employee stock plan
• 100% 401k match (up to IRS annual max)
• Generous PTO package
• Personal training and development budget