Senior UI/UX Designer

Job description

Description Leidos is seeking a Product UI/UX Designer to support a mission-focused customer environment. In this role, you will apply user research, human-centered design, and UX best practices to improve internal workflows, processes, and digital products. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in complex organizations and partnering with users, developers, stakeholders, and senior leaders to uncover user needs and translate research findings into practical, intuitive solutions. You will have the opportunity to introduce innovative research methodologies, challenge conventional approaches, and help strengthen the organization's use of evidence-based design. Primary Responsibilities Plan and conduct user research using interviews, surveys, usability testing, ethnographic observation, contextual inquiry, and other research methodologies. Apply human-centered design and design-thinking principles throughout the research and design lifecycle. Develop user personas, journey maps, user flows, process flows, wireframes, and other user-centered artifacts to inform design decisions. Create prototypes and conduct usability testing to validate concepts and improve the overall user experience. Translate research findings into actionable insights and practical recommendations. Partner with development teams, stakeholders, and customer representatives to ensure design requirements are effectively communicated and implemented. Facilitate or support participatory design sessions and workshops with stakeholders across organizational levels. Develop clear and compelling research reports, presentations, and design recommendations for audiences ranging from technical teams to senior leadership. Identify opportunities to improve workflows, processes, and products while navigating organizational and operational constraints. Help build organizational understanding of user research and advocate for evidence-based decision-making. Establish trusted relationships across teams and organizational boundaries. Apply innovative and unconventional research approaches when appropriate to uncover new insights. Stay current on UX research, design practices, emerging technologies, and industry trends. Bring relevant commercial and non-government UX research practices into the mission environment when appropriate. Basic Qualifications Requires a bachelor's degree and 8+ years experience…