Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Team: Product
Company Description
Govini is a decision science firm dedicated to transforming the business of
national security through data science and machine learning. Through its
National Security Knowledge Graph and Decision Science Platform, Govini
delivers objective, decision-grade information at scale to the national
security enterprise, so that leaders can better direct investments to
innovation and modernization. Govini has offices in Arlington, Virginia, San
Francisco, California, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced, driven and creative Senior UX/UI Designer
to join our Product team. You will be responsible for creating and designing
web elements that optimize user interaction and experience, with a focus on
the implementation of responsive websites. You will work with team leadership
to create wireframes, storyboards, and conceptual models for testing and
building with the ultimate goal of translating any given user-experience
journey into a smooth and intuitive interaction.
This is a full-time position in our Pittsburgh, PA office
Responsibilities
- Create rational, articulable, elegant solutions to complex problems
- Think holistically about the user journey and product ecosystem
- Build wireframes and storyboards into high fidelity mockups
- Create and implement interaction models and user interface specifications
- Ensure the technical feasibility of designs
- Use wireframes, prototypes, style guides, user flows, and effectively communicate your interaction ideas using any of these methods
- Collaborate with product management on scenarios, end-to-end experiences, and screen designs
- Work in conjunction with both product management, user engagement and engineering teams to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience (including working directly with programmers on execution)
- Conduct A/B Testing of applications design
- Follow visual elements, product elements, and design guidelines
- Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions
- Partner with the development teams to prepare prototypes
Qualifications
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without Visa sponsorship now or in the future
Required Skills
- 5+ years previous experience in UI, UX, or Product design positions
- Mastery in designing products using Sketch or Figma
- Proven experience using UX design best practices to design solutions across multiple platforms (desktop, tablet, phone, etc.)
- Experience using prototyping tools such as InVisionApp and storyboards and user flows
- Expertise in clearly and effectively communicating design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients
- Demonstrated ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently
- Skilled in working effectively in a team setting, including synthesizing abstract ideas into concrete designs
- Mastery in building, launching, and iterating under pressure
- In-depth understanding of the latest UI/UX design and technology trends and their role in a commercial environment
- Available portfolio of in-market examples of successful user interface design, focused on web and mobile
Desired Skills
- Experience in designing an interactive big data-driven application
- Experience working in an agile/scrum development process
- Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment
We firmly believe that past performance is the best indicator of future
performance. If you thrive in ambiguity, are a self-starter, and care about
solving technical problems in the national security domain, we’re eager to
hear from you.
Govini is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and
protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.