Accenturefederalservices
Product Designer
Washington, DC. Posted 9 months ago
The role
You will design digital products and services for government agencies. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to create secure, accessible, and user-centered experiences across the full product lifecycle.
What you will do
- Design end-to-end digital experiences for federal programs, platforms, and services
- Translate user needs, policy requirements, and mission goals into design solutions
- Collaborate with product owners, engineers, researchers, content strategists, and accessibility specialists
- Create design artifacts such as user flows, wireframes, prototypes, journey maps, and service blueprints
- Apply and contribute to design systems
- Ensure designs meet federal accessibility, usability, and security requirements
- Participate in stakeholder workshops, design reviews, and sprint ceremonies
- Use qualitative and quantitative feedback to measure adoption, satisfaction, and mission impact
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 2-3 years of experience solving complex design problems and strategic skills
- 2-3 years of experience designing digital products or services in consulting, in-house, or agency environments
- Experience or demonstrated ability in utilizing AI-driven methodologies
- Strong foundation in human-centered design principles, UX, and interaction design principles
- Experience working across the product lifecycle
- Proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Framer)
- Experience collaborating with engineering and product teams in agile or iterative delivery models
- Ability to communicate design intent and tradeoffs clearly to diverse stakeholders
- Portfolio demonstrating problem-solving, accessibility considerations, and impact
Nice to have
- Experience working with federal agencies or on public-sector digital services
- Familiarity with U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) and federal design patterns
- Experience designing for complex, high-traffic platforms serving diverse audiences
- Understanding of various technology platforms – Salesforce, ServiceNow, PEGA, etc.
- Demonstrable understanding of technical (HTML/CSS/JavaScript), creative and implementation lifecycles
- Exposure to service design, journey mapping, or omni-channel government services
- Experience supporting data-informed design using analytics or Voice of the Customer tools
- Prior experience in client-facing or consulting roles within regulated environments
- Relevant Master’s Degree
Benefits
- Certifications
- Industry training
- Hands-on experience
Before you apply
- Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
- Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration
About the company
Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people work across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.