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.

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