Product Design Lead - Denver, Boston Or NYC

Your Impact:

Jacobs is a company like no other. Beyond If is our global program for instilling and sustaining our innovation culture and powering our shift from a services company to a company where solutions increasingly generate significant revenue. We seek to inspire innovative ideas, practice the discipline of innovation and lean start up and grow new business opportunities based on innovative outcomes. Beyond If showcases the best of who we are as innovators, creators and problem solvers. We educate, empower and equip people at every level of the organization to have the courage to challenge the status quo and work together to create outcomes that deliver value for our clients and society at large.

We are looking for a passionate Product Design Lead to join our innovation accelerator. As a member of this small, but highly nimble team you’ll be instrumental in leading products from discovery to iterative delivery. You are a user-focused innovator & design thinker. You deliver excellence in a Lean UX environment, where hypothesis driven testing and continuous learning drive the cadence of our projects.

As the Product Design Lead, you’ll excel at:

• Catalyzing the UX research and design activities to deliver excellent web and mobile solutions. This will include helping define the strategy (the “what” and the “why”) of new projects, as well as delivering high-fidelity, detail-oriented mock-ups to illustrate design proposals that solve user pain-points
• Facilitating client and team discussions/ design sprints and other workshops to gather user and business needs, and feedback. • Designing and executing user research plans from recruiting through to usability testing and final presentation of findings.
• Participating in other design research and project discovery sessions.
• Developing key design documents such as personas, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and visual design concepts
• Presenting, discussing, advocating and iterating your work with engineering team and client.

At Jacobs, we don’t settle – always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look to the future with great optimism and focus. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference.

The position will be a balance of remote and in-office presence for collaboration purposes and will be located in Denver, Boston, or NYC.

Jacobs health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits, employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave. Typical salary range for this position is $82,100 to $125,600, and is commensurate with experience relative to the position.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• A portfolio of in-depth case studies that demonstrate your design mastery.
• Proven industry experience leading design and/or product teams.
• Excellent communication/presentation skills and experience facilitating workshops.
• Excellent skills in both client and project management.
• A deep understanding of design principles, user interfaces, and usability; especially in relation to digital product design.
• Experience using modern design and prototyping tools (Sketch, Figma, InVision).
• Critical thinking skills that allow for creative problem solving
• Collaborative approach to team work and desire to build bridges with other teams
• History of working with a globally distributed team
• Proven experience delivering native iOS and responsive designs

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $13 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.