Senior UX Designer, Procurement Sciences AI
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GenAI-powered Bidding Intelligence System
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GenAI-powered Bidding Intelligence System
1-20 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock options
1-20 employees
Company mission
To revolutionize the government contracting business-development process.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience designing for SaaS environments at growth-stage companies, with a deep understanding of user-centered design principles
- Expertise in AI-assisted design workflows and familiarity with how AI technologies impact user experience design
- A strategic design thinker and hands-on practitioner who thrives in fast-paced startup environments and understands the balance between design excellence and speed to market
- Experience with government contracting environments and understanding of compliance requirements, procurement processes, and the unique user needs within federal and state agencies
- Passionate about innovation and AI, with a love for the "fail fast and iterate" methodology applied to design processes
- Driven to get designs validated quickly through user testing and leverage customer feedback to guide design decisions
- Strong collaborative and communication skills, eager to work cross-functionally in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Proven expertise in Figma, including advanced features like design systems, component libraries, prototyping, and collaborative workflows
- Strong portfolio demonstrating user research capabilities, including qualitative and quantitative research methods, user journey mapping, and usability testing
- Experience designing for AI-powered products or platforms, with understanding of how to make complex AI capabilities accessible to users
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain comprehensive design systems that scale across multiple product areas
- A minimum of 5 years in UX design or related field, with a focus on SaaS platforms and B2B applications
- U.S. citizenship with the ability to pass a Federal Background Check and Identity Verification
- While formal education is not a strict requirement, a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred
Desirable
- Experience designing mobile-responsive web applications and ensuring consistent user experiences across devices and platforms
- Familiarity with AI design tools and workflows, including experience with AI-assisted design processes and understanding of how AI impacts design decision-making
- Experience with design ops practices, including establishing design workflows, maintaining design system governance, and optimizing design-to-development handoffs
- Background in designing for data-heavy applications, dashboards, or analytics platforms
- Experience with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
- Knowledge of front-end development principles to better collaborate with engineering teams and understand implementation constraints
What the job involves
- Own and evolve the design system and design philosophy for the Awarded.AI platform, ensuring consistency and scalability across all user touchpoints
- Lead the organization's Figma practices, establishing best practices, design patterns, and implementation workflows that optimize collaboration between design and engineering teams
- Conduct comprehensive user research, including user interviews, usability testing, and behavioral analysis to inform design decisions and validate product hypotheses
- Design AI-native user experiences that make complex AI capabilities accessible and intuitive for users of varying technical backgrounds
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to translate user insights into compelling design solutions that drive business outcomes
- Drive continuous design innovation, leveraging AI-assisted design tools and methodologies to enhance productivity and design quality
- Establish and maintain design documentation, guidelines, and processes that enable the team to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences rapidly
Our take
Around $650 billion of the US federal annual budget is set aside for procurement of goods. Unsurprisingly, analysing and communicating with this huge swathe of potential business partners creates a lot of work, especially on the private business side, with small businesses especially at a disadvantage when it comes to facilitating deals.
Procurement Sciences AI has brought a variety of AI-powered tools to the federal procurement sector, accelerating the pace at which deals can be facilitated. Its tools integrate into pre-existing software such as SharePoint and Google Drive so that procurement teams can save time without learning new software.
At present, Procurement Sciences has large clients in the aerospace and defence sectors, alongside more than one hundred small and medium-sized companies across many sectors. The company has also attracted significant early-stage funding which it will use to expand its reach as it focusses particularly on helping small businesses make gains in federal procurement.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2024
$10m
SERIES A
Mar 2023
$0.2m
ANGEL
Total funding: $10.2m
Company benefits
- Stock options in a rapidly growing, venture-backed company
- Comprehensive health plan, ensuring you and your loved ones are well taken care of
- Flexible work arrangements, including full remote work capabilities, to balance your professional and personal life
- Extensive professional development opportunities, providing a fast track for career advancement
Company HQ
Embassy Row, Washington, DC
Leadership
Christian Ferreira
(CEO)Previously Owner at HSLD Consulting Group, Director of Business Strategy and Innovation at IDEMIA and CEO at Syncify. Was also Managing Partner and the Owner of CBF Holdings.
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