Job Family:Strategy & Transformation Consulting
Travel Required:Up to 25%
Clearance Required:Active Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI)
What You Will Do:- Lead Human-Centered Design Integration Across Protege Company
- Establish and mature HCD standards, design systems, workflows, and scalable practices, consistent with design-center-of-excellence approaches demonstrated in Lindsay Morgan's prior leadership roles.
- Embed user-centered methods (usability analysis, interaction design, service design, experience strategy) into ISG's engineering and mission workflows.
- Develop visual/interaction artifacts: wireframes, prototypes, design guides, UI style standards-aligned to how protege will support IC program elements.
- Translate complex mission/technical concepts into intuitive, human-centered design outputs for internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead and Mentor Multidisciplinary Teams
- Guide designers, engineers, and cross-functional MPP contributors-mirroring the team-leadership achievements (e.g., scaling HCD teams, coaching designers, delivering high-volume outputs).
- Facilitate design thinking workshops, production reviews, requirement refinement sessions, and stakeholder engagement cycles.
- Support Program Management & MPP Governance
- Partner closely with ISG, Guidehouse, and IC Agency collaborators
- Contribute to reporting, portfolio visualization, metrics tracking, and design-system sustainability per MPP structures seen in files like MPP ISG.
- Deliver Research-Driven, Mission-Aligned Solutions
- Conduct user research, stakeholder interviews, heuristic evaluations, and service design activities rooted in the human-centered engineering mission of Protege MPP
- Ensure all design outcomes support mission needs, NGA priorities, and protégé capability development.
What You Will Need:- An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance with SCI (TS/SCI) eligibility
- FIFTEEN (15)+ years' in UX, Human-Centered Design, experience strategy, or interaction design, with THREE (3)+ years in senior or team-lead roles.
- Demonstrated ability to build design systems, scalable workflows, or multi-channel design outputs.
- Experience supporting defense, intelligence, or federal agencies.
- Expertise in user research, usability analysis, prototyping, wireframing, and design thinking facilitation.
What Would Be Nice To Have:- Experience building dashboards, metric systems, or portfolio visibility structures.
- Familiarity with emerging creative/AI design tools for accelerating workflows.
- Ability to design for immersive environments, mission-focused interfaces, or complex operational workflows.
- Prior experience supporting protégé development or capability building within federal programs.
- Ability to translate technical/engineering requirements into clear user experience strategies.
- Strong communication skills and stakeholder engagement experience across mixed technical / design audiences.
The annual salary range for this position is $135,000.00-$225,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
What We Offer:Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
