Service Designer Job at Steampunk, Inc. in Mc Lean

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As a Service Designer , you will be responsible for guiding government clients through our Design Intelligence framework, incorporating human-centered methods to solve end to end organization and experience challenges. You will lead and facilitate discovery sessions that uncover customer pain points and identify enterprise opportunities. You will serve as the voice of the customer, making sure their needs are considered and met within a proposed solution.

Responsibilities

Participate in all aspects of discovery to understand : client mission and goals; stakeholders, users and their ecosystems; current state journeys; user segments; program and project objectives

Conduct workshops and interviews to frame pain points and opportunities ; define problem statements and validate hypothesis

Synthesize research and data to communicate insights and make recommendations that will shape mission / program strategy , service and workflow innovations , and a compelling future experience vision

Create journey maps, service blueprints, vision road maps, personas, ecosystem and experience maps that articulate needs, gaps, and actionable recommendations for organizational and process improvements

Collaborate and communicate stakeholder and user needs on a cross functional team within an agile environment

Understand and embrace the specifications and constraints of a given technology, platform and / or operational environment and understand how research should be integrated into technological considerations

Ensure all deliverables across a variety of projects are produced at the highest quality

Qualifications

Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance

At least 5 years of total experience

4 + years of experience in human centered design, service design, and / or customer experience design

Current portfolio demonstrating ideology, methods, tools, skills, and craft

Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience conducting primary and secondary research including stakeholder and user-interviews, design-thinking and co-creation workshops and applying those insights to personas, journey maps, process maps, ecosystem maps, roadmaps, stakeholder maps, and service blueprints

Experience working on a scrum team within the Agile delivery framework and experience integrating research and design into technical sprints including writing stories and story pointing

Proficiency in tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Mural, and Lucidchart

Desire to keep pace with ever-changing industry tools and best practices with the ability to make recommendations as needed for the best outcome

Experience collaborating within a multi-disciplinary delivery team including UX / UI designers, technologists, data scientists, engineers, solution architects, and change managers

A natural curiosity for solving problems coupled with strong analytical skills

A collaborative nature with excellent written communication and presentation skills

Experience working in a project-based environment

Degree or equivalent experience in HCD, and / or service design

Relevant certification(s)

Bonus Points

Previous work experience in or with the federal government

Previous work experience as a consultant

Previous work experience in a cloud environment

About Steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $85,000 to $150,000.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Design Intelligence process , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

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