Ad Hoc LLC
Principal Designer
Ad Hoc LLC, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Principal Designer
This is an Evergreen position.
We are continuously sourcing for talent while we await anticipated job openings. Candidates who apply to this role understand we may not have an immediate opening and wish to be considered for future opportunities.
Primary Responsibilities:
In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert, while serving as an individual contributor that provides mentorship associated with design competencies. A Principal Designer exhibits influential skills to shape future work streams within the current customer base, while maintaining a strategic vision to successfully pursue new business opportunities. With limited oversight from leadership, you will be responsible for cohesively integrating industry design trends and devising a plan for adoption within programs, as well as the business unit. A Principal Designer serves as a representative of the business unit, effectively communicating design strategies to a diverse audience. Primary expectations of a Principal Designer include:
Provides organizational oversight of best practices associated with designExhibits a in-depth understanding of the design discipline and utilizes their expertise to support the business unit via new business or organic growth opportunitiesAdvocates for innovation among the business unit, and collaborates with leadership throughout the organizationDemonstrates significant design competence and ownership to broad audiences while driving progress on company strategic objectives within the business unitMentors, guides, and coaches other designers at the company, with a focus on design excellence and leadershipEffectively communicates on past performance and design strategies to support bid-writing, tech demos, and other potentially client-facing communicationsMay support hiring, onboarding and career development activitiesMay represent the company publicly inclusive of writing blog posts, generating marketing materials, presenting at conferences, and taking part in panel discussionsMay work cross-functionally to support design activities within other business unitsExperienced with human centered design processes and deliverables in compliance with standards and regulationsKnowledgeable of accessibility tasks inclusive of 508 compliance and have knowledge or experience with other emerging accessibility standardsUnderstanding of the business unit’s current labor mix, with the ability to identify primary skills and experiences; supports the key personnel identification processExtensive understanding of government and practice market conditions in order to drive organizational improvements and innovationChampions collaboration with teams across the business unit to identify design needs and deliver solutions to advance medium and long-term technology goalsIn-depth knowledge of the business unit’s customer portfolio, understanding customer operations, work and approval processes, and objectivesBasic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience
Relevant years of experience may be substituted for educationPrior experience serving as a mentor to junior and senior level team membersExpert in design principles and relevant technologies, understands roles with which they interact and how their work impacts business goalsExperienced with government contracting requirements and regulations
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to obtain/maintain Nielsen Norman Group certification(s)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
This is an Evergreen position.
We are continuously sourcing for talent while we await anticipated job openings. Candidates who apply to this role understand we may not have an immediate opening and wish to be considered for future opportunities.
Primary Responsibilities:
In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert, while serving as an individual contributor that provides mentorship associated with design competencies. A Principal Designer exhibits influential skills to shape future work streams within the current customer base, while maintaining a strategic vision to successfully pursue new business opportunities. With limited oversight from leadership, you will be responsible for cohesively integrating industry design trends and devising a plan for adoption within programs, as well as the business unit. A Principal Designer serves as a representative of the business unit, effectively communicating design strategies to a diverse audience. Primary expectations of a Principal Designer include:
Provides organizational oversight of best practices associated with designExhibits a in-depth understanding of the design discipline and utilizes their expertise to support the business unit via new business or organic growth opportunitiesAdvocates for innovation among the business unit, and collaborates with leadership throughout the organizationDemonstrates significant design competence and ownership to broad audiences while driving progress on company strategic objectives within the business unitMentors, guides, and coaches other designers at the company, with a focus on design excellence and leadershipEffectively communicates on past performance and design strategies to support bid-writing, tech demos, and other potentially client-facing communicationsMay support hiring, onboarding and career development activitiesMay represent the company publicly inclusive of writing blog posts, generating marketing materials, presenting at conferences, and taking part in panel discussionsMay work cross-functionally to support design activities within other business unitsExperienced with human centered design processes and deliverables in compliance with standards and regulationsKnowledgeable of accessibility tasks inclusive of 508 compliance and have knowledge or experience with other emerging accessibility standardsUnderstanding of the business unit’s current labor mix, with the ability to identify primary skills and experiences; supports the key personnel identification processExtensive understanding of government and practice market conditions in order to drive organizational improvements and innovationChampions collaboration with teams across the business unit to identify design needs and deliver solutions to advance medium and long-term technology goalsIn-depth knowledge of the business unit’s customer portfolio, understanding customer operations, work and approval processes, and objectivesBasic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience
Relevant years of experience may be substituted for educationPrior experience serving as a mentor to junior and senior level team membersExpert in design principles and relevant technologies, understands roles with which they interact and how their work impacts business goalsExperienced with government contracting requirements and regulations
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to obtain/maintain Nielsen Norman Group certification(s)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)