Senior Product Designer

Duties

• Leads discovery, research, and design across multiple digital products, from early concepts through polished, production-ready interfaces.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with business stakeholders, product managers, fellow designers, and engineers to deliver cohesive end-to-end experiences.
• Maintains and expands the Allegheny County software design system to drive consistency, accessibility, and efficiency across tools and services.
• Advocates for design quality throughout the product development lifecycle and across many different systems and delivery vehicles.
• Prototypes and tests interface designs to gather feedback and iterate quickly.
• Contributes to product strategy by infusing design thinking into early discovery and 0?1 product efforts.

Knowledge Of

• Principles and practices of digital product design, including user-centered design, interaction design, and visual design.
• Design systems development and maintenance, including methods for ensuring consistency, accessibility, and UI patterns across applications.
• Accessibility standards, including WCAG and inclusive design frameworks applicable to public-sector digital services.
• User research and discovery methods, including interviewing, usability testing, prototyping, and iterative design.
• Modern design and prototyping tools, including Figma or similar platforms used for collaborative interface design.
• Agile and cross-functional product development processes, including collaboration with product managers, engineers, and vendors.
• Industry best practices for public-sector digital service delivery, including clarity, transparency, and equitable user experience.

Skill In

• Leading end to end product design processes, from concept through production-ready interface design.
• Creating, documenting, and applying design system components, patterns, and guidelines.
• Experience designing digital interfaces in partnership with internal development teams and external vendor teams.
• Using modern design and prototyping tools such as Figma or similar platforms.
• Conducting and synthesizing user research to inform design decisions.
• Producing high-fidelity prototypes for internal review, stakeholder presentations, and user testing.
• Presenting design decisions and advocating for design quality.
• Communicating complex design concepts clearly to non-design stakeholders, leadership, and vendor teams.
• Managing multiple design streams across several products and balancing tradeoffs in a complex government ecosystem.
• Applying visual design skills such as layout, hierarchy, typography, color theory, and interaction patterns.
• Ability to:
• Work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, including county program staff, product managers, engineers, and external vendors.
• Lead and manage the full product design lifecycle from discovery and research through production-ready interface design.
• Translate business and policy requirements into simple, intuitive user experiences for both public-facing and internal tools.
• Advocate for design quality and accessibility throughout the product lifecycle.
• Operate effectively within public-sector constraints, making pragmatic decisions while maintaining design integrity.
• Build, maintain, and expand a shared design culture across county departments.
• Evaluate and iterate on interface designs based on user feedback and data.
• Manage work independently, prioritize tasks, and deliver high quality outputs in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.

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