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Agile Defense

UX Lead

Agile Defense

UX Lead developing user-centered digital solutions within the Department of War at Agile Defense. Guiding design strategy and team execution while mentoring UX practitioners in a remote role.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $125,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Guide the strategy, design direction, and team execution of user-centered design efforts
  • Lead a cross-functional team of UX practitioners and collaborate with product managers, data scientists, software engineers, and stakeholders
  • Define vision, establish design standards, and ensure delivery excellence across the Department of War (DoW)
  • Elevate design quality, mentor team members, and directly contribute to key research and design activities as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of experience in UX and UI design with extensive experience designing end-to-end experiences for native applications
  • Demonstrated ability to operate as a design leader: setting UX vision and standards, mentoring practitioners, and guiding cross-functional teams through ambiguity to delivery.
  • Deep understanding of UX strategy and systems thinking, with experience driving user-centered design within Agile environments (SAFe or similar frameworks). Experience supporting Defense, Civilian, or National Security clients is highly relevant.
  • Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Design, Human Factors, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience) preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Hard Skills & Tools
UX designUI designuser-centered designend-to-end experiencesAgileSAFesystems thinkingdesign standardsresearch activities
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationstrategic thinkingcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer InteractionBachelor's degree in DesignBachelor's degree in Human Factors