{"id":1144345,"url":"https://alion.io/job/guidehouse-human-centered-design-lead","title":"Human Centered Design Lead","company":{"id":4179,"name":"Guidehouse","domain":"guidehouse.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/guidehouse","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":true,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":89,"open_postings":93,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.656,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Design","role_family":"Design","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Denver, United States","Chantilly, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":135000,"max":225000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":225000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T14:07:55Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T14:07:55Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Job Family:\nStrategy & Transformation ConsultingTravel Required:\nUp to 25% Clearance Required:\nActive Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI)What You Will Do:\nLead Human-Centered Design Integration Across Protege Company\nEstablish 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.\nEmbed user-centered methods (usability analysis, interaction design, service design, experience strategy) into ISG’s engineering and mission workflows.\n\nDevelop visual/interaction artifacts: wireframes, prototypes, design guides, UI style standards-aligned to how protege will support IC program elements.\nTranslate complex mission/technical concepts into intuitive, human-centered design outputs for internal and external stakeholders.\n\nLead and Mentor Multidisciplinary TeamsGuide designers, engineers, and cross-functional MPP contributors-mirroring the team-leadership achievements (e.g., scaling HCD teams, coaching designers, delivering high-volume outputs).\nFacilitate design thinking workshops, production reviews, requirement refinement sessions, and stakeholder engagement cycles.\n\nSupport Program Management & MPP GovernancePartner closely with ISG, Guidehouse, and IC Agency collaborators\nContribute to reporting, portfolio visualization, metrics tracking, and design-system sustainability per MPP structures seen in files like MPP ISG.\nDeliver Research-Driven, Mission-Aligned Solutions\n\nConduct user research, stakeholder interviews, heuristic evaluations, and service design activities rooted in the human-centered engineering mission of Protege MPP\nEnsure all design outcomes support mission needs, NGA priorities, and protégé capability development.\n What You Will Need:\nAn ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance with SCI (TS/SCI) eligibility\nFIFTEEN (15)+ years' in UX, Human-Centered Design, experience strategy, or interaction design, with THREE (3)+ years in senior or team-lead roles.\nDemonstrated ability to build design systems, scalable workflows, or multi-channel design outputs.\nExperience supporting defense, intelligence, or federal agencies.\nExpertise in user research, usability analysis, prototyping, wireframing, and design thinking facilitation.\nWhat Would Be Nice To Have:\nExperience building dashboards, metric systems, or portfolio visibility structures.\nFamiliarity with emerging creative/AI design tools for accelerating workflows.\nAbility to design for immersive environments, mission-focused interfaces, or complex operational workflows.\nPrior experience supporting protégé development or capability building within federal programs.\nAbility to translate technical/engineering requirements into clear user experience strategies.\nStrong communication skills and stakeholder engagement experience across mixed technical / design audiences.\nThe 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:\nGuidehouse 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.\nBenefits include:\nMedical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance\n\nPersonal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays\n\nPosition may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus\n\nParental Leave and Adoption Assistance\n\n401(k) Retirement Plan\n\nBasic Life & Supplemental Life\n\nHealth Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\n\nShort-Term & Long-Term Disability\n\nStudent Loan PayDown\n\nTuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities\n\nSkills Development & Certifications\n\nEmployee Referral Program\n\nCorporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach\n\nEmergency Back-Up Childcare Program\n\nMobility Stipend\n\nAbout Guidehouse\nGuidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.\nGuidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.\nIf you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.\nAll communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.\nIf any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.\nGuidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. 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