Sr. UX Designer

Company Overview:

Procurement Sciences (PSci.AI) is at the forefront of transforming the multi-billion-dollar government contracting industry with our innovative AI platform, Awarded AI. Designed for businesses aiming to excel in government sales, our platform simplifies processes, boosts revenue, and delivers significant cost savings through unparalleled efficiency gains. As a venture-backed SaaS startup, proudly supported by Battery Ventures—a Top 10 venture capital firm—we're not just part of the AI revolution; we're leading it by tackling some of the industry's most enduring challenges. Our platform is a “must-have” for government contractors, setting new standards for competitiveness and operational excellence.

AI is central to our operations, driving the development of cutting-edge features and empowering our customers with intelligent AI agents. Our "One Team, One Fight" culture fuels our disruptive spirit, redefining possibilities with AI as a force multiplier. At Procurement Sciences, innovation is more than a buzzword—it's in our DNA, where AI serves as a playground for challenging norms and shaping the future of GovCon. If you're ready to join a team that's reshaping the industry landscape, leading in AI, and on the path to becoming the next unicorn, Procurement Sciences is your new home. Join us on our mission to democratize government contracting success and shape the future of this vital sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve the design system and design philosophy for the Awarded.AI platform, ensuring consistency and scalability across all user touchpoints.

• Lead the organization's Figma practices, establishing best practices, design patterns, and implementation workflows that optimize collaboration between design and engineering teams.

• Conduct comprehensive user research, including user interviews, usability testing, and behavioral analysis to inform design decisions and validate product hypotheses.

• Design AI-native user experiences that make complex AI capabilities accessible and intuitive for users of varying technical backgrounds.

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to translate user insights into compelling design solutions that drive business outcomes.

• Drive continuous design innovation, leveraging AI-assisted design tools and methodologies to enhance productivity and design quality.

• Establish and maintain design documentation, guidelines, and processes that enable the team to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences rapidly.

Ideal Candidate:

• Extensive experience designing for SaaS environments at growth-stage companies, with a deep understanding of user-centered design principles.

• Expertise in AI-assisted design workflows and familiarity with how AI technologies impact user experience design.

• A strategic design thinker and hands-on practitioner who thrives in fast-paced startup environments and understands the balance between design excellence and speed to market.

• Experience with government contracting environments and understanding of compliance requirements, procurement processes, and the unique user needs within federal and state agencies.

• Passionate about innovation and AI, with a love for the "fail fast and iterate" methodology applied to design processes.

• Driven to get designs validated quickly through user testing and leverage customer feedback to guide design decisions.

• Strong collaborative and communication skills, eager to work cross-functionally in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Required Experience:

• Proven expertise in Figma, including advanced features like design systems, component libraries, prototyping, and collaborative workflows.

• Strong portfolio demonstrating user research capabilities, including qualitative and quantitative research methods, user journey mapping, and usability testing.

• Experience designing for AI-powered products or platforms, with understanding of how to make complex AI capabilities accessible to users.

• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain comprehensive design systems that scale across multiple product areas.

• A minimum of 5 years in UX design or related field, with a focus on SaaS platforms and B2B applications.

Desired Experience:

• Experience designing mobile-responsive web applications and ensuring consistent user experiences across devices and platforms.

• Familiarity with AI desi