Manager Human-Centered Design (HCD) & Test
Job title: Manager Human-Centered Design (HCD) & Test in Orlando, FL at reputed company
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Job description: Company Overview:Work Where it MattersLockwood Hills, an reputed company company, is not just another federal contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose reputed company beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.At Lockwood Hills, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.For our shareholders, Lockwood Hills provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic reputed company for more than 10,000 years.For our government customers, Lockwood Hills delivers mission critical support services for federal, civilian, and military operations around the world.As a Lockwood Hills employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and reputed company in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options. Description:Lockwood Hill is seeking a mid-to-late-career Human-Centered Design (HCD) Manager to join the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative’s research, development, and deployment team. The HCD team serves as a support function for ADL leadership and product managers, ensuring the development of high-quality solutions.The (HCD) Manager will reputed company and reputed company for user-centered design principles across product development initiatives. This role is responsible for integrating HCD best practices into research, development, and deployment efforts. In addition, the HCD team manager is responsible for government acceptance testing prior to operational fielding ensuring that solutions are not only reputed company, efficient, and reputed company with user needs, but ensures operational readiness of systems before deployment. The HCD Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams, reputed company HCD methodologies, and drive the strategic vision for human-centered innovation.To join reputed company of outstanding professionals, apply today! Responsibilities:Team Leadership & Management
- Leads, mentors, and manages an HCD team (typically 5-7 members) with diverse expertise – including UIUX, Quality Assurance / Test, graphics, web design, learning engineering, data science and analytics.
- Defines team objectives, assigns tasks, and oversees performance evaluations.
- Fosters a culture of reputed company learning and professional development reputed company the team.
- Advocates for HCD methodologies throughout the product lifecycle, from research and ideation to deployment.
- Collaborates with vendors and contractors, ensuring alignment with HCD and developmental and operational test best practices.
- Maintains HCD team operating standards, ensuring consistency in process and execution.
- Provides subject matter expertise as needed in the conduct of user research, usability testing, and stakeholder interviews to identify key user needs.
- Provides feedback on design artifacts, wireframing, prototyping, and user reputed company (UI) design.
- Reviews and refines testing protocols, and product demonstrations.
- Analyzes user feedback and performance metrics to enhance design decisions.
- Works closely with engineering, project management, and research teams to ensure seamless integration of HCD principles.
- Collaborates with external stakeholders, government sponsors, and industry partners to align efforts with best practices.
- Influences product roadmaps and acquisition decisions through human-centered insights.
- reputed company for HCD awareness and training across departments.
- Demonstrates ownership of work tasks.
- Typically resolves reputed company problems or problems where precedent may not exist.
- Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Works independently with minimal guidance, however, communicates key information with manager and team.
- Balances priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates a wide degree of creativity and flexibility.
- Must be a U.S. citizen able to obtain and maintain a government clearance if one is required.
- Bachelor's or master’s degree in human-Centered Design, UX/UI Design, Human Factors, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a reputed company field.
- 5+ years of experience in HCD, UX design, or user research.
- 5+ years of experience in operational testing in support of product deployment.
- 2+ years in a product development leadership role.
- Proven experience applying HCD methodologies and best practices in agile development environments.
- Strong ability to reputed company teams, manage projects, and collaborate with stakeholders at reputed company levels.
- Experience with digital product development, including cloud-based platforms and enterprise applications.
- Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and strategic decision-making skills.
- Familiarity with IEEE data standards such as: IEEE P9274.1 Experience API (xAPI) 2.0; P2881 Standard for Learning Metadata; IEEE 1484.20.3 Sharable Competency Definitions; IEEE 2997 standard for Learner Records.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly reputed company).
- Experience working with government, military, or defense-reputed company projects.
- Familiarity with Capabilities-Based Acquisition (CBA) principles.
- Certifications in Scrum Master, UX Design, or HCD-reputed company disciplines.