Senior Disruption Designer

Overview

As a Disruption Designer , you willbe responsible forguiding government clients through our Design Intelligence™framework;incorporating human-centeredand design thinkingmethods tofocus on the peopleimpactedby transformation and change engaging them to embrace and adapt to new ways of working while identifying and mitigating areas of resistance.

Contributions

• Participatein all aspects of discovery tounderstand:client missionandgoals;stakeholders,usersand their ecosystems; current state journeys; user segments; program, project, and transformationobjectives

• Conduct workshops and interviews toframe pain pointsandopportunities; define problem statements anddeterminechange readinessand areas ofresistance

• Synthesizeresearchanddataand craft compelling storiesand presentationsto communicate insightsand recommendationsthat will shapetransformation andchange enablement

• Develop and deploy communication plans, pilot plans, and training plansin partnership with key stakeholders and their customers

• Developand deploychange management plans that articulate actionable recommendations for organizational and workflow improvement

• Develop, deploy, and measure key performance indicatorsfortransformation andadoption

• Collaborate and communicate stakeholder and user needs on a cross functional team within an agile environment

• Understand and embrace the specifications and constraints of a given technology, platform and/or operational environmentand understand howchange managementshould be integrated into technological considerations

• Ensureall deliverables across a variety of projectsare produced at the highest quality

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance

• 6+ years of experience inchange management andwell-versed inchangemanagement best practices and models

• Thorough knowledge anddemonstratedexperience in current state assessments,future state visioningand communication planning

• Thorough knowledge anddemonstratedexperienceconductinguserand stakeholder interviews and synthesizing data and insights into personas, action, and training plans

• Ability to think strategically and holistically and connect dots across multiple workstreams, stakeholder groups, and ecosystems

• ProficiencyinPowerPoint and collaboration tools like Mural

• A natural curiosity for solving problems coupled with strong analytical skills

• A collaborative nature with excellent written communication and presentation skills

• Experience workingin aproject-based environment

• Degree, equivalent experience, and/or certification in change management

• Local to the Washington, DC metro area required

Bonus Points

• Previouswork experience in or with the federal government

• Previouswork experience as a consultant

• Experience inHuman-Centered Design / Customer Experience Design

• Experience working on multi-disciplinary, cross-functionalteams including Service Designers, UX and UI designers, technologists, data scientists, engineers, and solution architects

• Experience working within an Agiledeliveryframeworkincluding writing user stories and story pointing

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $120,000 to $180,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

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Job Location US-VA-McLean

Posted Date (9/9/2026 9:00 AM)

Job ID 7937

Clearance Requirement Public Trust