Senior UX Strategist
๐ Job Overview
Job Title: Senior UX Strategist
Company: Jobgether (Partner Company)
Location: United States
Job Type: Contract
Category: User Experience (UX) Strategy / Design
Date Posted: 2026-07-27
Experience Level: Senior (10+ years)
Remote Status: Fully Remote
๐ Role Summary
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Lead end-to-end experience strategy for complex, mission-driven digital projects, balancing customer needs, business objectives, content structures, and technical realities.
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Define user experiences for digital transformation initiatives, creating scalable experience frameworks and guiding implementation across various industries.
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Develop strategic UX deliverables such as personas, user journeys, service blueprints, workflows, and information architecture frameworks.
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Shape digital experiences for public-facing platforms and internal administrative or operational systems within regulated environments.
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This contract role requires a strategic thinker with strong systems thinking and content strategy expertise to navigate ambiguity and turn complex challenges into clear UX solutions.
๐ Enhancement Note: This role is presented as a contract position managed by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. The focus on "mission-driven digital projects," "regulated environments," and "public-sector" suggests a potential emphasis on government, education, or healthcare sectors where robust process, compliance, and user data privacy are paramount. The "Senior" title and 10+ years of experience indicate a need for demonstrated leadership and independent project execution.
๐ Primary Responsibilities
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Own and drive the UX strategy from discovery through delivery across complex digital initiatives, ensuring alignment with project goals and user needs.
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Lead stakeholder research, discovery sessions, interviews, and comprehensive requirements gathering, particularly in complex or ambiguous environments.
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Translate intricate user needs, business objectives, policy requirements, and technical constraints into actionable and clear experience strategies.
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Define overarching experience principles, success criteria, and structural approaches that effectively guide subsequent design and development decisions.
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Develop strategic UX artifacts including detailed personas, comprehensive user journeys, service blueprints, detailed workflows, and robust information architecture frameworks.
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Create and refine content strategies with a strong focus on structure, hierarchy, clarity, accessibility, and the development of scalable content experiences.
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Design and implement content models and strategic frameworks that support reusable, maintainable, and efficient digital systems.
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Define UX approaches that meticulously consider CMS architecture, data models, system integrations, complex workflows, and technical limitations.
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Guide and oversee the user experience for both public-facing platforms and critical internal administrative and operational systems.
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Collaborate closely with product designers to ensure that design patterns and systems are strategically aligned with overarching goals and technical requirements.
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Provide essential UX leadership, quality oversight, and expert recommendations throughout the entire implementation lifecycle.
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Partner effectively with engineering teams and technical stakeholders to proactively identify potential risks and ensure the feasibility of proposed solutions.
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Facilitate critical workshops, strategic presentations, and in-depth discussions with clients and key project stakeholders to drive consensus and alignment.
๐ Enhancement Note: The responsibilities emphasize a strong focus on strategic planning and high-level UX design, rather than pure visual design execution. The mention of "policy requirements," "regulated environments," and "system constraints" highlights the need for a candidate who can navigate complex organizational structures and compliance frameworks. The emphasis on content strategy and modeling is also a key differentiator for this role.
๐ Skills & Qualifications
Education: Not explicitly specified, but a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Design, Computer Science, or a related field is often expected for senior roles.
Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in UX strategy, experience design, information architecture, or a closely related discipline.
Required Skills:
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Proven expertise in leading UX strategy for complex CMS-backed and data-driven digital platforms.
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Deep understanding of information architecture principles, content modeling techniques, and system-level UX design.
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Demonstrated ability to operate independently, make critical strategic decisions, and guide projects with minimal oversight.
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Strong client-facing communication skills, including extensive experience with workshop facilitation and strategic presentations.
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Proficiency in creating strategic UX deliverables such as user journeys, conceptual frameworks, content models, and experience principles.
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Familiarity with Content Management System (CMS) platforms and the processes involved in digital product implementation.
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Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, including designers, engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders.
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Comfortable working in iterative, project-based environments and engaging in detailed technical discussions.
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Systems thinking: Ability to understand and design complex, interconnected systems.
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Content strategy: Expertise in defining content structure, hierarchy, and scalable content experiences. Preferred Skills:
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Experience working in policy-driven, regulated, enterprise, government, education, or public-sector environments.
Application Requirements
Requires over 10 years of experience in UX strategy or information architecture, specifically with CMS-backed and data-driven platforms. Candidates must possess strong systems thinking skills and experience working in regulated or public-sector environments.