Lead Product & UX Designer

About Think of Us Think of Us (TOU) is transforming the child welfare system into one where young people and families can heal, develop, and thrive. We drive purpose-driven work aligned with meaningful systems change, powered by data and the insights of lived experience. Our focus is on prevention, keeping families strong before crisis, and on building kinship-first systems so children grow up with people they know and trust. Through bold collaborations with leaders and innovators across the public and private sectors — from Presidential Administrations to local providers — we identify leverage points and co-create solutions that re-architect child welfare for the future. Here’s what this looks like: Built the Lived Experience Engine into the largest dataset of its kind (51,000+ voices), powering AI tools and shaping reforms Partnered with California to launch the Kinship Accelerator in 8 counties, backed by $150M and a budget increase from $317M → $896M Drove a national kin-first shift: 39 states (plus 5 tribes) adopting kinship standards, unlocking $3B for families Operate one of the largest direct resource networks, connecting 1,827 families to $28M+ in support Our team members share a commitment to driving systems change through creative problem-solving, obsessive curiosity, and a love of quickly driving innovative, measurable, and impactful results. Position Overview Department: Technology & Innovation Reports to: Chief Technology & Innovation Officer Direct Reports: N/A Location: Hybrid; Washington, DC (min. 3 days in the office) Category: Full Time/Exempt This is the senior design role across Think of Us’ emerging product portfolio. You bring deep product and UX expertise alongside a strong service-design practice, and you lead and do the design work across interaction design, research, prototyping, service modeling, and experience quality. Your primary focus will initially be ConnectMe, a reimagining of our resource navigation warmline that connects young pe