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As the Producer on the Product Design team, the contractor will play a pivotal role in driving UX design initiatives within the Store e-commerce platform. The contractor should demonstrate a passion for collaboration and operational excellence, with a proven track record of leading complex projects and teams. Your organizational agility will enable effective navigation and influence at all organizational levels.
The contractor will work closely with the Director of Product Design to align with partners and cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include framing complex opportunities and pain points, driving informed decisions, developing actionable plans, and ensuring stakeholder buy-in. Collaboration across teams is essential for successful plan execution. A data-driven mindset and a focus on user needs are crucial to enhance user experience and achieve OKRs.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the end-to-end design and Agile development processes, ensuring timely project delivery within scope.
- Track design requests, tasks, and deliverables across functions to maintain high team velocity and efficiency.
- Collect operational metrics to inform performance, capacity, and priorities.
- Identify strategic solutions and adapt to shifting business priorities.
- Facilitate meetings with partners and stakeholders, including team rituals, project kickoffs, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Anticipate and mitigate risks and delays.
- Ask questions proactively to clarify scope, minimize scope creep, and advance projects, while identifying operational efficiencies.
- Coordinate collaboration and communication to ensure alignment and broader awareness or signoff when needed.
- Maintain rigorous documentation, including status updates, action items, agendas, and program roadmaps.
- Capture impact and reporting metrics.
- Foster positive partnerships and an inclusive team environment.
Ideal Resume Requirements
- 5-7 years in Design, Gaming, UI/UX, retail, ecommerce, data science, research, marketing, or related roles.
- Or Bachelor’s Degree + 5-7 years relevant experience.
- Or Master’s Degree + 5-7 years relevant experience.
- 5-7 years of project/product management experience.
- Experience in a design studio or creative agency.
- Familiarity with project management tools like ADO.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Knowledge of design processes and product design philosophies.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with Figma, FigJam, Mural, Slack.
- Passion for games and gaming communities.
Required Hard Skills + Experience
- Minimum 5-7 years experience in Producing.
- Minimum 5-7 years experience in Organization.
- Minimum 5-7 years experience in UX/UI.
The target hourly compensation range is $42.82 to $47.58, based on experience, education, certifications, and location.