Design Producer

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com. Responsibilities: Actively leads the design team and is recognized by stakeholders as Design's single Point-of-Contact. Acts as scrum master for Design team backlog: attends release planning, runs standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies, as required. Tracks all major project milestones and deliverables. Ensures that design sprint plans meet broader timelines for any dependencies with our technology organization and business partners. Oversees design resource allocation, ensuring design resources are not over or under allocated. Coordinates contracts, milestones and deliverables with external agencies. Identifies project risks and formulates and implements risk mitigation techniques to minimize issues. Demonstrates the ability to handle project ambiguity and lead delivery teams to identify creative solutions. Schedules and manages team meetings and communicates assignments to ensure timely delivery, while also ensuring meetings are efficient and minimized Supports the design team's implementation of standards and design guidelines Prepares management reporting, including status, project health and financials Ensures all applicable reviews and sign-offs are in place Creates partnerships with Product and Technology organizations, to drive end-to-end execution 5+ years of applicable industry experience, preferably in project and program management Agile experience desired. SCRUM master certification is a plus. User Experience background is required. Excellent communications & interpersonal skills Thanks & Regards Praveen K. Paila 470-202-1117