Confidently and autonomously lead the development portion of our most complex projects successfully, in partnership with technology and Client Services project leadership.
Lead and maintain key client relationships on a project basis, positioning Instrument as a strategic, technical, and innovation partner.
Champion the team’s vision in the work while advocating for client goals and user needs.
Assess if what we have created (in concept or execution) is the most effective and innovative solution.
Work with the team leads to properly unpack and plan the development process for awarded projects.
Monitor the health and happiness of development project teams, proactively flagging issues for optimal morale.
Mentor and lead producers through Instrument’s methodology and best practices.
Maintain development velocity throughout the project lifecycle.
Play an active role in managing team development resources.
Collaborate with Tech Leads to write, clarify, refine, assign, and estimate tickets.
Keep an open channel between the development team and the Client Services teams.
Lead "design breakdown" sessions with project developers.
Take charge of sprint planning and estimation meetings.
Facilitate recurrent development team sprint retrospectives that review outcomes and reduce barriers to success.
Critically assess strategy and design output to ensure alignment with project objectives.

7-9 years’ experience leading the production of technical teams, managing projects and/or products, and owning enterprise-level client relationships in a digital and/or agency environment
Expert creation and maintenance of iterative technical project and team management approaches and methods
Proven ability to demonstrate effective and inclusive project management best practices
Tact, humility, common sense, and maturity in interacting with people at all levels, internally and externally—especially maintaining a calm confidence in challenging situations
Expertise with software development processes and terminology.
Strategic thinking and creative problem solving approaches that don’t sacrifice attention to detail and outside input

Executive Producer

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