Product Designer & Manager

We are a development, data science and design studio that works closely with founders and executives to create custom software and machine learning solutions.

• Do you love building world-class, cutting-edge software?
• Do you believe that humans should be their most focused, efficient, intentional selves?
• Do you believe technology should always help human beings do just that?

Then we’d love you to help us increase human agency. 

We think building software to increase human agency is good. We also think it’s good business.

Agency Enterprise is a software development, data science, and design studio based in Los Angeles. We’ve bootstrapped our way to 100+ without VC, PE, or outside shareholders. It’s a simple business model - our amazing people do amazing work, we turn a profit, and we hire more amazing people. 

We take the long view and develop technology to increase human agency for our clients, our employees, and humanity. We incubate agency-increasing technology startups, building MVPs and founders. We are currently winning international competitions in neuroscience machine learning and researching the cutting edge of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. 

We’ve built incredible MVPs for incredible startups, worked with large enterprises like Walmart, Samsung, and Berkshire Hathaway, and everything in-between. 

 

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will work closely with our tech leads and full-stack developers to design and plant the product development process in a cross-functional, Agile environment. You will also interact directly with clients and educate them about AE’s methodology. You will help them work through user experience mapping, building their product roadmap and feature prioritization.

 

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Approach projects with an ownership mentality so that both client and internal products will succeed, and you will inspire the best possible performance from your teams. 
• Co-lead kick-off meetings.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to create and manage product roadmaps.
• Manage the Agile product development process
• Facilitate sprint planning, estimation, stand-up, demo, and retrospective meetings.
• Identify business needs and translate those into product requirements.
• Create sitemaps, user flow diagrams, low, medium, and high fidelity mock-ups.
• Facilitate user testing and user feedback sessions. 
• Create user stories and manage the product backlog.
• Manage the design/developer hand-off process.
• Oversee and manage product timelines and budgets.
• Manage product releases.
• Contribute to product growth by identifying critical areas for potential improvement, then leading experimentation efforts.
• Communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders verbally and in writing.

 

ABOUT YOU

• You have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a designer and have a penchant for product management and Agile. Or maybe you’re a product manager with 5+ years on the job and an eye for UX/UI design?
• You love working in a collaborative, high-energy environment, using agile methodologies and tools like Figma, Sketch, Linear, Pivotal Tracker (or equivalents).
• You value direct and honest feedback, but you know how to communicate it gracefully so it betters your partners' (coworkers and clients) work and happiness.
• Bonus points if you have experience in HTML/CSS or product development, you have a background in entrepreneurship or consulting, or you like VR and/or ice cream.
  

OTHER COOL STUFF

• Remote work.
• Diversified, multi-company equity.
• Platinum health insurance.
• A fast-growing team with a happy bunch of former entrepreneurs, data scientists, full stack developers, UX/UI designers and product managers.
• Advance in your career or flex your entrepreneurial side by participating in our internal skunkworks projects (some projects spin out with team members as the C-suite)
• Resources for you to grow and learn on the job (this includes Udemy classes, books, participation in events, mentoring and - of course - the latest generation hardware.