{"id":5684,"date":"2011-03-16T12:15:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T16:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2011-03-16T12:15:18","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T16:15:18","slug":"job-senior-director-product-development-and-ui-nhl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2011\/03\/16\/job-senior-director-product-development-and-ui-nhl\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Senior Director Product Development and UI, NHL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senior Director Product Development and UI<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Hockey League<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Senior\/Director of Product Development and UI collaborates with various groups within the organization, helping them sculpt ideas and initiatives into living digital media, mobile and connected devices products that increase engagement and create additional revenue opportunities. \u00a0 This individual is responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including: gathering and prioritizing product business requirements, designing and securing the design for best practice user interface and usability and ensuring development efforts follow a consistent product vision, satisfying the league’s overall strategy and goals.<\/p>\n

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Duties & Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Coordinate and collaborate with department heads to understand business goals and initiatives, then determining which can be realistically translated in products that will maximize ROI<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Manage the ongoing development priorities and implementation of the web, connected device and mobile interface strategy.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Analyze overall interface usability, identifying and recommending changes to enhance the overall user experience.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prioritize initiatives in conjunction with other product managers to ensure the most effective use of application development resources<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Recommend and manage implementation of new and innovative ideas in products, functions and applications to serve customer needs and maintain competitive market leadership.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lead and develop service enhancements to optimize short and long range business performance<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Generate and maintain multi-year global strategic solution roadmap, documenting strategies, utilization of resources, impact on business results<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prepare detailed Functional Design documents which include flows, wireframes, business logic and success measures<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Work with project management group to prepare Technical Specifications documents and developing prototypes<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Work with external third parties to assess and improve partnerships, maximizing opportunities<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ability to act as a leader in the company<\/p>\n

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Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Intimate knowledge of professional hockey and fan demographics<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Intimate knowledge of digital media product development, including:<\/p>\n

web, mobile, video, and social media<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Technical background, with experience in consumer facing & digital media application<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Working knowledge of the creative and content processes for website and mobile application development<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An in-depth knowledge of email, mobile and social media, and website design and development, particularly in the areas of creative\/UI design, content strategy and content creation<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Strong written and oral communications skills; fluency in written and conversational English<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Outstanding interpersonal skills and influencing skills at all levels in the organization<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ability to build relationships and work effectively at all levels of the organization and to interact confidently with senior management<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ability to direct and manage outside partners<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Demonstrated ability to work effectively on a variety of projects concurrently, especially in a demanding environment, under tight deadlines<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Strategic, problem-solving, and project planning skills essential, external alliance-building skills preferred<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0High energy and enthusiasm<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Knowledge and experience in HTML, Photoshop and other design\/UI development tools a plus<\/p>\n

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Education and\/or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Minimum of 7 years experience as a Product Manager and\/or UI specialist<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bachelor’s degree (MBA preferred)<\/p>\n

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To be considered, please send an email with the job title in the subject line and resume attached to the following email address:\u00a0nhljobbox@nhl.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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