by Ronald Barron | Aug 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Job Description:
Job Title: Associate UX Designer (Contract)
Location: Remote within US
Job Type: Contract (This is a contract position with the potential for extension based on performance and project needs.)
About Us: Acadaca is a leading e-commerce agency specializing in creating custom Shopify stores for a diverse range of clients. Our mission is to deliver exceptional online shopping experiences that drive growth and satisfaction. We are looking for a talented Junior UX Designer to join our team and contribute to the creation of intuitive and visually appealing e-commerce websites.
Position Overview: As an Associate UX Designer at Acadaca, you will play a crucial role in the design and development of wireframes for Shopify stores. You will collaborate with our design and development teams to create user-centered designs that enhance the user experience and meet our clients’ needs.
This role requires a commitment of 20-30 hours per week, with flexibility for increased hours depending on project needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create wireframes and mockups for Shopify stores based on client requirements and user research.
- Collaborate with senior designers, developers, project managers, and ecommerce strategists to ensure design consistency and alignment with project goals.
- Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights and validate design decisions.
- Iterate designs based on feedback from stakeholders and team members.
- Stay updated with the latest UX trends, tools, and best practices to ensure our designs are innovative and effective.
- Assist in creating design documentation, style guides, and design systems to maintain consistency across projects.
- Conduct thorough UX audits, compile and present findings to the client.
- Manage client communication for UX team
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Design or a related field.
- 1-2 years of experience in UX design, preferably with a focus on e-commerce or Shopify stores.
- Proficiency in design tools such as Figma.
- Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is a plus.
- A portfolio showcasing your UX design skills, particularly wireframes and prototypes.
- Experience with email marketing and Klaviyo a big plus – if you have this experience, please be sure to include it on your resume.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Attention to detail and a passion for creating exceptional user experiences.
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by Ronald Barron | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Product Owner – Software Platform Team
Remote U.S.
Product /
Full-Time /
Remote
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial-minded Product Owner to play a crucial role in our company’s journey towards maturity and scale. As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to shape the future direction of our platform, drive strategic initiatives, and make a lasting impact on the world of scientific research and medical innovation.
As a Product Owner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of our platform and driving the delivery of high-quality features and enhancements that meet the needs of our customers and align with our strategic business objectives. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, implementations, and support to define product requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure successful product delivery.
Environment
Work closely with our team of internal engineers, a robust off-shore development team, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced startup environment. The development team operates within a lightweight Agile process and is empowered to alter it as needed to achieve team and company objectives. In this role, you will collaborate closely with other members of the Product team, Project Management, Engineering, Customer Success and Quality Assurance. We’re highly responsive to customer needs and constantly strive to make a positive contribution to the biomedical and life sciences communities we serve.
Team members are recognized and rewarded when advocating for customer success and satisfaction over other concerns. We value self-motivated, creative individuals who work well in a collaborative environment – constantly generating and sharing new ideas and solutions with the team.
Flywheel has a comprehensive benefits package and encourages a balanced work life and home life.
Responsibilities
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- Understand and translate operational needs into product requirements.
- Partner with the operations team to ensure the platform is performant, reliable, and scalable.
- Analyze platform usage data to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
- Identify and evaluate opportunities to improve the development and release processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate improvements such as automating tasks, reducing bottlenecks, and etc.
- Demonstrate accountability, monitor efficacy and plan for continuous improvement within the product team, driving operational excellence.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, and internal teams to drive alignment and ensure successful execution of product initiatives.
- Collaborate with engineering, design, and other stakeholders to translate product requirements into clear and actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Drive development through agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release management.
- Monitor market trends and best-in-class offerings to identify opportunities for innovation.
What would make you a great fit
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- Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in computer science, engineering, business, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in product management or product owner role, preferably in a startup or high-growth environment.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering complex software products and scalable platform solutions from concept to launch with a focus on delivering business impact and value.
- Strong understanding of agile methodologies, product management best practices, and software development processes.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias for action and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Passion for technology, innovation, and delivering exceptional results.
- Preferred experience in the healthcare, life sciences, or regulated research domain; cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP); and platform monitoring and analytics tools.
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by Ronald Barron | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Sr Software Engineer, Websites
United States, Remote
Be essential at Cars Commerce
At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.
No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.
But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we’re obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):
- Writing high quality production-ready code, paired with automated tests
- Working across the Websites Team and owning/executing features with large business impact and reach
- Designing solutions to accomplish business goals for a particular area of the application
- Advocating for Best Practices and contributing to technical process improvements
- Participating and providing substantive feedback during code reviews; engaging and guiding junior team members in mentoring relationships
- Producing well organized user guides and documentation
- Participating in incident response and resolution
- Participating in on-call rotations
Required Skills & Experience:
- Highly proficient and professional experience with PHP
- Highly proficient and professional experience with a variety of languages and frameworks.
- Highly Proficient and professional experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Python
- Highly proficient and professional experience with SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres) and ORMs
- Ability to solve/triage complex issues across components of a distributed system
- Proficient with a comprehensive understanding of secure software development practices
- Highly proficient and professional DevOps experience maintaining and/or building a build processes and a CI/CD pipeline
- Proficient and professional experience with test automation.
- Highly proficient producing comprehensive and well organized documentation, diagrams, and user guides
- Proficient with Agile methodologies and software development processes
Highly Desired:
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Formal degree or equivalent experience in computer science or related field
- Experience with distributed job queue/messaging systems
- Experience leading projects or functioning as a team lead
- Proficiency in Selenium
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by Ronald Barron | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Event Manager, Incentive Travel Programs – National Remote
Location: Eden Prairie MN US
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time
Job Description:
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Event Manager is a key member of the UHG Events Center of Excellence team. Responsible for managing event planning to ensure consistency with brand and corporate requirements across enterprise incentive travel programs with occasional support of conferences and strategic client events. Daily duties include strategic planning and collaboration with internal stakeholders, and the logistical and budget management of their events. This position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a desire to drive successful and productive outcomes on a consistent basis.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end conference/event related planning that drive a consistent attendee experience, providing on-site support when needed
- Review and manage relationships with existing and potential vendors, ensuring mature utilization of existing tools and roadmap development
- Provide ongoing work direction to Attendee Managers regarding registration, reporting, attendee communications and mobile app deployment
- Understand and keep up with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies in both live and virtual environments. Be a resource and subject matter expert the team can rely on
- Maintain and build solid working relationships with cross-functional peers while adhering to established RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) / workstream guidelines for conferences/events
- Partner with key stakeholders to understand the goals and objectives of the events
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience planning events in a corporate setting
- 3+ years recent experience with event technology (Cvent)
- 2+ years of proficiency in Microsoft office suite including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft PowerPoint, Teams
- 5+ years of experience in a deadline driven environment
- Ability to travel 25% of the time for onsite event execution
Preferred Qualifications:
- CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) Certification
- Experience in a strategic meeting management function within a Fortune 500 firm
Soft Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, manage projects and be highly organized
- Able to assess complex situations and make decisions and/or recommendations across departments and functions
- Confident in verbal and written communication with all levels of an organization, external partners, and vendors
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by Ronald Barron | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
AVP-Care Delivery
Remote-USA
About the Role
The Care Delivery Leader is a strategic role responsible for owning the delivery of the organization’s AI Care Solutions portfolio. This position will oversee a $30M-$50M Care AI Solutions delivery P&L, accountable for financial, operational and client experience metrics. The role will also be responsible for deepening and widening the relationship, driving and NPS (experience metrics) across all AI Care Solutions. The Care Delivery Leader will work closely with the Care Solutions Leader to co-own the client relationship, experience, and growth.
A Day in the Life
- Delivery Management and Oversight:
- Own the delivery of the $30M-$50M Care AI Solutions portfolio across clients.
- Directly manage the agent team, which includes both Innovaccer staff and partners (approximately 1,000-2,000 FTEs per $50M in revenue).
- Ensure efficient and effective delivery of the Care AI Solutions, focusing on financial, operational, and experience metrics.
- Collaborate with the Care Solutions Leader to co-own the client relationship, experience, and growth.
- Stakeholder Management and Influence:
- Manage and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including clients, Care Program Solutions, Customer Success (CS), and Product teams.
- Manage (Financials) and grow (Revenue) client relationships 5-10x over three years
- Influence and work closely with the CS and Product teams to ensure optimal implementation, usage, and efficiency of the Care AI Solutions.
- Serve as an organizational ambassador, demonstrating strong people skills and the ability to motivate and retain both internal and external teams.
- Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement:
- Drive efficiencies – both process and technology enabled (copilots, tool enhancement)
- Implement and maintain Six Sigma and continuous improvement practices to optimize delivery processes and drive operational efficiency.
- Oversee the financial and operational performance of the Care AI Solutions delivery, including P&L management and revenue growth.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of the Care AI Solutions delivery.
- Team Building and Culture Development:
- Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment, encouraging teamwork and cross-functional cooperation.
- Attract, develop, and retain top talent, both within the internal team and the partner ecosystem.
- Cultivate a strong organizational culture, emphasizing attention to detail and a focus on client satisfaction.
What You Need
- 15+ years of experience in managing the delivery of healthcare technology or AI solutions, with preferably 5+ years in Healthcare and with a proven track record of success.
- Demonstrated expertise in client and stakeholder management, with the ability to navigate complex relationships and influence cross-functional teams.
- Proficient in P&L management, revenue growth, and financial performance optimization.
- Experienced in leading and managing high-performing teams, with a strong focus on motivation, retention, and culture development.
- Skilled in Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies, with the ability to drive operational excellence.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex information to diverse stakeholders.
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by Ronald Barron | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Web Producer
locations
Virtual
time type
Full time
job requisition id
R14239
EXCITED TO GROW YOUR CAREER? WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
Develops effective and efficient web and technology solutions. Communicates during the pre-sale and post-sale program phases through the analysis, planning, and implementation of web products.
Scope
Delivers approximately 30-50 client web sites per fiscal year from presale to post sale. May also provide mobile application solutions.
Reporting and Working Relationships
Reports to Director or Manager, Event Registration Solutions. Works closely with team members throughout the organization. Interacts regularly with external clients and vendors, as well as, Event Management, Guest Services Creative Communications and Technology teams.
Primary Responsibilities
50% – Ensures that optimum solutions to business needs have been identified by clearly defining the needs, securing agreement on objectives and priorities, generating alternatives, recommending a course of action, and developing web site in appropriate tool or completing requirements documentation. Make edits or modifications to sites and applications as needed through testing phase. Assist with request for proposal (RFP) technical questions and costing. Works with Sales team members to present web solutions.
30% – Maintains master tracking calendar of web projects. Maintains an understanding of web and mobile technologies in order to design and implement web registration and mobile application solutions that meet present needs while integrating with the future vision. Researches and identifies competitive products of competitors to help with new technology. Educates Meeting Event Managers and works with various support organizations. Conducts project debriefs to ensure understanding of improvement opportunities.
20% – Assists Meeting Event Manager with planning and controlling project progress, as well as keeping customers informed of conditions that threaten successful achievement of objectives. Willingness to travel to be trained on new platforms/offerings, client presentations and on delivery of projects, as needed.
Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
2. Minimum of 2 years of CVENT experience
3. Understanding of Group Travel processes desired.
4. Proficient in Microsoft products (Word and Excel) and web development experience (HTML and Flashpreferred).
5. Client facing experience desired.
6. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and work with aggressive timelines.
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