Building a Product Design Team
A case study in recruiting, hiring and establishing a design team from scratch
The Challenge
The new product development process relied heavily on designers but there were next to none on staff. The Solution
Building out a Product Design team: recruiting, hiring, setting vision, roadmap, principles, metrics and processes for deliverables.Results
A diverse team of seven senior designers, two junior designers, three contractors, two interns across four time zones working together in alignment to develop the next generation of products for The Motley Fool
The 2021 Morale and Engagement Survey score for the Product Design team was the highest of any department at the company, 19% over the benchmark.
More to come…