Arshdeep Singh - Hiringhood

Project Breakdown

Positions Held

Associate Product Manager
UX designer
UX intern

Tools Used

Project Timeline

I had the opportunity to contribute and lead in different phases of the startup.

Initial Launch: The launch of the HH website and contest page to broadcast the job postings.
MVP Phase: Designing and creation of the HH platform with onboarding of multiple user profiles.
Post MVP Stage: Ideation and implementation of the roadmap for HH platform post MVP along with launch of several new features.

Product Vision

Hiringhood aims to transform hiring processes by aggregating top recruiters specialized in specific domains or technologies. The goal is to swiftly source premium talent for employers, ensuring efficient and timely fulfillment of their hiring needs at premium fees. Through this approach, hiring is streamlined, saving time and resources while connecting businesses with the best-suited candidates.

Users

Hiringhood is a dynamic SAAS platform designed to facilitate seamless interaction among multiple user profiles and stakeholders, all united with the common objective of accelerating the hiring process.

Employers

Creating job postings in the form of bounty contests with a dedicated submission deadline for the applications.

Recruiters

After a contest becomes active, recruiters come into play sourcing and pushing their Job Seekers for the role to claim the bounty rewards.

Job Seekers

Job Seekers on HH platform can setup their profile, apply to jobs directly, have a recruiter represent them for better reach.

Individual Highlights

Since the work done during this project is under an NDA, I will be sharing some individual highlights about the process and the work, I undertook in various positions held during my time with the startup.

Managing the Design Team & Handover Process

During my time as an Associate Product Manager, I oversaw the design team which included 4 people.
Collaborated with product owner, head of product, and CTO to meet product requirements, incorporate feedback, & align design with product vision.
Design handover to dev team included user journey walkthroughs with wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and specifications for each feature. Utilized Clickup tickets, hybrid wireframes, user stories, and live walkthroughs via videos and meetings.

User Story Creation & Progress Tracking

I collaborated with the product owner to break complex features into users stories and tasks.
These user stories were then updated to the product backlog as well as Clickup for progress tracking using a Kanban Board.
Based on the stage of development, sub tasks were also added to the tickets, either by the design team or the development team which allowed same tickets being shared between design and development teams ensuring transparency and better collaboration.
For ease of use, each screen was attached to corresponding ticket and vice-versa so that the tickets were also reflected in Whimsical for wireframes and Figma for mockups.

Product Strategy Workshop

After the successful launch of the MVP, a Product Strategy Workshop was held to define the next phase of Hiringhood. Some of the key highlights from the workshop were:

Stakeholder Feedback

We collected input from all stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure the next phase of the product aligns with both user needs and business objectives. This included in-person meeting, surveys and interviews.

Product Feature Ideation

We conducted a Product Feature Ideation Workshop to identify a new set of features for the platform. This process involved utilizing competitive analysis & feedback from stakeholders, investors & operations team.

Product Backlog

The newly identified features were then integrated into our product backlog as epics and user stories. Additionally, we conducted user journey mapping workshops to ensure a seamless experience for our users.

Hi-Fidelity Mockups & Design System

Throughout all my positions at Hiringhood, I contributed to creation of Hi-Fidelity Mockups of the screens to capture stakeholder & product owner feedback before they were pushed into production. This reduced the amount of rework required in the development and better alignment of product and requirements. Also, I contributed to the creation and maintenance of a robust and scalable design system.

From User Stories to Wireframes

The Hiringhood platform is a very complex platform as it is an amalgamation of ATS, payments & CRM systems. With large amount of data to be viewed by multiple users with varying levels of access, presented a huge data visualization challenge. To overcome this challenge, design guidelines, layouts and a separate design system was created in Whimsical for wireframing. This enabled the team to create wireframes at a rapid pace which helped in quick validation by testing and feedback.

Hybrid Wireframing

Incorporated a new integrated way of showcasing wireframes with the user journeys.
This new hybrid approach was followed company-wide by all designers and served a base for mockup designs.
Using the Connections feature in Whimsical, we connected all the wireframes creating one easy to follow seamless workflow.
These wireframes were linked to the user stories within Clickup and developers were able to quickly refer to detailed user journey, saving them precious time & improving efficiency.

Product Ownership

I was fortunate enough to spearhead the development of several key features, taking full ownership from inception, then design to delivery.

Collaboration

Product ownership involved collaborating closely with cross-functional teams & stakeholders. I achieved this by facilitating open communication and ensured that the development process remained agile & responsive to evolving requirements.

Designing

I contributed to feature development by defining product requirements from user research and stakeholder inputs. This involved translating needs into design specs, wireframes, and prototypes, focusing on UX principles to enhance the user journey.

Tracking & Monitoring

Throughout the design and development lifecycle, I provided hands-on supervision and tracking of the features under my ownership. This included overseeing the development process, closely monitoring progress, and addressing any issues or roadblocks.

Hiringhood

Project Overview

In compliance with the project's confidentiality under an NDA, specific details of the work undertaken cannot be disclosed. However, this case study will focus on the methodologies & approaches utilized during different positions I held at Hiringhood. To know more, please connect with me here.