Breaking Into Design Ops - Adam Fry Pierce (Chief of Staff @ Google)
Design MBA - A podcast by Jayneil Dalal
My guest today is Adam Fry Pierce who is the Chief of Staff at Google where he manages strategic programs for Google's UX leadership. Interview Video: https://youtu.be/Gj7zbrM0NFE In this episode, we discuss the following: - Adam Fry Pierce bio - Career transition from event management to Design Ops - Downside of being a gifted people reader - Horror story - not being able to read people/situations - What is Design Operations (Design Ops)? - What does a Design Ops professional do? - More job opportunities in practice operations vs people operations - Is design experience required to break into Design Ops? - Top 3 skills to be a successful design ops professional - Career progression in Design Ops - Salary/compensation on Design Ops - Job security in Design Ops - How to break into Design Ops - Questions to ask during Design Ops job interviews - Future proofing yourself as a designer - End state for Design Ops leaders - How to get in touch with Adam Fry Pierce - How Adam Fry Pierce joined the core team at DesignOps Assembly For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show