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Product brief · Working people model

People behind
the product.

Audience goals, contributor work, and operating responsibilities for the Backcountry concept.

First-pass hypotheses and candidate actors. No profile is a research-validated segment or an approved production account type.

HOL + external operators · Working hypothesis

HOL platform administrator

An HOL-authorized operator accountable for platform-wide access and configuration. This is a proposed operating role for a future HOL-controlled environment, not a claim that a production team or account has been established.

Primary goalKeep access, identity, entitlements, integrations, and exceptional actions correct and reviewable.

Illustrative portrait for the HOL platform administrator persona
At a glance · Working hypothesis

A path through the work.

A proposed sequence from the working persona. Access, approvals, and handoffs still need HOL review.

  1. Review optional professional credential claims

  2. provision/invite internal HOL staff

  3. verify recipient acceptance/MFA

  4. change or revoke scoped assignments

  5. resolve entitlement exceptions with support

  6. review audit records

  7. configure approved integrations

  8. handle global moderation escalation

  9. recover or transfer administrative access through an approved process.

Needs + friction to test

What could get in the way.

Least privilege, clear separation of editorial/commercial/moderation authority, durable audit history, safe recovery, and HOL ownership of production accounts. The current Andy-controlled dev and staging environments do not establish production governance.

Role relationship.

Separately assigned internal platform authority. Handles escalated disputed/exceptional organization claims; normal claims go to Commercial. Controlled recovery changes org assignments only, preserving personal identity and unrelated access. Ordinary professional setup and business-page updates require no administrator approval.

Evidence + assumptions

What this rests on.

role proposal and the prototype environment and ownership notes.

Working hypothesis; not a finding from member interviews or an approved production role.

Validation question

What we need to learn.

HOL's accountable owner, approval path for high-privilege changes, support staffing, recovery process, and production service architecture.

Working traceability

HOL platform administrator

Platform administrator Internal platform authority and disputed/exceptional org claims; preserves personal accounts and unrelated access.

Working roles · 1

Related backlog stories · 41

HOL-D001 · Make my Backcountry profile my ownHOL-D023 · See what visitors and members can accessHOL-D026 · Review member posts before they appearHOL-D027 · Report or block harmful activityHOL-D029 · Verify experts and manage their accessHOL-D037 · See how the app and community are doingHOL-D049 · Give a Backcountry membershipHOL-D051 · Opt in to powder alertsHOL-D057 · Set up an HOL-owned database for the demoHOL-D058 · Sign in and manage my sessionHOL-D063 · Make the demo available for team reviewHOL-D064 · Prepare the local data foundationHOL-D066 · Join Backcountry directly from a visitHOL-D067 · Create a free account and become a paid member laterHOL-D068 · Upgrade my existing account to paid membershipHOL-D071 · Apply for professional verification and see the resultHOL-D073 · Prepare and submit an answer to a member questionHOL-D074 · Create and publish stories galleries and videosHOL-D075 · Review submitted work and expert answersHOL-D076 · Manage the Backcountry goods catalogHOL-D077 · Review goods orders and fulfillmentHOL-D078 · Prepare events and manage approved appearancesHOL-D079 · Resolve escalated community reportsHOL-D080 · Resolve an account or membership support exceptionHOL-D081 · Review and change approved platform settingsHOL-D082 · Inspect approved integrations and their healthHOL-D086 · Reset my password and recover account accessHOL-D087 · Change my sign-in emailHOL-D088 · Protect my account with two-step verificationHOL-D096 · Claim an existing organization pageHOL-D097 · Review and resolve organization ownership claimsHOL-D101 · Change my passwordHOL-D102 · Review and sign out my devicesHOL-D103 · Set up and manage HOL staff accessHOL-D104 · Find my profile and account settingsHOL-D105 · Choose which updates I receiveHOL-D106 · Understand and control what my profile sharesHOL-D107 · Manage my saved payment methodsHOL-D108 · Manage my delivery addressesHOL-D109 · Review my Shop purchases and receiptsHOL-D110 · Review my membership bills and receipts

Relationships describe product hypotheses and demo stories. Candidate authority and implementation status remain subject to HOL review.