I’ve been quietly doing the work of an internal producer for six months, wrangling three teams and a Jira board with 214 tickets, but the role doesn’t exist. For those who’ve coaxed a fire from damp wood before, how did you ask for the title and the raise without blowing smoke in your boss’s face?
, been there — six months of herding three teams is already the job. > “214 tickets” — that’s your leverage; book a 30‑min right after a shipped milestone, show before/after on cycle time and blocked Jira tickets since you took this on, and propose the title plus a comp range with a 60‑day review; if they stall, push for an interim stipend or “acting” title — would that fly at your place?
Building on @chloe_mar40, pitch a 60‑day ‘acting producer’ trial: bring a one‑pager with scope, decision rights, and 3 success metrics, and ask for a written conversion date to title + raise if you hit them. Map it to HR’s Program Manager band so comp isn’t a guess, and add two one‑liners from team leads as receipts. It’s title insurance for your workload.