Director of Product Management

January 26th, 2012

The Opportunity:Online media and advertising company focused on the industrial electronics industry. Core product lines include: Display Advertising, eCommerce,subscription-based web application for managing the Request For Quote (RFQ) process, Content Aggregation and Distribution, and Business Intelligence. As Director of Product
Management, you will guide resources that are responsible for product
line contribution as a business unit. This includes increasing the profitability of existing
products to developing new
products for the company. You will build
products
from existing ideas, and help to develop new and innovative ideas based on your experience and your contact with customers and prospects. You
must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a
big-picture vision, and
the drive to make that vision a reality. You
must enjoy spending time in the market to understand their problems, and
find innovative solutions for the broader market.
This position will report directly to the Vice President of Product Management.Job Description:Core responsibilities include:Setting and managing the strategic direction of Company products.Setting and reporting on quarterly product goals.Leading a team of Product Managers, Analytics and UI resources on a day-to-day basis.Collaborating with Product Management team to set metrics necessary to measure success.Performing product manager duties where necessary, including:Working with Engineering / Development during development cycles to ensure successful implementation.Working with Product Marketing to formulate optimal message to internal and external targets.Designing, prototyping and articulating user interface design, user interactions and flow for applicable product requirements.Documenting standards set forth where easily accessible by all team members.Creating all mockups, wireframes, and other design artifacts necessary to articulate design goals.Participating in customer demonstrations, surveys and meetings involving user interactions with all products.Monitoring user experience effectiveness via the use of A-B testing and other feedback methods.Providing conflict resolution with regard to internal issuesProactively making recommendations to Executive team to advance products and company to the next level.Required Skills:Clear and concise spoken and written communication skills.Experience leading a team of product managers involving online advertising or eCommerce web-based applications.Generation of supporting documentation such as User Stories, System Requirements Specifications, Use Cases, State Diagrams, Data Flow Diagram and User Interface Wireframes.Familiarity with Agile Development methodologies and artifacts.Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, ExcelExperience with managing roadmaps of web-based applications and solutions.The ideal candidate would also demonstrate the following:Ability to stay on top of new technologies that could potentially improve user experience.Ability to analyze user needs and define strategies for meeting them.Ability to collaborate with other cross-functional team members, some remotely.
Category : DirectorLocation/City : CA - Pasadena

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Product/Project Manager - Internal Tools

January 24th, 2012

As
Product
Manager, you will guide resources that are responsible for product
line contribution as a business unit. This includes increasing the effectiveness and value of existing
internal tools to developing new
tools for the company to maximize efficiency. You will build
tools from existing ideas, and help to develop new and innovative ideas based on your experience and your contact with internal customers and business stakeholders. You
must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a
big-picture vision, and
the drive to make that vision a reality. You
must enjoy spending time understanding problems, and
finding innovative solutions.

Core responsibilities include: Management of internal tools, including ownership of the respective product roadmaps from strategic planning to tactical activities. Driving the strategic product roadmap including setting metrics and performance levels for each tool. Updating product management and executive teams in regard to key metrics on a regular basis. Generating documentation such as User Stories, System Requirements Specifications (SRS), wireframe prototypes and other supporting artifacts necessary for development. Working with Engineering / Development during development cycles to ensure successful implementation. Working with Product Marketing to formulate optimal message to internal and external targets.Required Skills: 3-5 years project/product management experience Experience with managing the integration of Salesforce.com with a variety of internal tools i.e. custom applications, QuickBooks etc. Generation of supporting documentation such as User Stories, System Requirements Specifications, Use Cases, State Diagrams, Data Flow Diagram and User Interface Wireframes. Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and artifacts.
Category : Product ManagementLocation/City : CA - Pasadena

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Technical Project Manager

December 9th, 2011

Requirements: At least 5 years project management with experience juggling multiple concurrent projects. Experience leading software development projects, ideally mobile application or website Experience working in the interactive marketing, software development or consulting industries a big plus Technical background (some coding) ideal Mockups and prototyping is a plus Summary:This well-established team-oriented boutique company, where everyone does a little of everything, thrives on camaraderie, delivers quick turnaround solutions yet with notable quality, and has a good time doing what they do, has expanded their business significantly to the point of needing a dedicated Project Manager. With the right creative and technical personality, this project manager will be responsible for gathering/understanding client needs, coordinating development resources, managing client expectations, and overseeing the delivery of the custom website solutions in this fast paced but not insane work environment. Beyond the core, the right person may be involved with pre-sales, prototyping, and more.Category : Project ManagementLocation/City : CA - Irvine

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VP of Marketing

December 1st, 2011

Company DescriptionEccentex offers a Cloud Platform-as-a-Service (AppBase) technology for rapidly building and deploying of Dynamic Case Management applications (DCM). DCM applications encompass ECM, BPM, BI, Collaboration, and Rules Engine components. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or Cloud delivery model is changing the way companies purchase and deploy software. According to IDC, SaaS growth rate is topping 40%; while Gartner forecasts the world-wide cloud services revenue to reach $150 Billion by 2013.To meet the surging market demand for the SaaS delivery model, Eccentex invested in building the first true enterprise platform-as-a-service (PaaS), called AppBase, for DCM applications. The AppBase platform allows organizations to design, develop and deploy enterprise-class DCM cloud business DCM applications quickly and cost-effectively. Organizational IT departments, independent consultants and third-party developers can now leverage AppBase's scalable infrastructure, flexible and powerful development tools, and easy to use drag-and-drop configuration environment to get the job done quickly and effectively. Cloud based applications can be built by using pre-built templates as a starting point, or develop a completely new application .SCOPE OF POSITION: Vice President of Marketing
As the Vice President of Marketing, you will lead the Marketing function and be a key member of the Executive Management team
Specific responsibilities :Overall Leadership and Strategic Planning-
Establish a strategic marketing plan to achieve corporate objectives
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Manage all marketing tasks such as lead generation, branding, media/public relations, creation of promotional and sales support materials, outgoing communications, events/tradeshows, marketing research, customer information database-
Manage outsourced marketing services-
Manage lead generation tools, resources, and agencies for campaigns and programs-
Develop and recommend product positioning, outgoing materials, and pricing strategy to produce the highest possible long-term market share.-
Evaluate market research and adjust marketing strategy to meet changing market and competitive conditions. Additionally, monitor competitive products and marketing activities.-
Work closely with the Executive Team to build and execute the strategic marketing plan.-
Recruit, develop, and lead a team of marketing professionals for optimum performance.-
Become the voice of the customer
inside of the Company-
As a company executive, facilitate a positive working relationship between all other functional areas of the company-
As a company executive, participate in the strategic direction for the company-
As a company executive, ensure the highest ethical and professional business standards are maintainedLead generation marketing campaigns/programs - including but not limited to tactics-
Integrated campaigns aligned with sales force segmentation, new product launches, existing product up selling/cross selling, and partner co-marketing-
Establishing new Strategic Alliance/Channel Partnerships-
Webinars-
SEO/SEM-
Social networks, blogs-
Events-
Email marketing-
TelemarketingBranding-
Drive brand awareness to be top-of-mind
among customers, partners, and industry stakeholders-
Positioning of the Company, products, solutions, and services-
Messaging of the Company, products, solutions, and servicesMarketing communications and collateral-
Oversee development and production of promotional and collateral materials.-
Product/solution launches-
Web site-
Print-
Customer testimonials-
White papers-
By Solutions, product, and industryExternal communications-
Customer Advisory Boards, User Groups, and Alpha/Beta Programs-
Public relations-
Analyst relations-
Industry event public speaking-
Primary interface for all relationships and communication with marketing agencies and media-
Establish and maintain relationships with industry influencers, key communities, and partnersSales Team Support-
Rapid Sales team enablement with product training, sales tools, and marketing support-
Develop and maintain customer reference data base-
Develop customer and prospect nurturing programs to manage pipeline opportunitiesMetrics-
Manage the marketing budget-
Marketing campaign/Lead generation results including ROI-
Partner co-marketing funding (MDF) management and results-
Drive sales from marketing, be able to track specific revenues created from marketing dollars spent-
Pipeline/funnel database management, data mining-
Preparation of marketing activity reports on marketing strategy, go to market plans, lead generation, execution, and results
Skills:REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS-
7-10+ years of marketing experience, with at least 5 years in a management capacity-
3-5 years in software high tech-
Strong background in B2B marketing-
Industry background in ECM, BPM preferred-
Development and successful performance of high level budget and annual operating plans-
Management of lead generation campaign results and ROI-
Go to market capabilities including successful market segmentation and targeting, launch planning, messaging, and positioning-
Experience building brands-
Ability to develop, plan and implement short and long-range goals.-
Possessing superior communication skills, both oral and written is critical.-
This person needs to be hands-on, with a positive can-do attitude-
The individual should be well organized, detail-oriented, and have the ability to delegate responsibility as needed.EDUCATION-
4-year BA/BS degree-
MBA a plus, although not requiredPERSONAL ATTRIBUTES-
High levels of integrity and character-
Team oriented, collegial, and collaborative-
A person who is able to get along well with people and create an open environment within all levels of the organization-
A good negotiator who is experienced in contracts with third party vendors.-
A individual who possesses a "big picture" perspective and also willing to roll up their sleeves to do whatever it takes to get the job done without being overly hierarchical-
High level of ability and influence in written and oral communications-
Genuine, approachable, and open to new ideas-
Assesses their own skills; pursues training and personal development opportunities-
Able to represent the Company in public forums and speaking engagements
for more information and immediate confidential consideration, contact:
Mark A. Bassett, CPC SCVN Board of Directors
eNamix Inc. - executive services for emerging technology
venturesCONTACT:
o: 949.502.4219 c: 949.395.7793
e: MarkB(at)eNamix(dot)com
Skype: Scale_Up_Artist
Linked-In: www.linkedin.com/in/staffmystartup
Category : Executive ManagementLocation/City : CA - Culver City

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