Monday, July 28, 2008

Prod Mgr, sw product mngmt, UI, TeleNav, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, relo=maybe

Prod Mgr, sw product mngmt, UI, TeleNav
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
relo=maybe

Reports To: Director of Product Management - Michael Shrivathsan


Product Manager
Description
Do you have a passion for creating great software products? Are you eager to make things work better and do something with impact? You will be a member of a dynamic product team committed to making our products the best products in the industry. You will work with cross-functional teams on new products, as well as enhance existing products. You will be responsible for the product throughout the execution cycle, including: gathering product requirements and use cases, creating design concepts, defining product user interface, working closely with engineering and marketing to implement and launch the product into the market.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work with end-customers and partners to identify and prioritize product requirements and develop MRDs for our consumer-facing mobile and web applications
• Work with cross-functional team to define features in detail including the user interface, logic and navigation
• Interface closely with engineering, marketing, customer support, and sales to create and launch product
• Work with marketing to develop training material and product collateral
• Perform market and competitive research to define product strategy and roadmap
• Organize and conduct usability tests and customer advisory panels
• Hands-on flushing out of usability problems and bugs, then ensure that we fix them
 
Requirements
REQUIRED: Three or more years experience in requirements gathering, MRD creation, use case development, user interface design and product release/launch for software applications
• User interface design experience with web-based or mobile applications is required. Experience with consumer-facing applications is a plus.
• Bachelors degree required; BSEE or BSCS
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Proven ability to work with cross functional teams and work closely with engineering
• Very detail-oriented
• Experience in a fast paced startup environment a plus
• Position is based in the South Bay


In your cover letter, please include answers to these questions:
 
1.        What do you think of the potential of TeleNav?
2.        What will you do to ensure TeleNav’s success?
3.        How would you spend your first month on the job?
4.        Of the responsibilities listed above which is the most important?
5.        Are there any PM responsibilities not listed? What are they and how important?
6.        Are there any PM responsibilities listed above but should not be? Which should not be listed and why?



If you're interested in this opportunity, please send a current résumé to:

Shannon Hardy
HR Generalist
TeleNav, Inc.
shannonh@telenav.com


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