Sr Prod Mgr, internet dev, TRUSTe, San Francisco, CA, USA, relo=no

Sr Prod Mgr, internet dev, TRUSTe
San Francisco, CA, USA
relo=no
Reports To: Vice President of Business Operations

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TRUSTe

Senior Product Manager
Internet Technology Product Development

Help TRUSTe accomplish its mission to build consumer confidence in e-commerce, email and downloadable software. In 2007, TRUSTe will celebrate its 10^th anniversary as the world’s largest online privacy seal program. Over 2,400 websites rely on TRUSTe to provide best practices for consumer choice, monitoring of privacy practices, and resolution of consumer privacy complaints. TRUSTe was formed in 1997 as a non-profit association and counts Internet leaders AOL and Microsoft among its sponsors. Since then TRUSTe has expanded its standards for consumer choice to address issues in email and downloadable software. Our culture combines a mission to preserve consumer choice on the internet with an entrepreneurial spirit to infuse new programs with market incentives.

TRUSTe is located in San Francisco’s Financial District.

Job Description

TRUSTe seeks an experienced, dynamic product management professional to own and manage the development of individual product lines in our evolving set of online trust products. Our mission, to enable trusting relationships between individuals and organizations in the networked world, serves as an exciting platform for product development.

Responsibilities

• Own the success of one or more specific products/product lines, including market and business vision, value proposition, product management /development activities from technical specification through delivery, and accountability for attaining product goals.
• Evangelize the product(s) inside and outside TRUSTe.
• Manage key partner relationships
• Oversee creative development, including the translation of new business and technology concepts into clean, simplified presentations and summarized documents for businesses and consumers
• Provide cross-functional product team leadership and ‘Internal Marketing’ and support for new concepts, strategic directions, and products across the organization, interfacing with TRUSTe’s policy and legal, marketing, sales, information technology and operations areas.
• As a key report to a vice president, contribute to overall product strategy for the organization.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in web technology related product/project management, including experience with successful internet technology product launches.
• Specific professional experience in at least one of the following industries: privacy, email marketing, anti-spam, adware/ trackware, anti-spyware, accreditation, web/network security.
• Proven ability to understand and present complex market dynamics and complex technologies
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
• Contract negotiation experience
• Budgeting experience
• Experience managing contractors
• Excel/PowerPoint/etc required; Dreamweaver/Fireworks/Photoshop a plus
• BS/BA; MBA an asset

Please send cover letter and resume to:

Human Resources
TRUSTe
operationscareers@truste.org
www.TRUSTe.org

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

Michele Popiel
Human Resources
TRUSTe
operationscareers@truste.org

Sr Prod Mgr, cross functional projects, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, USA, relo=yes

Sr Prod Mgr, cross functional projects, Amazon.com
Seattle, WA, USA
relo=yes

Reports To: Manager

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Title: Senior Technical Product and Program Manager - Amazon.com
Company: Amazon.com
Location: Seattle, WA

The Retail Customer Experience Group is looking for an experienced TPPM to deliver key Amazon initiatives. As a TPPM in the Retail Customer Experience team you will have the unique opportunity to shape and impact Amazon.com global retail initiatives, our products and strategy. You will be driving large scale software initiatives, with a direct and visible impact on Amazon.com bottom line. In this role you will be responsible for collecting business and product requirements, writing product specifications, driving the product development schedule from design to release, making appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to-market, and clearly communicating goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to cross-functional project teams. The position will require working closely with category managers, software development, web development, site design, merchandising, and technology on product development and business requirements. You will also be responsible in part for managing business relationships as they relate to the products and services developed.

Finally, as a leader within RCX, you will strive to recruit and hire the best, to mentor and develop members of the team that delivers best in class products.

Qualified candidates must have 5 to 10 years of experience with a proven track record of delivering large scale, cross functional projects. The candidate must have excellent product and project management skills, demonstrated technical aptitude and experience, great analytical skills, strong business judgment, ability to resolve conflicts and set priorities.

Ideal candidate will also have direct and relevant experience in Online Retail, Consumer or eCommerce domains with a deep understanding of what constitutes an effective website, when to use new web and imaging technologies and insights into consumer shopping trends.

Please email your resume to 021582-resumes@amazon.com and include "Yahoo Groups - SPMjobs" in the subject line.

Amazon.com
work hard, have fun, make history

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

Amazon.com
Recruiting Department
021582-resumes@amazon.com

Prod Mgr, Technology Industry, Pragmatic Marketing, Scottsdale (or remote), AZ, USA, relo=maybe

Prod Mgr, Technology Industry, Pragmatic Marketing
Scottsdale (or remote), AZ, USA
relo=maybe
Reports To: President Phil Myers

Truly Unique Product Manager Job Opportunity

An opportunity to work at the company that defines Product Management for thousands of customers.

A chance to lead an organization that willingly eats its own dog food!

Live the Pragmatic Marketing Framework every day.

Pragmatic Marketing®, pioneer of the market-driven model for managing and marketing technology products and the industry standard for product management training, is offering a unique and exciting opportunity to work with the company that ‘wrote the book’ on product management. Reporting directly to the company President, and working with a team of experts in the field serving more than 3,000 of the top technology companies in the world, this product manager position will provide the opportunity to work with the best-of-the-best to define and deliver the next generation of Pragmatic Marketing’s offerings.

As Product Manager, you will guide current and future product line strategies for the Pragmatic Marketing curriculum of training and services offerings. This includes plans for increasing the productivity and profitability of existing seminars, such as Practical Product Management® and Effective Product Marketing, along with directing teams to develop new offerings for the company. All offerings will be generated and aligned to the Pragmatic Marketing Framework. New offerings will be based on your industry experience and your contact with customers and prospects.

You must possess a unique blend of business and technology industry savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality. You must enjoy spending time in the market understanding problems, and identifying innovative solutions for the broad and growing technology industry. You must be able to communicate with all areas of the company. You will work with instructors and services team counterparts to define new release requirements. You will work with sales and marketing to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer. You will also serve as the internal and external evangelist for your product offering, occasionally working with the sales channel and key customers.

A product manager's key role is strategic, not tactical. The other organizations will support your strategic efforts; you won't be supporting their tactical tasks.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
• Specifying market requirements for current and future offerings by conducting markeresearch, supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers
• Driving a solution set across the company from market requirements to business planning to development contracts to positioning and launch
• Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute
• Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of technology marketing/product management experience
• Intimate knowledgeable in the Pragmatic Marketing vision for creating market-driven technology companies, the strategic role of product management and the new rules of marketing
• Published author for online and print industry newsletters; track record as a speaker at industry events
• Business, Marketing and/or Computer Science degree

This job is located in Scottsdale, AZ with relocation assistance considered. We will also consider this position as remote (virtual). Job requires up to 25% travel to customer and non-customer sites in North America and Europe.

CONTACT

Please send your resume to jobs@pragmaticmarketing.com with Product Manager in the Subject line.

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If you're interested in this opportunity, please send a current résumé to:
Phil Myers
President
Pragmatic Marketing
jobs@pragmaticmarketing.com

Marcom Mgr, online finance, Prosper, San Francisco, CA, USA, relo=no

Marketing Communications Manager
Prosper
www.prosper.com

Reports to: Chief Marketing Officer
Location: San Francisco, CA - Downtown

About the Company

Prosper is America's first person-to-person lending marketplace and was recently named the #1 Website of 2006 by Time Magazine and one of tech firms to watch in 2007 by Business Week. Founded by former E-LOAN founder and CEO Chris Larsen, Prosper is revolutionizing the consumer credit market. Since its launch 1 year ago, Prosper has generated over $30 million in loans between strangers. Because the innovative business model gives consumers the opportunity to both borrow from and lend to other individuals without the restrictions and expense of a traditional bank, Prosper has a rare opportunity for dramatic growth. Prosper has excellent financial backing (Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, Fidelity Ventures and Omidyar Network) and a strong experienced management team.

Job Description

As Prosper's Marketing Communications Manager, you will be a key team member directly involved in the growth of our dynamic company. You will be responsible for the execution of strategic, tactical and other very tangible activities for Prosper's marketing efforts. You will also be on the front lines of Prosper's customer interaction in traditional and non-traditional marketing channels, such as trade shows and events. Responsibilities will include writing key communications (e.g. newsletters, site copy, user emails), research coordination, agency management, client follow up, presenting to customers as well as senior staff, collateral production management, event planning and management, and online Forum participation. This is a full-time position, ideally for a person who has 3-5 years of experience as a marketing manager, and who possesses strong writing skills. Flexibility, motivation and intellectual curiosity are a must. Compensation is competitive and includes equity incentives.

Responsibilities

The marketing communications manager will have two primary responsibilities:

Communications management:

• Write, edit, and launch customer email newsletters and other direct marketing efforts
• Marketing collateral coordination (printing, signage, promotional items)
• Manage promotions and fulfillment (delivery, shipping, etc.)
• Write, edit, and launch customer surveys and other research
• Program budget management
• Vendor/agency management

Event management

• Live event planning and management and budget oversight
• Ensure Prosper is represented flawlessly at numerous trade shows and events requiring reserving space, renting booths, and handling all associated details

Required Skills and Experience

• B.S. or B.A.
• At least 3 years professional experience in one or more of the following positions: MarComm, media planning, program and event management. Candidate should have identified and communicated business opportunities to management and implemented these programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Outgoing, friendly personality
• Technically competent
• Sophisticated use of Excel and Power Point
• Proficient in HTML and basic web page building a plus
• Experience with a other web analytics tools a plus
• Ability to report and present to coworkers at all levels
• Creative problem-solving attitude

If interested, send the following to prospermarcom@gmail.com (no calls, please)

• Resume
• 2 writing samples (preferably marketing materials)
• 3 references, including name, email, and phone number

Prod Mgr, online advertising, Adify, San Bruno, CA, California, United States, relo=no

Product Manager, Adify Corporation

Adify is in search of a motivated self-starter for the position of Product Manager. If you want to join a passionate, well-funded start-up team committed to changing the online advertising industry, then check us out.

This is an ideal role for people seeking to gain valuable experience in the online advertising world. This position is your chance to get your foot in the door and learn the business from the ground up. This position will have great opportunities for advancement and is intended for candidates with up to 3 years of work experience.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding and analyzing customer needs and business processes
• Defining product roadmap and strategy
• Working with Sales, Business Development, Customer Service, Finance, and Engineering teams to define, develop, and launch new products and features
• Creating demos and other product marketing materials

Requirements:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, or related technical field (Master's degree is a plus)
• Proficiency in HTML and Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point
• Passion for online advertising and building world-class products.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to learn fast, multi-task, and solve complex problems
• Strong technical and analytical abilities

We offer competitive salaries, stock options, comprehensive benefits, vacation time and the opportunity to use it, and a fun, collaborative and fast-paced working environment.

If you're interested in this opportunity, please send a current résumé to:
Peter Cheng
VP of Product Management
Adify
pcheng@adify.com

Sr Prod Mgr, HR performance mgmt, Taleo, Dublin, California, United States, relo=maybe

Excellent Product Manager - Performance Management Opportunity with an Industry Leader!

Contact:
Santino Marcozzi, Director - Talent Acquisition
smarcozzi@taleo.com

Hello…I’m looking for a rock star…do you know one?

Taleo, the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, is going to change the way organizations think about Performance Management. We are currently seeking a rock star Product Manager who wants to be a part of our growing team of industry-leading experts that are innovating to design and deliver the next generation in Strategic Performance Management solutions.

Are you up for the challenge?

If you can maintain a careful balance of future vision, near term opportunities, customer success, business savvy, and the management of day-to-day product issues, then give me a shout...let's chat...I would love to talk to you more about this fantastic opportunity to have a huge impact on the ongoing success of our company. In the meantime, a full description can be found below, or on our website at www.taleo.com.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Job Posting

The Product Manager for Taleo Performance Management is a key strategic position within Taleo. As the Product Manager for Taleo’s Strategic Performance Management suite of products, you will be responsible for staying current on global market trends, tools and capabilities, interfacing with clients and prospects to understand their needs and key business drivers, and exploring new market opportunities to expand the overall reach of our solutions. You must maintain a careful balance of future vision, near term opportunities, customer requirements, business savvy and management of day-to-day product issues. This position is very dynamic and you must be comfortable with frequent multi-tasking between technical, businesses, strategic, marketing and planning activities.

Responsibilities:

• Create and continuously refine a differentiated and innovative product/solution roadmap
• Employ various approaches to gathering requirements including competitive and market analyses, understanding of emerging technologies, interviews, focus groups, structure analysis, storyboarding and more.
• Research and maintain product and feature level competitive intelligence
• Identify, evaluate and functionally integrate third party software and service providers when needed to deliver complete solution
• Write product requirements documents and product enhancement request documents
• Command a full understanding of the intended solution and negotiate software development priorities with departmental stakeholders in executive management, marketing, sales, services, product development, architecture, and production operations.
• Work with Product Marketing team to identify and craft appropriate product positioning and go-to-market strategy
• Provide first line knowledge transfer and education on new products to all internal audiences including Marketing, Sales, Support, Consulting, Training Quality Assurance, and Documentation teams
• Attend and participate in industry related events and tradeshows to maintain visibility and market awareness
• Support sales and services as needed in regards to your product category, including formal presentations to clients and prospects
• Present new release functionality via customer webinar/live meetings and internal review sessions to market the new release to customers
• Periodic Win/Loss interviews with prospects/clients
• Maintain Product/Solution Success Scorecard to continuously track and improve product-level financial success, customer adoption trends, product quality metrics, and more.

Qualifications:

• Expert proficiency and passion for performance management applications, including direct hands-on experience designing and using performance management solutions.
• Extensive knowledge of one or more of the following: Goals Management, Career Planning, Succession Planning, Development Planning, Staffing management, Compensation Management, Learning Management and Human Resources solutions; Enterprise applications (SAP, Oracle/Peoplesoft); Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB/2)
• Bachelor’s degree
• Thorough understanding of Internet technologies
• Excellent leadership, negotiation & persuasion skills
• Strategic vision with the ability to translate into an actionable plan
• Strong customer orientationExcellent written/oral communication and presentation skills
• Ability to make decisions independently and/or as part of team
• Willing to travel up to 50%

Come join our team and experience the Taleo difference! We offer competitive salaries and a range of benefits.

www.taleo.com
Taleo
Talent Drives Performance

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

Santino Marcozzi
Director - Talent Acquisition
Taleo
smarcozzi@taleo.com

Community Mgr, Online Communities, Pragmatic Marketing, Scottsdale, AZ, United States (or virtual) relo=maybe

Community Manager

The Community Manager plays a key role in Pragmatic Marketing's online initiatives. Reporting to the Director of Marketing, this position is responsible for developing and maintaining the company's online community and content to maximize accessibility, usability and effectiveness. With Pragmatic Marketing's leadership role in technology product management and marketing, a background in one of these disciplines is essential.

Experience in motivating members to interact and leverage distributed models of content contribution by virtual editorial teams are mandatory. The ideal candidate will have developed tools to stimulate online usage and content creation along with a proven track record of delivering active self-managing communities of content-contributors. Experience developing online editorial policies to attract stimulating content and avoid litigation is also needed.

We are looking for a hard working team member, who has a fierce attention to detail, an eagerness to learn new things, with a strong interest in the field of technology product management and marketing. Knowledge of the Pragmatic Marketing Framework is a must.

Required Experience

Domain expertise in technology product management or marketing with knowledge of industry trends, events and thought leaders.

1-3 years in online community management including online chat or forum moderation. Ability to write original content or blog is definitely preferred.

Familiarity with the latest industry developments regarding online communities and associated technology.

Strong background in user-driven web-based tools (forums, message boards, blogs, etc.). Familiarity with web site content management systems desired, Plone experience preferred.

Job Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of the Pragmatic Marketing community offering and, working closely with others in the web site team, its relationship to in-house created and user-contributed content. Develop and manage processes/policies for all aspects of the online community.

Serve as an official spokesperson to the community. Develop trust, and an online persona that generates loyalty within the community. Analyze, understand and prioritize the needs of the community. Use community feedback and experience to contribute to the design, vision and utility of the site.

Keep community website properties updated with fresh content. Moderate message boards for appropriateness and answer community inquiries. Manage online events.

Create effective community outreach including viral programs, online chats, exclusive content, etc. to ensure the continued growth and success of the online community.

Assist in online marketing research and strategic planning.
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If you're interested in this opportunity, please send a current résumé to:
Graham Joyce
Director of Marketing
Pragmatic Marketing
gjoyce@pragmaticmarketing.com
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