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		Job Opportunities Product/Project Management Title: Senior Product Manager Location: San Francisco An award-winning, full-service advertising agency is searching for a Senior Project Manager to work in collaboration with a team of industry leaders who are determined to be innovative and enjoy themselves at the same time. The Senior PM will handle a large, well-known account that is ramping up and manage day-to-day creative processes, from conception to completion. In addition, the Senior PM will ensure consistent, on-time execution of agency work across all disciplines, orchestrate workflow and resources on creative client initiatives to guarantee integrated use of client assets and brand guidelines. Responsibilities: • Partner with account supervisor to develop resource estimates for Scope of Work (SOW) • Coordinate with producers to develop and maintain master campaign and project schedules • Ensure consistent use of tools to communicate internally and to client • Update creative workflow for director of creative services • Run weekly internal status meetings • Attend client status meetings • Work with producers and studio manager to ensure assets are shared across multiple disciplines • Serve as the keeper of product information (such as digital-asset management, legal disclaimers and style guides) for the account; make sure all work adheres to client guidelines and brand standards • Responsible for organization and maintenance of client asset library; ensure all client records have consistent structures • Partner with art buyer to monitor usage of assets and rights • Evaluate and determine involvement of appropriate agency team members in projects, meetings and presentations • Partner with ACDs to provide weekly updates to ECDs • Provide creative brief and SOW to Director of Creative Services for creative resource assignments • Open project numbers and input documentation into job tickets • Schedule kick-offs, briefings, creative reviews and internal reviews, including media IRs • Allocate hours to resources on schedule of creative development projects • Lead production of client presentations to ensure they are accurate and on time • Route creative concepts to all team members (creative, ECD, account supervisor, broadcast, art buying, print production, interactive production, proofreading and media); ensure internal approvals of layouts, storyboards and scripts before client presentations • Manage tasks according to production schedules • Review executions for product guidelines and corporate identity • When the Account Supervisor or Account Executive provides client feedback, follow up with any changes to schedule and communicate to entire team • Organize and maintain internal and client-facing records • Maintain server structure for account Requirements: • Seven to 10 years in the industry or related experience • Digital experience required but not the primary focus • Web-development experience • Experience at implementing change-management, issues-management, project-administration and other processes • Experience producing presentations and reports and reporting project status • Solid experience in estimating projects and in managing resources • Topnotch skills in multitasking and communication • Demonstrated leadership in problem-solving frameworks and practices • Accomplished mastery of data analysis and statistical modeling techniques Apply for this position Back to Top Title: Executive Producer Location: San Francisco An award-winning, full-service advertising agency is searching for a highly successful Executive Producer to help create the best integrated experiences, from Web to gaming to mobile to film, and to serve as the bridge across production, creative, project-management, account strategy, account services and media departments. Reporting to the CEO in business matters and to the Executive Creative Director in creative projects, the Executive Producer builds and leads integrated interactive projects, with a focus on campaigns that push creative and technological limits. Responsibilities: • Manage interactive production process, including integration across other agency functions such as project and account management, strategy and other production disciplines • Manage team of digital producers, allocating agency resources against production assignments, based on workload, capacity, expertise and other factors • Take on interactive production assignments, as required • Ensure all digital production assignments are accurately estimated, providing revised estimates during jobs and ensuring completion of jobs within approved budgets • Working with producers, actualize all production assignments, to ensure all billable costs are properly delineated and billed to clients • Establish and enforce production process for interactive work, ensuring strategic, creative, account and client input and monitoring (process includes documentation, vendor selection process and management and post-production reconciliation) • Develop strategy and rationale for in-house and external production assignments; compile extensive list of external vendors to contact, organized by track record, expertise, availability and other factors • Monitor, understand and, where appropriate, direct agency to implement new technologies for both internal and client digital assignments • Find solutions and solve problems, such as how to streamline internal production processes • Assess and recommend digital production staffing needs, including IA, digital studio artists and producers • Work with account teams to develop RFPs and statements of work • Integrating with offline, broadcast and other teams to execute new business pitches in a timely manner • Regularly schedule internal team meetings to review progress identify problems and correct them if necessary • Manage production status reports to keep account teams up to speed on where we stand with each interactive project • Manage vendor invoices to ensure they receive payment on time • Review all rounds of creative prior to account and client presentations; ensure all revisions have been made Requirements: • Seven to 10 years in the industry or related experience • A background in developing interactive projects and managing large creative team and clients • Solid supervision and leadership skills • Experience with Web, mobile, film and gaming as well as other projects • Topnotch communication, collaboration and teamwork skills • Strong knowledge of Internet technologies • Deep understanding of project management, workflow and infrastructure • Ability to find solutions to problems internally and for the client(s) • Ability to approach all projects with a creative mindset • Solid critical thinking and analytical skill • A passion for guiding creative ideas, from brief through project launch Apply for this position Back to Top Title: Senior Product Manager, E-commerce Location: SF Bay Area / Peninsula A growing, consumer e-commerce site is searching for a Senior Product Manager for its e-commerce group, part of an extended Product Management team, to drive site innovation and growth. The Senior Product Manager is responsible for a number of strategic areas, including the home page, store, merchandising and check-out. This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong background in product-management that has been focused specifically on retail. Responsibilities: • Own key business and product metrics and drive major improvements through optimization as well as new products and features • Build strategic roadmaps to support the company¹s short and long term goals and objectives • Define feature set and priorities for the website and product offerings; translate customer and market needs into product-requirements documents • Work closely with user experience design, engineering, project management and consumer marketing and insights teams to design, build and deliver high-quality products on schedule • Serve as champion for new and existing products Requirements: • More than five years of experience in product management or product marketing • Knowledge of the e-commerce space and web technologie, with a demonstrated track record of strong execution • Experience with market research, competitive analysis and usability testing • Strong interpersonal and communication skill plus an ability to work well in a team environment • Excellent project-management skills and attention to detail • Strong analytic and strategic thinking skills • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapid-growth environment • Understanding of consumer-focused Web platforms and Web analytics a plus • M.B.A. a plus Apply for this position Back to Top Title: Senior Manager/Director of Product Management Location: SF Bay Area / Peninsula (just south of San Francisco) A growing consumer e-commerce site is seeking a Senior Manager or Director of Product Management to drive product strategies, definition and execution across key product lines. This is a highly visible and strategic role within the company and the right candidate will have the opportunity flex his or her expertise on product specifics, target market and the competitive landscape to create compelling services strategies that deliver on customer and business needs. The ideal candidate will have more than seven years of online, consumer product-management experience; a passion about emerging Web technologies; experience managing product initiatives leveraging user-generated content, video and mobile; experience with service sites such as community and social networking; and thrive in a fast-paced working environment. Responsibilities: • Drive the overall roadmap for and lead all aspects of product line success, including gathering and prioritizing customer requirements, writing feature specifications and working closely with engineering, user experience, operations, customer marketing, customer service and finance to ensure product goals are met • Collaborate with business leads to evaluate financial attractiveness of business opportunities • Perform market research and competitive analysis • Collect and analyze key site and business metrics and use this data to support the prioritizing and definition of project initiatives • Gather new ideas for site features by reaching out to the customer base • Help develop revenue forecasts and deliver revenue objectives Requirements: • More than seven years of product-management experience • Product-management experience with consumer Web applications and service sites (such as community and social networking) a plus • Experience managing product teams is a plus • Passion for bringing innovative new products to market • Excellent knowledge of emerging technologies • Motivated, dynamic, creative and results-oriented • Ability to collaborate actively and effectively on multidisciplinary teams • Experience with market research, competitive analysis and usability testing • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment • Excellent project-management skills and attention to detail • Strong analytic and strategic thinking skills • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapid growth environment • M.B.A. degree a plus Apply for this position Back to Top Title: Product Manager (Web) Location: San Francisco Bay Area One of the top online retailers ranked by Fortune Magazine is searching for a Product Manager who will be responsible for driving the vision and strategy for one or more product lines and for managing the product throughout its lifecycle. The Product Manager effectively translates business strategies into product strategies, roadmaps and product specifications that deliver against both core customer benefits and the company's strategic and financial goals. In addition, the Product Manager acts as the product champion and evangelizes the product vision effectively to senior stakeholders and independently drives the agreement on product requirements and directions. As a member of Site Product Management team, the Product Manager may work on initiatives in the areas of community, rich media technology, personalization, search/browse experience, cart/checkout, product pages, or content management system. Aspects of this role include include product discovery and definition; strategy; implementation, deployment and support. There are two openings for this position. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background with some e-commerce experience. Responsibilities: • Own the product discovery process • Collaborate with the business, user experience and engineering teams during discovery to assess value, usability and feasibility of product features • Specify, prioritize and communicate high level and detailed product specifications, using written specifications, business rules, flows and use cases as well as user experience-generated deliverables, such as prototypes, wireframes and design and copy documents • Manage partner relationships; identify necessary or desirable third-party features; evaluate and select vendors; negotiate agreements and contracts; manage partnership integration • Manage third-party dependencies and secure necessary engagement and resource alignment for the creation of co-developed product features • Develop and champion a product vision, product strategy and product roadmap in support of corporate goals and objectives • Apply customer and market research, customer and user feedback, customer usage and competitive analysis to identify new product opportunities and enhancements • Work with multiple functions to build and evaluate business cases to support product investment decisions • Present and clearly articulate product strategy to company leadership • Collaborate often with engineering and project management during implementation; remain available to quickly answer questions that arise during implementation • Work closely with marketing and/or business units to launch and ensure product adoption * Coordinate post-launch activities to confirm products work as designed • Manage development of training materials; train users on new product features • Support business users and manage close-loop feedback cycles to encompass comments and needs of customer and users into better product experience • Define, track and improve key product metrics Requirements: • Five to seven years of relevant professional experience • At least three to five years of experience in product/program management, product marketing, project management, business development, management consulting (or the equivalent) desired • Online retail and/or marketing/strategy experience as well as subject matter or industry expertise preferred • One to three years of experience managing direct reports • Functional expertise in relevant business/functional areas strongly desired • Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university (required), preferably in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field • M.B.A. degree preferred • Solid experience in and understanding of product management and the software development cycle • Adept at working with user experience, engineers, project-management, operations and other departments • A strategic thinker who is also analytical, detail- and results-oriented • A highly motivated self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills and a strong work ethic * Comfortable serving as a product evangelist • Confident and knowledgeable in owning product development • An excellent communicator who is skilled at building strong internal and external cross-functional relationships Apply for this position Back to Top Title: Product Manager - Mobile Location: San Francisco Bay Area Want to be part of a growing and leading e-commerce site? One of the top online retailers ranked by Fortune Magazine is searching for a Product Manager - Mobile! As Product Manager of Mobile, you will drive the vision and strategy of one or more designated product lines and manage the product throughout its lifecycle. The Product Manager - Mobile will effectively translate business strategies into product strategies, roadmaps and product specifications that deliver against the company's customer benefits and its strategic and financial goals. As a member of the Mobile Product Management team, the Product Manager will act as the product champion and evangelize the product vision effectively to senior stakeholders. In addition, the the Product Manager will work on initiatives that drive the success of the Mobile organization, including development of internal tools for item set-up and maintenance, pricing and cross-channel initiatives. This role involves discovery and definition, strategy, implementation, deployment and support of products. Responsibilities: • Own the product discovery process • Collaborate with the business, user experience and engineering teams during discovery to assess value, usability and feasibility of product features • Specify, prioritize and communicate high-level and detailed product specifications using written specifications, business rules, flows and use cases • Handle partner relationships; identify necessary and/or desirable third-party features; evaluate and select vendors, negotiate agreements and contracts; manage partnership integration • Manage third-party dependencies and secure necessary engagement and resource alignment to create co-developed product features • Develop and champion a product vision, product strategy and product roadmap in support of corporate goals and objectives • Use customer and market research, customer and user feedback, customer usage and competitive analysis to identify new product opportunities and enhancements • Work with multiple functions to build and evaluate business cases to support product investment decisions • Present and clearly articulate product strategy to company leaders • Collaborate often with engineering and project management during implementation; remain available to quickly answer questions that arise during that phase • Work closely with marketing and/or the business units to launch and ensure adoption of products • Coordinate post-launch activities to confirm the product works as designed • Manage development of training materials; train users on new product features • Support business users and manage close-loop feedback cycles to encompass needs of and comments from customers and users into better product experience • Define, track and improve key product metrics Requirements: • Five to seven years of relevant professional experience • At least three to five years of experience in product/program management, product marketing, project management, business development, management consulting (or the equivalent) desired • Mobile, online retail and/or marketing/strategy experience preferred • Online retail and/or marketing/strategy experience as well as subject matter or industry expertise preferred • Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university required, preferably in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field • M.B.A. degree preferred • Able to independently drive to agreement on product requirements and directions • A strategic thinker who is also analytical, detail- and results-oriented • A highly motivated self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills and a strong work ethic • An excellent communicator who is skilled at building strong internal and external cross-functional relationships • Comfortable serving as a product evangelist • Confident and knowledgeable in owning product development • Product management experience and understanding of the software development cycle is mandatory Apply for this position Back to Top Company Profile Job Opportunities Career Coaching Contact Us © Copyright 2003-2010 CM Recruiting. 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