Monday, December 21, 2009

Product Manager - Santa Clara

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Product Manager to work for a software company in Santa Clara. This individual will be responsible for driving product management for the consumer focused store enabling developers to more easily distribute and monetize mobile and desktop applications and services to consumers world wide.

Responsibilities Include
Identify market and business requirements and then support the translation of these requirements into corresponding product requirements.
Manage the UE design and the engineering development and deployment to ensure that the solution meets the defined requirements.
Support the creation of usability studies and identify changes and new requirements needed to deliver a compelling consumer user experience.
Conduct market intelligence and competitive analysis.
Conduct data-driven analysis to identify opportunities and support the strategic direction of the business.
Develop and communicate market and product positioning to both internal and external audiences, through the production of marketing tools, presentations and collateral.

Skills Required
5+ years of experience in product management with consumer software products and online commerce.
Proven track record in creating consumer products and content marketplaces.
Ability to formulate and champion long term strategic vision.
Knowledge and understanding of Java technologies.
Experience in developing business plans and product requirements documents (PRDs).
Ability to work in cross-team environments managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
Aptitude in using data and quantitative driven approaches to support business decision making.
Strong analytical and presentation skills.

Timing: 3+ months, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: Santa Clara; onsite
Hourly rate: TBD as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

conversion Project Manager

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Conversion Project Manager to work for a large bank in downtown San Francisco. This individual will to oversee the portfolio conversion strategy and process for the line of credit portfolio for small businesses. They will drive projects and the marketing programs to help ensure the best customer experience during the conversion process.

Responsibilities Include
Oversee a number of projects associated with moving business line of credit customers from one product to another.
Partner very closely with the customer management team to develop and implement all the necessary sub-projects to facilitate a successful portfolio conversion.
Work with key business partners in Operations, Customer Service, Risk Management, and Systems to address and manage issues related to the portfolio conversion process.
Continuously re-evaluate conversion plan based on new developments or changes that may occur to ensure project stays on track.
Develop/determine reporting infrastructure to track conversion progress on a frequent basis.
Use advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills to develop and evaluate solutions to a range of portfolio conversion issues.

Skills Required
8+ years project management experience within the financial services industry.
Prior experience with credit portfolio conversions.
Proven project management skills, with flexibility to adjust to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication skills, with ability to interact and articulate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Strong analytical skills, including evaluating changes and the resulting impacts on the overall conversion strategy, ensuring that the product requirements are being met and executed.
Ability to work at both strategic and tactical levels.

Timing: 8+ months, 40 hrs (5 day) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco; onsite
Hourly rate: TBD as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)

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Green Community jobs at Treasure Island

It will be a Green Community.. However, next to gas guzzling trucks, SUVs , the air might not be too perfect.

The site is also a great place for crabbing. Not sure if it's safe to eat crab caught at Treasure Island

http://www.sfgate. com/cgi-bin/ article.cgi? f=/c/a/2009/ 12/16/BA6R1B5BR3 .DTL

International Freight Management

As a specialist in International Freight Management and overseas logistics, our group oversees and organizes its customers’ cargo flows mainly between France, Italy, Spain and the rest of the world, and particularly to and from North America and Asia-Pacific.
Purely dedicated to the air and sea freight business and sole multinational SME in the sector, our group is the only French company of its size to have an integrated international network: with a presence on 4 continents, we employ 464 people and have an international network of 38 offices organized around 18 subsidiaries in 15 countries.

Recruitment:

Our group is recruiting a Managing Director, an entrepreneur who will create and develop a new entity for the group on the West Coast of the United States. In due time, the Managing Director can be offered the opportunity of becoming a partner by entering the capital of the subsidiary.
The position will be ideally based in Los Angeles.

Missions:

After having taken care of creating the new entity, the Managing Director will lead the subsidiary.

He will manage and develop the group’s business in his area (US West Coast) in accordance with the group general policy and strategy by:
- Prospecting and developing a customer portfolio (sea – air / import – export / logistics);
- Optimizing the subsidiary’s results;
- Ensuring the customer satisfaction by offering them a professional and high quality service;
- Managing his teams with integrity and respect for the staff, helping them perform in a fulfilling atmosphere;
- Hiring the best possible people and making sure that they are in line with our values of Enthusiasm, Professionalism and Integrity;
- Managing the P&L and taking care of the day to day matters (accounting, legal, fiscal, administration…);
- Reporting to the Group COO on a regular basis.

Profile:

- Sales and entrepreneur-minded profile;
- Proven experience in sales and management in the Overseas freight forwarding industry (Sea freight and/or airfreight business);
- Familiar with international organizations;
- Good knowledge of the US West Coast market;
- Good knowledge of the French – South European market or of the Asian market;
- Expertise and a natural leadership to take immediate and full responsibility of the entity;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Organized and rigorous.

Contact by mail : gilles.widawski@orange.fr
Cell (510) 409 7509

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

career in todays economy - jan 20 - 2 p.m.

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Wed, Jan 20
2:00 PM
Advance Reservation Required.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

senior Manager of eCommerce

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Senior Manager of eCommerce to work for a leading online photo service company in Redwood City. This individual will improve the customer shopping experience and serve as the business lead for selected eCommerce projects, use site analytics to drive informed business recommendations, and develop site tests aimed at optimizing business goals.

Responsibilities Include
Serve as business lead for selected eCommerce projects, establishing business requirements and providing guidance to the project team on implementation choices.
Define and monitor key eCommerce metrics and use site analytics insights as the basis for business recommendations on changes needed to the site.
Serve as eCommerce lead for site testing plans, driving A/B tests and longitudinal tests to optimize site conversion.
Partner with key cross-functional teams to ensure all relevant organizational goals and implications are factored into eCommerce projects.
Ensure a compelling and frictionless eCommerce experience for customers.
Provide expertise on current eCommerce industry best practices.
Consult on cross-functional projects to ensure eCommerce principles are incorporated.
Identify new areas of eCommerce opportunity beyond current organizational thinking.

Skills Required:
7+ years marketing experience with 5+ years in an eCommerce medium-to-large company with selling online consumer products, including cart features.
Clear understanding of eCommerce industry best-practices, able to effectively benchmark site capabilities to best-in-class sites.
Proven track record developing & driving measurable results through projects to improve website conversion.
Ability to drive complex projects within cross functional teams including Product Management and Engineering.
Outstanding analytical skills, strong experience interpreting test results & drawing conclusions.
Strong business judgment and decision-making skills; ability to identify, prioritize, and articulate highest impact initiatives.
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), both in articulating ideas and gathering input from key stakeholders.
Comfortable creating presentations & presenting to broad groups including senior management.
Innovative thinker able to operate both in strategic capacity, but also with laser-focus on flawless execution.
Skills Preferred
Experience using Omniture to track website user behavior.


Timing: PERMANENT, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: Redwood City; onsite
Hourly rate: DOE as W-2; (TBD if S-Corp/LLC)

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

- Helen Keller

Green Biz job - yosemite fund

Subject: GreenBiz Job Alert
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:15:36
From: Job Alert


Development Director

Yosemite Fund

San Francisco, CA

yahoo! is hiring

At Yahoo!, big thinking comes with the territory. When your work reaches
over half a billion users--that' s 1 out of every 2 people
online--there' s no small task. We need creative minds that can take us
new places. Individuals who want to positively impact their career--and
the world at large. We're looking for Big Thinkers who embody the fun,
innovative, collaborative spirit that's uniquely Yahoo!.

We're looking for people like you. Welcome to Yahoo!.

Check out the Yahoo Careers website.

Friday, December 11, 2009

jr marketing manager

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Junior Marketing Manager to work for a financial services company in downtown San Francisco. Consultant will be supporting a variety of direct marketing initiatives helping to raise the bar with creative quality, results-driven marketing and organizational processes.

Responsibilities Include:
Manage and implement multiple integrated direct marketing projects to retail and institutional clients, including new product launches, direct mail, e-mail, collateral, print and online advertising, events and client communications.
Work on communications targeted to the National Full Service/Warehouse firms.
Analyze data selected for each project and fully understand how that data is being used to support the communications objective of the campaign.
Partner across Sales, Marketing, Product, Compliance and internal and external partners to ensure projects are completed on time with high-quality creative and copy, and an integrated look and feel.
Understand the results of the projects and report to the business.

Skills Required:
5-6 years of direct response marketing experience within the financial services industry, specifically with mutual funds and/or other investment products.
Results driven individual with emphasis on test-learn-refine.
Outstanding project management skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work at different levels, including strategic and tactical implementation.

Timing: 6 months, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco; onsite
Hourly rate: TBD as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)

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Business Analyst

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Business Analyst to work for a software company in San Francisco. This individual will be in charge of providing analysis on financial reporting systems.

Responsibilities Include
Create quality business requirements to capture the business process flow.
Focus on the problem domain and scope while working with the Subject Matter Expert to understand and produce business requirements documents.
Document the prioritization of business requests.
Translate business requirements into functional specifications incorporating general systems requirements.
Provide functional expertise and interface to the business.
Analyze business problems to design and document solutions up front while escalating potential issues.
Report action items and deliverables to team members.

Skills Required
5+ years of business analysis experience.
Stong understanding of financial systems (accounting, marketing spend).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a disciplined approach to work, conscientious with good attention to detail.
Ability to identify, analyze and resolve problems.
Excellent communication with the ability to work well in independent and collaborative environments.

Timing: 6+ months, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco or San Rafael; onsite
Hourly rate: TBD as W-2; (TBD if S-Corp/LLC)

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

medical record review abstrator

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Medical Record Review Abstractor to work for a healthcare company in San Francisco. Consultant will perform medical record abstraction and enter findings into database.

Responsibilities Include
Identify pursuit opportunities & track progress.
Call provider offices and hospitals to request medical records.
Call members to identify date and provider of HEDIS service.
Input call results in database.
Coordinate with collector and manage caseload.
Communicate with team members to effectively manage project assignment.

Skills Required
3+ years of demonstrated experience working with medical records.
Strong working knowledge of PCs and related software applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
Strong medical and auditing background.
Strong analytical, organizational and attention-to-detail skills.

Timing: 5 months, 32 hrs per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco; onsite
Hourly rate: TBD as W-2; (TBD if S-Corp/LLC)

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project manager for large bank

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for an Online Project Manager to work for a large bank in San Francisco. Consultant will act as a liaison between the wealth management group and the internet marketing group on merger related issues.

Responsibilities Include
Manage the process to ensure the wealth management's online client experience is smooth and seamless throughout the bank merger, including relationships with other parts of the business.
Act as an ambassador and actively participate in meetings with other business units to represent the wealth management division.
Partner with the internet marketing group and potentially other lines of business to understand problems and focus on bringing issues to resolution, escalating as necessary to meet timelines.
Create detailed, tactical project plans and implement them on time and within budget.
Develop insightful and actionable presentations to senior management on project goals and plans, including progress reports.

Skills Required
8+ years of experience with management consulting firm and strategy group within the financial services industry working across the internet marketing business.
Extensive knowledge of the internet channel.
Outstanding project management experience.
Strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills, with an ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders with different points of view.
Excellent technical skill in Excel and PowerPoint.

Timing: 12 months, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco; onsite
Hourly rate: TBD as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)

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market intelligence analyst

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Market Intelligence Analyst to work for a software company in San Francisco. This individual will provide analytics studies and develop market intelligence methodologies including data set requirements and specifications to support key business decisions at the global, regional and business unit levels.

Responsibilities Include
Develop actionable insights from existing datasets developed in the team.
Define dataset specifications and improvements to ensure continued value of the analytics products.
Run global analytics studies on market segment opportunity, segmentation/profiling and demand generation campaign planning requests from key global stakeholders, corporate functions, divisions or geographies.
Develop global methodologies and related training materials aimed at documenting and fostering the company marketing analytics practice.
Partner with analysts in geographies, divisions or other corporate functions to bring the necessary support, market intelligence expertise and knowledge transfer in order to scale the market intelligence practice efficiently.
Collect market intelligence best practices across the organization to feed into the company practice and ensure that locally developed analysis and data has the opportunity to be leveraged globally.
Continuously and relentlessly increase awareness of available dataset and market intelligence tools, capabilities and practices. This includes training programs, internal road shows and communication forums.
Influence analytics capability roadmap working with IT to best meet the need of the market intelligence practice.

Skills Required
MBA with a marketing related field focus, and experience at a top tier management firm.
Experience leading/managing a diverse portfolio of businesses, brands, products and customer profiles.
Statistical and operational expertise (analysis, modeling, policy, methodology, financial/business impacts, reporting).
Ability to collect, aggregate, manage and implement programs using a range of research and analysis techniques.
Skilled diplomat, organizational savvy, and high levels of confidence and maturity.
Able to effectively drive organization through change/change management using data and guiding executives and management to data-driven decisions.
Flexible and creative mind-set; comfort driving organizational and operational change through established organizations with matrixed responsibilities.
Well rounded business professional with technical acumen and a passion for creating, mining, sharing and using sound, solid and accurate marketing data. Excellent collaboration skills with ability to work in a matrix management organization.
Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills.
Analytical tools including Business Objects, MS Excel, Access and other similar applications.


Timing: Temp-to-Perm, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco; onsite
Hourly rate: DOE as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

market analyst

Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Market Intelligence Analyst to work for a software company in San Francisco. This individual will provide analytics studies and develop market intelligence methodologies including data set requirements and specifications to support key business decisions at the global, regional and business unit levels.

Responsibilities Include
Develop actionable insights from existing datasets developed in the team.
Define dataset specifications and improvements to ensure continued value of the analytics products.
Run global analytics studies on market segment opportunity, segmentation/profiling and demand generation campaign planning requests from key global stakeholders, corporate functions, divisions or geographies.
Develop global methodologies and related training materials aimed at documenting and fostering the company marketing analytics practice.
Partner with analysts in geographies, divisions or other corporate functions to bring the necessary support, market intelligence expertise and knowledge transfer in order to scale the market intelligence practice efficiently.
Collect market intelligence best practices across the organization to feed into the company practice and ensure that locally developed analysis and data has the opportunity to be leveraged globally.
Continuously and relentlessly increase awareness of available dataset and market intelligence tools, capabilities and practices. This includes training programs, internal road shows and communication forums.
Influence analytics capability roadmap working with IT to best meet the need of the market intelligence practice.

Skills Required
MBA with a marketing related field focus, and experience at a top tier management firm.
Experience leading/managing a diverse portfolio of businesses, brands, products and customer profiles.
Statistical and operational expertise (analysis, modeling, policy, methodology, financial/business impacts, reporting).
Ability to collect, aggregate, manage and implement programs using a range of research and analysis techniques.
Skilled diplomat, organizational savvy, and high levels of confidence and maturity.
Able to effectively drive organization through change/change management using data and guiding executives and management to data-driven decisions.
Flexible and creative mind-set; comfort driving organizational and operational change through established organizations with matrixed responsibilities.
Well rounded business professional with technical acumen and a passion for creating, mining, sharing and using sound, solid and accurate marketing data. Excellent collaboration skills with ability to work in a matrix management organization.
Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills.
Analytical tools including Business Objects, MS Excel, Access and other similar applications.


Timing: Temp-to-Perm, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco; onsite
Hourly rate: DOE as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

strategy analyst - 3 mos

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Strategy Analyst/PowerPoint Expert to work for a large bank in San Francisco. Consultant will be responsible for supporting the performance metrics and targeted strategic plans for specific regions to help drive small business performance.

Responsibilities Include
Identify areas of opportunity, analyze performance data for various regions, and help build the strategic framework to improve performance.
Create visually compelling, data intensive PowerPoint presentations, including high level charts and graphs, which can be used to present to senior management.
Monitor, analyze, track and document programs and results against business goals.
Effectively collaborate with a broad scope of business partners across the organization.
May support group with marketing campaigns and communication plans if needed.

Skills Required
10+ years of experience with management consulting firm and/or strategy group within large consumer-oriented company.
Superior PowerPoint skills with the ability to distill and synthesize large amounts of information and facts into a compelling story.
Ability to structure ambiguous business problems, develop appropriate workplans and drive to recommendations.
Highly collaborative, with demonstrated cross-functional team leadership skills.

Writing and PowerPoint samples will need to be provided upon client submission.

Timing: 3+ months, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco; onsite
Hourly rate: TBD as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)

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