Director of Program Management -Emmeryville, CA

From: Sage Consulting
Subject: Sage Consulting Opportunity: Director of Program Management [Perm] - 4732
To: j...@sageca.com
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 5:24 PM
Hello,
We are pleased to tell you about a new consulting opportunity at Sage Consulting Associates. If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please click on the link below:
https://tbe.taleo.net/NA7/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SAGECA&cws=... (if the url is not a link, copy and paste it into your browser).
As Sage is always seeking the highest quality candidates, please pass along this posting to friends and colleagues who you feel could be the right fit for this role.
Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Director of Program Management for an international imaging company in Emmeryville, CA. This individual will be a key member of a highly motivated product development team and will be responsible for creating and driving the product development and commercialization processes for the online portion of the business.
Responsibilities Include

Develop processes for the planning, implementation and delivery of projects that enable product discovery and drive efficiency; increasing the number of products and services provided by the team.
Implement new product development processes and drive the strategy to ensure policies/procedures are communicated in an effective, scalable way to team members.
Establish new engineering processes and milestone process for both waterfall and agile development processes.
Develop a robust triage process for bugs and other critical customer issues.
Manage the program portfolio by defining the intake/initiation process for new programs and prioritizing the portfolio to ensure the highest priority programs are getting the necessary attention and resources.
Ensure timely delivery of projects by proactively anticipating problems and building risk mitigation plans to resolve issues as they arise and/or escalating to senior management when necessary.
Present high-level program status updates to senior management and other stakeholders on a regular basis.
Act as an evangelist for the program management function within the company and establish a program management organization (PMO).
Work closely with Marketing, Product Management and Engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of projects.
Direct and oversee 2-4 senior program managers (and contractors as necessary) as well as recruiting, on-boarding, mentoring of team, and writing/conducting performance evaluations.
Skills Required

15+ years of program management experience in software, consumer internet services, or web application industries.
5+ years experience running program management teams and managing senior-level technical program or product managers.
Proven experience establishing milestones and roadmaps for technical and strategic products within both waterfall and agile development environments.
Demonstrated success managing projects, programs and PMO groups for a broad range of business functions including experience delivering complex marketing, product, sales, customer service and operations projects.
Advanced skill sets in communication, presentation, negotiation, coaching, mentoring, and conflict resolution skills with a natural ability to articulate information to both technical and nontechnical audiences at all levels
Proven leadership skills and successful track record of implementing new processes and department-wide change.
Significant experience bringing cross-functional teams together around a common business goal.
Strong knowledge of how to buildand run a program management office (PMO).
Familiarity with web technologies including JavaScript, basic HTML and web analytic software and presentation players.
Skills Preferred
PMP or PgMP certification.
Management experience within a startup or mid-sized company (300 employees or fewer).
Timing: Permanent, 40 hrs (5 days)
Start: ASAP
Location: Emeryville, CA, onsite
Sincerely,
The Sage Consulting Associates Team
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loyalty marketing manager

From: Sage Consulting
Subject: Sage Consulting Opportunity: Product/Loyalty Marketing Manager - 4733
To: jobs@sageca.com
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 9:23 AM

Hello,

We are pleased to tell you about a new consulting opportunity at Sage Consulting Associates. If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please click on the link below:
https://tbe.taleo.net/NA7/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SAGECA&cws=1&rid=4733 (if the url is not a link, copy and paste it into your browser).

As Sage is always seeking the highest quality candidates, please pass along this posting to friends and colleagues who you feel could be the right fit for this role.

Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Product/Loyalty Marketing Manager to work for a large financial services firm in the Bay Area. This individual will be responsible for developing and optimizing credit card loyalty program offers targeting affluent consumers in “passion” categories such as travel, entertainment, sports.

Responsibilities Include
Work closely with cross functional teams including marketing, legal, technology, and outside partners to evaluate opportunities, define key deal points, and manage implement of various loyalty programs.
Manage multiple loyalty programs and partnerships simultaneously while ensuring flawless execution and project management.
Perform competitive analysis to understand and keep abreast of affluent consumer credit product landscape.
Manage external vendors and partner relationships to further credit card loyalty programs.
Create compelling PowerPoint documents to evangelize and rationalize programs to senior management and key stakeholders.

Skills Required
10+ years of product management and/or product marketing experience in the financial services space.
Must have proven experience and sucessful track record with product loyalty or marketing programs within a financial organization.
Proven track record of flawlessly executing complex programs with multiple stakeholders and many moving parts.
Strategic thinker with exceptional business and analytical acumen.
Ability to communicate cross functionally and influence team members.
Excellent PowerPoint and presentation skills.

Skills Preferred
Management Consulting Experience.


Timing: 4+ months, 40 hrs (5 days)
Start: ASAP
Location: Foster City, CA, onsite/offsite

Sincerely,
The Sage Consulting Associates Team

Marketing Manager of online demand generation

Hiring firm: MarkLogic Corporation

For application or contact info click:
http://www.4marketeers.com/Jobs/vuSelectedJobEmail.asp?BlastID=1004&Source=4m

Company description:

MarkLogic Corporation is a leading provider of information infrastructure software, serving industries including media, government, financial services, and others. The company’s flagship product, MarkLogic Server, is used by customers to enable a wide variety of information applications including custom publishing, search-based applications, content analytics, unified information access, metadata catalogs, and threat intelligence systems. MarkLogic is headquartered in San Carlos, California with field offices in New York, Washington, DC, London, Boston, Austin, and Frankfurt.

Job description:

The Marketing Manager of Online Demand Generation will be responsible for webinars and whitepaper marketing via email and web, resulting in high-quality responses within target industries and industry sub-segments.

Specific Responsibilities:
#Plan and execute our online demand generation program from start to finish. This involves responsibility for the following:
#Budget, timeline, topics, speakers, assets
#Creative deliverables such as copy and advertising
#Production tasks, including rehearsals, live events, recording
#Campaign wrap-up activities, field communication, and reporting
#Work with internal and external groups to execute campaign logistics, including registration forms, email templates and landing pages, marketing copy, list selection, etc.
#Source, evaluate, and purchase 3rd party media for list rental, advertising options, and content syndication programs
#Work effectively with marketing operations to develop clear and measurable goals, report progress, and communicate results
#Work effectively with industry field marketing managers to understand their target prospects and create programs that produce leads and opportunities which meet their criteria
#Source, hire, and manage marketing and creative agencies when necessary
#Support other online demand gen projects as needed

Qualifications:
#Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field
#5+ years experience designing, delivering, and measuring cost-effective online demand generation
#Programs (ideally for an enterprise software company with long and complex sales cycles)
#Must have advanced-level proficiency with WebEx or similar online seminar platform
#Familiar with Salesforce.com or similar CRM system
#Experience sourcing, evaluating, and purchasing 3rd party media
#Demonstrated success in communicating with sales people pre and post campaign
#Solid understanding of/ability to employ the fundamentals of design and composition within email templates, landing pages, advertising, etc., including landing page optimization
#Effectively and creatively manage finite resources and budget; must have excellent project management skills
#Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills
#Familiarity with any marketing automation or lead nurturing system is ideal
#Prior experience generating leads in publishing, government, and/or financial services is desirable
#Experience with paid search marketing is a plus


For application or contact info click:
http://www.4marketeers.com/Jobs/vuSelectedJobEmail.asp?BlastID=1004&Source=4m

Event/Marketing Strategist

Hello,

We are pleased to tell you about a new consulting opportunity at Sage Consulting Associates. If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please click on the link below:
https://tbe.taleo.net/NA7/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SAGECA&cws=1&rid=4725 (if the url is not a link, copy and paste it into your browser).

As Sage is always seeking the highest quality candidates, please pass along this posting to friends and colleagues who you feel could be the right fit for this role.

Sage Consulting Associates is looking for an Event/Marketing Strategist to work for a large bank in downtown San Francisco. This individual will be responsible for establishing an event strategy/branding initiative focusing on events that provide value to small business owners and highlight the company’s leadership position within the small business market, locally and nationally.

Responsibilities Include

Conceptualize and lead the development of an event strategy in support a branding initiative, targeting small businesses, with a focus on providing value to small business owners through local events in key target markets.
Incorporate strategic branding and communication initiatives that drive media attention to further increase the visibility of the company’s well-established leadership within the market.
Facilitate discussions, synthesize ideas and drive consensus among various internal stakeholders.
Provide project leadership and management from concept to business plan to execution.
Craft compelling recommendations and a business case for senior management review.
Execute a pilot program and analyze overall impact, success and failures.

Skills Required

7+ years of experience creating branding and good will through strategically developed events, targeting small businesses, from concept to business plan to execution for large, highly-visible corporations.
15+ years of creating marketing strategies, key branding initiatives and strategic communications.
Deep knowledge of the small business market.
Strong understanding of the financial industry including: trends, reputations, policies, federal regulations, etc.
Demonstrated experience leading projects from concept to execution.
Demonstrated success influencing key stakeholders and building strong relationships across units.

Skills Preferred

Financial services experience.


Timing: 3+ Months, 40 hrs (5 days)
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco, CA, onsite

Sincerely,
The Sage Consulting Associates Team

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jobs@sageca.com | ph: 415.512.8200 | fax: 866.382.3938

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