Saturday, March 28, 2009

Software test engineer - San Jose

Job Title: Software Test Engineer (Need 3)
Job Number: DT03260901C
Location: San Jose, CA

Large Government, DOD Contract Position

Analysis of requirement documents to define tests necessary to verify stated requirements for the software item.
Resolve requirement testability issues with specification author
Prepare requirements for test support hardware and software necessary for verification of requirements and coordinate implementation of test environment with software development team
Document test environment to include software and hardware necessary for verification of requirements
Define test cases necessary to verify stated requirements per published test engineering process
Verify correct implementation and instillation of test environment
Implement fully automated test cases in NI Test Stand programming language
Download and install engineering releases of code on test computers
Download and install test environment code on test computers
Run periodic overnight tests on engineering releases of product code
Perform analysis of log files and notify development of discrepant behavior
Run customer and SQA witnessed tests final release of product code
Prepare problem reports on any discrepant behavior and participate in troubleshooting.
Perform verification of corrective actions.
Prepare final test report
Conduct peer review of work products
Archive test logs and test data with configuration management tool
Develop low fidelity I/O simulations of interfacing software items to support requirement verification
Configure network communications and troubleshoot communications problems.

Technical Requirements

National Instruments TestStand - Test script programming
Rational Software - Clearquest, Clearcase, Rose
Linux Operating System
FCS Lab network tools
DOORS - Requirements and test documentation
Hummingbird Exceed

To Apply

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a resume to Careers@DeanTracyJo bs.com for immediate consideration.

Thank you,

Dean
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San Ramon, CA
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Friday, March 27, 2009

Shutterfly, Inc - CRM Manager

Hiring firm: Shutterfly, Inc.

Please forward to your friends and colleagues.

For application or contact info click:
http://www.4marketeers.com/Jobs/vuSelectedJobEmail.asp?BlastID=943&Source=4m

Company description:

Shutterfly offers many perks and benefits beyond salary. We offer shares in our company, 401K, 10 Company Paid Holidays as well as 15 PTO days per year – and your birthday is a paid day off! We are easy to find off 101 on the Peninsula, half way between San Francisco and San Jose in Redwood Shores. We keep a fun and casual environment at Shutterfly. Free drinks and cheap snacks are always available. We have walking and biking trails all right outside the front door. We have the excitement of the dotcom era and the stability of an established, profitable company. We provide Medical, Dental, and Vision as well as Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program. Shutterfly is an equal opportunity employer.


Job description:

The Sr. CRM Manager will be a key member of the customer marketing team, reporting to the Director of Customer Relationship Management (CRM). He/she will manage the activation and engagement of various customers segments and be responsible for driving revenue through development of the appropriate contact and offer strategy through email and other channels. This role is focused on deepening customer insights based on data- and marketing-test-validated information and perfect for the marketer who has a long-standing demonstrated “test and learn” mentality.

Responsibilities:
•Drive revenue from existing customers by developing and executing contact strategies across multiple segments and all customer touch points (email, direct marketing on-site and direct mail)
•Engage customers by encouraging upload and sharing activities shortly after initial purchases
•Work closely with share services and partner management teams to activate new registrants
•Migrate customers from lower to higher value market baskets and RFM segments
•Lead marketing test strategies and methodologies to identify attributes of successful offers, content types and delivery tactics to roll across segments
•Campaign management strategy and execution against target segments
•Work with Business Analysis team to evaluate funnel conversion, repeat and penetration rates, and engagement metrics across multiple segments
•Drive trial and penetration of target products
•Mentor and develop CRM team members on email marketing and testing best practices
•Participate in defining requirements for evolving CRM infrastructure and campaign reporting

Key Metrics:
•Revenue from existing customers in target segment
•Response metrics among segments
•Engagement metrics among segments
•AOS by campaign and LTV by segment
•90-day activation and repeat rates to first and multiple purchases

Qualifications:
•Minimum 7 years marketing experience, with demonstrated success in email marketing, direct marketing and/or CRM
•BA/BS degree in economics, mathematics, marketing or related fields
•Demonstrated track record driving measurable results through email marketing and other customer direct marketing efforts, ideally in a consumer retail e-commerce environment
•Demonstrated knowledge of creating contact and promotional strategies with a track record of results
•Demonstrated knowledge of email testing methodologies and a track record of learnings
•Experience driving customers through the lifecycle to achieve targeted LTV goals
•Experience managing and influencing cross functional teams
•Innovative thinker able to operate both in strategic capacity, but also with laser-focus on flawless execution
•Demonstrated experience with results utilizing campaign management, customer data and analytics; exposure to CRM tools, data enhancement & segmentation methodologies
•Ability to succeed in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
•Exceptional analytical, planning and project management skills both for marketing asset development and for articulating reporting and infrastructure business requirements
•Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
•Exceptional attention to detail


For application or contact info click:
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

director product management - Fastcale

Hiring firm: Fastscale
For application or contact info click:
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Company description:
Our well-funded, venture backed enterprise software start-up in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Director of Product Management to develop, execute and evangelize our product strategy in the high growth virtualization software market. This position is with a very hot company in a stellar market with a seasoned executive team, top investors and a strong enterprise customer base.
Job description:
Director Product Management (background in virtualization or data center automation is highly desired) (Local candidates Please)
The Director of Product Management is a highly visible role that reports to the CEO and is responsible for ensuring the company delivers a product roadmap that meets the needs of our customers and partners as well as supporting the company’s objectives and financial plan. The Director of Product Management will thrive on building leading edge products and developing programs to guarantee their success in the market place. This position is a hands-on role – it’s not for a strategy-only person.
Knowledge of the data center software market is vital. The Director of Product Management will be responsible for defining and prioritizing product features and capabilities and working closely with engineering throughout the lifecycle to ensure that the products built are the products customers want to buy. Additionally, the Director of Product Management will be responsible for the go-to-market strategy of the company’s products and ensuring that the sales team has all of the sales tools, collateral and programs necessary for market leadership.
Responsibilities
Define and prioritize product features and functions
Manage software products from concept through launch and EOL
Develop tactical and strategic marketing programs to generate demand
Evangelize the product and company to customers, analysts and partners
Drive cross-functional teams to ensure the best product is built, marketed and delivered to customers
Be an expert resource for the data center market and competition
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in technical discipline /MBA preferred
8+ years of experience in a product management role in software market
Ideal candidate will have extensive background in either data center automation or virtualization
Strong knowledge of enterprise data center products
Hands-on leader with a passion for emerging technology
Demonstrated experience managing software products from concept to launch
Excellent written and presentation skills
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams
Experience at both large companies and start-ups
Take advantage of this outstanding opporutnity NOW!!! We offer an outstanding compensation/benefits package with lucrative equity in our firm.
For application or contact info click:
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product manager for card benefit - foster city - ca

For over 30 years W.A. Hynes & Company has built a reputation finding & retaining great talent. Our consultants have an opportunity to work on site for some of the most desired employers and often transition to employees. We keep our talent base working and we've been doing it for three decades.
We offer a superior benefits package: Employer paid Life Ins; Cafeteria Plan with your optional participation in Health, Dental and Child Care; immediate eligibility in self-directed 401k Plan; and payroll direct deposit option.
If you are not currently available, but know someone who is that you would like to refer - We pay Referral Bonuses...
8139LB – Product Manager for Card Benefits (Travel Services) This is a contract position (3/23/09 to 9/30/09)
Product Manager to lead development and implementation of new travel-related card benefits.
Skills: Relationship Management, Written communication, Product Management, Prior credit card experience, Financial Services experience
Location: Foster City , CA
REQUIREMENTS
Credit Card experience
Travel benefit experience required
Product or program management skills
Execution of product details
RESPONSIBILITIES
This position is responsible for developing new travel-related benefits that encourage card usage behavior, spend on the card and drive revenue.
* Travel industry specific knowledge with business acumen to drive new opportunities
* Identify new opportunities by documenting cardholder and issuer needs and maintaining a competitive analysis of travel enhancements
* Finalize vision, strategy, pricing and business case for new enhancement products to drive new revenue growth
* Overall product management including team communications, setting timelines, and defining key milestone
* Manage multiple project efforts, develop detailed business requirements, define project efforts, develop detailed project plans, and timelines
* Work in partnership with marketing partners on the implementation of new travel-related benefit programs
* Oversee the development process to ensure final product meets financial, operational, sales, marketing, and legal requirements
* Knowledge of supplier contracts and revenue share. May be needed to support supplier negotiations
Requirements
* B.S./B.A. (M.B.A preferred)
* 5 + years financial services experiences with the payment services industry or enhancement services/fee products
* Experience with travel suppliers to payment industry
* Relevant experience overseeing product development, product management and operations preferred
* Strong cross-functional skills with ability to develop positive relationships with internal and external partners
* Demonstrated ability to grow revenue
* Ability to work independently and balance multiple stakeholder requirements
Please respond with your resume to: lbowman@wahco- it.com

finding opportunity in the downturn

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Technical project manager - kaiser

Must have Datawarehouse experience. EPIC is a +++.
Requirement Number: 0005832
Job Class: Project Management
Functional Title: Program Manager - HS
Overall Experience: 10+ Yrs.
Position Description: A Kaiser Permanente Technical Project Manager manages a set of projects (including applications, application infrastructure and special initiatives) for a suite of applications as part of implementing an enterprise wide suite of applications. This includes:
Resource allocation
Tracking project plans and timelines
Preparing environment strategy for development & testing
Risk and issue management
Status reporting
Transitioning to a steady-state support model
The Technical Project Manager collaborates with a team of Project Managers, Subject Matter Experts, vendors, business users, various IT teams, and IT leadership to effectively deliver projects/initiative s. The Technical Project Manager must be capable of organizing and working with large cross-functional teams. This includes establishing effective working relationships with vendors, their technical representatives, and a wide range of Kaiser internal teams.
The Technical Project Manager must also help build relationships among the various groups to establish an engagement framework that meets the specific needs of each project. The Technical Project Manger must contribute to the planning and support of enterprise-wide IT strategies, and must formulate tactical responses that fit into the strategic framework.
The Technical Project Manager is responsible for publishing and maintaining roadmaps that manage changes and upgrades for various system components, both at infrastructure and application level. Other duties include: establishing and refining processes for effective delivery of services and operational readiness; handling knowledge management and documentation for their projects.
Required Qualifications:
? Bachelor's degree required with emphasis in computer sciences, business, and/or healthcare services experience.
? Six years of proven IT experience, including exposure to all aspects of SDLC and Project Management.
? Experience with two of the following technical realms: application architecture/ business continuity planning/monitoring /web applications/ reporting/ databases, database performance/ benchmarking, database backup & recovery.
? Must have technical competency in understanding elements of a system/application architecture, conceptual understanding of various components.
? Must be able to understand the technical what and why of a problem and solution.
? Must be able to engage both ends (business/engineeri ng) of the solution spectrum
? Must have excellent problem resolution and data analysis skills
? Must know concepts around web servers, database & application servers, firewalls, single sign on, authentication mechanisms, plug-ins. This is not a hands on role, but can be expected to login to check logs, status of various monitors.
? Must be able to simultaneously manage two or more IT projects and support a number of customers/internal clients
? Must be able to present complex data/concepts in a simplified, understandable, and meaningful way for reporting to upper management
? Must have strong written and verbal communications skills, including effective meeting management; prepare and present (PowerPoint/ Visio); documentation templates for various procedures when needed.
? Must be open to flexible work schedule to remain in-step with project and organizational needs as well as to provide triage support for a 7x 24x365 environment
? This position requires traveling up to 25%.
Region: West
Work Location: CA-Pleasanton- 4460 Hacienda Drive, Bldg D-94588(Alameda)
Estimated Duration: 12 Month
Additional Information: Preferred Qualifications:
? Consulting experience is preferred.
? Healthcare industry technology/standard s and emergent technologies preferred.
? Prior experience in Epic suite of applications is preferred.
? Cache DBMS is a big plus.
? Methodology or training certifications in technology and/or Project Management are preferred.
? Experience working in Matrix environment preferred
Conditions
Condition Mandatory Required
Background Check Yes Yes
Reference Check Yes Yes
In addition to your resume please provide the following Information:
· Your current Location (city and state)
· Contact number/Alternate number
· Are you willing to relocate, do you have any location restrictions, and do you have any preferred locations
· What is your current compensation
· What are your Primary Skills
· Legal Status - H1B Holder / US Citizen / Green Card Holder
· Date of availability.
· What type of position are you looking for (tester, developer, etc.)
· Best number and time to reach you
If you are currently available and interested in this opportunity, please email your updated resume to rani.kumar@mastech. com. If you are not interested in this particular position, we do have many other opportunities available that I would be happy to review with you. Or if you are not available for this opportunity please refer your friends and let me know what date in the future when you may be available. Your resume will not be sent anywhere without your permission. I look forward to hearing back from you and working with you in the future.
Thanks & Regards
Rani Kumar
Mastech Inc.
412-360-7840 Fax: 412.291.2984Email: rani.kumar@mastech. com | Website:http://www.mastech. com/
1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 500 | Pittsburgh, PA 15275

web marketing manager - Mountain view

Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Web Marketing Manager to work for a large financial software company in Mountain View. Consultant will be responsible for implementing the marketing strategies onto the web.
Responsibilities Include
Manage web project management to deliver effective web site content, functionality and tools to increase site conversion and other objectives.
Develop web site marketing requirements working with customer segment leaders and other channel marketers.
Oversee execution of web marketing programs.
Utilize broad understanding of Web Marketing programs and access to Web Business data to assist Marketing Managers in strategy and execution.
Ensure excellent prioritization of features and appropriate documentation of processes and agreements.
Effectively collaborate with a broad scope of business partners across the organization.
Skills Required
5+ years of hands-on web marketing experience within the software industry.
Must be extremely detail oriented.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Skills Preferred
Experience at companies such as Symantec, eBay and Adobe.
Timing: 3-6 months, 25-30 hrs per week
Start: ASAP
Location: Mountain View; onsite
Hourly rate: $69-$75 as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please reply to this email with a current resume (in word format, not PDF) and a brief overview of your skills vis-à-vis this position.
Sage Consulting Associates
601 Fourth Street, Suite 312
San Francisco, CA 94107
415.512.8200 (phone)
866.382.3938 (fax)
operati...@sageca.com
www.SageCA.comweb mark