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:
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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
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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:
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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


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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:
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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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Director of marketing - Apttus

Hiring firm: Apttus

For application or contact info click:
http://www.4marketeers.com/Jobs/vuSelectedJobEmail.asp?BlastID=1001&Source=4m

Company description:

APTTUS is one of the fastest growing Silicon Valley technology
companies. In 5 years Apttus has become highly profitable, acquired
over a hundred blue chip customers and is growing over 70% year on
year. Apttus provides SaaS solutions that encompass Quote-to-Order and
Procure to Pay solutions to the Global 500 and mid-market
marketplace. Apttus is salesforce.com's leading native Force.com
application partner. The company's domain expertise in automating
these processes inside salesforce.com is unmatched. Apttus is about to
release new product lines that will dramatically accelerate its
growth.
This is an exciting marketing opportunity to help drive continued
growth for an innovative, rapidly growing enterprise software company
and be a key member of a growing corporate management team. The
position comes with significant, rapid, career advancement potential.
Apttus compensates above market rates for the most talented people
available.


Job description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Marketing will be a key member of the APTTUS team and
will drive the processes of aligning marketing efforts to the
company's strategy and implementing strategic and tactical plans to
meet company objectives. The successful candidate will have
accountability for creating and implementing a go-to-market strategy
and plan that support the company's continued leadership and growth in
its space. The right candidate is self-driven, creative, motivated
and able to contribute across all areas of marketing. This is a
global role.

S/he will develop and execute the current comprehensive marketing plan
and drive results through execution:
* Innovatively supporting the company's strategy to grow the company
across current and new industry and vertical markets by applying
direct, online and guerilla marketing and branding techniques.
* Defining and delivering effective, well-targeted lead generation
programs in support of APTTUS' sales objectives and activities.
* Developing a comprehensive event and promotional program that
support APTTUS' positioning as the leading vendor in its space.
* Develop and enhance APTTUS' various marketing assets including
website, collateral, and related sales and marketing materials.
* Leveraging the company's ecosystem of platform, product and
services partners to drive incremental marketplace momentum for
APTTUS.
* Working collaboratively with the sales and product management
organizations in the definition and execution of product marketing
strategies and plans
* Work closely with sales to develop and prioritize activities.
* Manage all marketing infrastructure

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate is a focused, high-energy individual that can
balance both strategic and tactical activity and can prioritize their
efforts across a wide range of responsibilities.
S/he must meet most, if not all, of these requirements and skills:
* Minimum of 5 years of software marketing experience or as a
consultant with a leading consulting firm, ideally with enterprise
software products sold both directly, as well as in conjunction with
channel partners.
* Proven track record for managing a comprehensive marketing plan and
successful, results-oriented B2B marketing programs.
* Direct, hands-on experience with salesforce.com and marketing
automation platforms such as Eloqua, Marketo, or Pardot.
* Highly proficient with vertical industry marketing.
* BA/BS degree is required and an MBA is desirable.

COMPENSATION
Apttus philosophy is to pay above market compensation to the most
talented candidates, composed of base salary, bonus and equity
participation.


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senior product manager - san francisco

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Senior Product Manager for a leading software provider in Mountain View, CA. As an integral member of the Online Software Program Team, this individual will help transform this shrink-wrapped software company into a leading provider of web-based applications and solutions.



Responsibilities Include


Translate deep customer and market understanding into feature-level vision, strategy and product roadmap.
Actively analyze business and usage data to generate insights and make informed product decisions.
Lead a small cross-functional team to execute strategy and deliver results.
Deliver delightful end-to-end product experiences and utilize metrics to effectively measure customer satisfaction and product success.
Become an evangelist for the Online Software Program across entire company.





Skills Required


6+ years Product Management experience at a consumer or small business focused Internet company.
Must have management consulting experience, preferably at a top tier consulting firm.
Demonstrated success of leading product strategy and execution from concept to launch.
Demonstrated ability of leading, inspiring and influencing cross-functional partners.
Excellent communication skills including ability to influence senior leaders and executives.
Must be an ambitious, innovative self-starter with curiosity and passion to deliver great solutions and product experiences.




Skills Preferred


MBA is preferred.




Timing: Temp-to-Perm or Perm, 40 hrs (5 days)

Start: ASAP

Location: San Francisco, CA, onsite



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group product manager - Mountain view

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Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Group Product Manager for a leading software provider in Mountain View, CA. This individual will be responsible for leading the Online Software Program team to help transform this shrink-wrapped software company into a leading provider of web-based applications and solutions.


Responsibilities Include


Define end-to-end offering strategy and drive execution to deliver customer delight and long-term growth in close partnership with cross-functional partners.
Manage, develop/coach and inspire a team of product managers in alignment with company strategy and Company Operating Values.
Identify and prioritize new opportunities to grow the business.
Develop and drive deep understanding of customer and competitive landscape throughout the team and organization.
Become an evangelist for the Online Software Program across entire company as well as in the external market.



Skills Required


7+ years Product Management experience at an Internet company focused on providing products and services to consumers or small businesses.
Excellent business acumen with a deep experience of analyzing/leveraging data to inform decisions and action plans.
Demonstrated leadership in driving the offering strategy and product roadmap based on solving important customer problems.
Must have experience leading a team of product managers and have exceptional cross-functional and cross-org collaboration skills.
Be a superb communicator with the ability to influence top executives and peers alike.
Must be an action-oriented and creative problem solver with a passion for identifying and delivering solutions to customers’ problems.



Skills Preferred


Management consulting experience at a top tier consulting firm.
MBA preferred.




Timing: Temp-to-Perm or Perm, 40 hrs (5 days)

Start: ASAP

Location: Mountain View, CA, onsite



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