Director of Product Management
RiseSmart is a venture backed Talent Acquisition & Transition solutions company providing next-generation Outplacement solutions. The company leverages a common technology platform, proven methodologies, and one-on-one support to help employers with their workforce strategy, and displaced employees with their career strategy. RiseSmart drives significant ROI to organizations by offering affordable pricing, reducing severance costs and unemployment taxes for outplacement services. For more information, visit http://www.risesmart.com
Overview
We´re looking for a stellar Director of Product Management to help us revolutionize future releases of our Enterprise Career Management web applications. RiseSmart is the leader in technology-powered outplacement services, focusing on innovative and advanced technology using semantic search and heuristics to help companies going through reduction events give something back to their employees. Our proprietary platform enables a human-powered search infrastructure that allows us to hand-pick and tailor jobs to those in need while providing awesome features, all to help accelerate the time to their next job.
A huge part of this is the user experience, where this role takes a pivotal stance - we´re looking for someone to work within the Product Management team to drive the next evolution of our platform and future applications in the pipeline; think engineer meets strategist- it's a pretty sweet gig. In an effort to sound cool we want you to know that we aren´t just some stodgy HR company, we´re a technology & internet start-up that blends social media, semantic technology, career expertise and an innovative business process to provide a best-of-breed service. We´re dedicated to helping for the greater good as well as creating value in a brand that really works.
We´re small but growing rapidly. This role is a game changer and includes all the perks of a start-up. We´re in San Jose. This is a full-time role, so please, no agencies or contractors.
Requirements
About You: (meet all of these)
· Have experience as a Product Manager
· Currently work as a Product Manager
· Worked in a internet or technology start-up
· Have a keen technical understanding
· Are pretty awesome and energetic
· Have at least 7 years of work experience
· Have a BA/BS in Computer Science or related field
Not You: (meet none of these)
· Are a Project Manager
· Are a Product Marketing Manager
· Just graduated with an MS in CS/EE
· Think a Business Analyst is a Product Manager
· Write us a generic cover letter
· Like the corporate setting over a start-up
Responsibilities:
· Rapidly transform raw ideas into web application requirements for both external and internal platforms
· Participate as a hands-on resource in delivering all aspects of the product from concept to working with developers on implementation
· Conducting competitive analysis and develop a strong understanding of the industry and our partners to identify opportunities to improve products
· Lead the creation and definition of innovative product and customer experience concepts with the extended team of designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams that will ultimately support the product implementation (e.g. operations, customer service, etc.)
· Maintain the overall product and feature roadmap, managing prioritization and tradeoffs
· Review usability test results, track online usability bugs and define areas for constant enhancement and optimization within the user experience
· Revolutionize UX with intuitive user flows through innovative methods, leading edge experience principles and technologies
Experience:
· Past experience working in HR technology companies is highly desirable
· Demonstrate strong portfolio or examples of prior product management work
· 2 to 3 years minimum of product requirements, interaction flows, roadmaps and strategy
· You´ve got a grasp on UX techniques and you live and breathe for making the net warmer, more useful, and more user-friendly
· Proficient in prototyping skills to convey ideas and concepts
· Expertise in Adobe or other design software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, etc.)
· Excellent layout and typographical instincts
· Solid understanding of user centered design principles
Skills
· Strong communication skills - if you have a problem with something, you speak up
· Thrive on working with A-players. You're too good to spend long hours with B-players
· People like you and enjoy working with you
· Must have an obsessive attention to detail and an eye for colors and design
· Have the communication and team skills to facilitate logical design discussions within RiseSmart's engineering and product teams in a fluid and fast-paced, collaborative environment
· Promote a clean, intuitive experience that RiseSmart´s users will want to use again and again
· Functions well in collaborative environment
Bonuses (not required, but awesome):
· Understands principles of the Semantic Web and NLP, a plus
· Fluent in web scripting languages such as JavaScript and PHP, a double plus
Education
· BA/BS in Computer Science or related field required.
· MBA is a plus
Compensation
· Competitive Salary and benefits
· Excellent work environment
· Stock options
· Opportunity to grow in responsibility and experience
APPLY ONLINE: http://www.risesmart.com/Company/Careers?gnk=apply&gni=4028f88b2fc37e9a012fc7fe1d741e4f&gns=Other
Contact for more information: hr@risesmart.com
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