About Zinio
Founded in March 2000, Zinio Systems has become the digital source for published media worldwide. The company is revolutionizing the print publishing industry through technology and services that benefits readers, publishers and advertisers. Zinio delivers magazines, textbooks and other forms of print media in a new, powerful digital form with the same layout, text, and advertisements as the print versions, improving accessibility and reach, convenience and reading experience. The company has more than 2 million subscribers in 95% of the world’s countries. Zinio has offices in San Francisco, New York City and London and is privately held. Investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Apax Partners, Inc., Intel Capital and others.
The Director of Product Management will be based in San Francisco, report to the SVP of Products and work closely with other senior execs to execute the company’s aggressive product plans. Zinio is the recognized leader in providing digital solutions for print media with greater than 60% market share. This person will play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing that lead.
Candidates should only apply if they have managed consumer web services and consumer software product releases. Candidates should be ready to commit the energy necessary to keep pace with an organization undergoing rapid expansion in an exciting, emerging marketplace.
Responsibilities:
• Define market and product requirements for;
o Zinio Readers (client, server)
o Zinio production tools (client, server)
o Zinio ecommerce tools (such as the newsstand at Zinio.com)
• Manage product roadmap for assigned products and internet services.
• Work closely with the Engineering and IT teams to manage product delivery and releases for the company. Refine and manage the milestones by which releases are planned, and manage the release process in conjunction with the Engineering team.
• Support the Sales team in the development of collateral, training materials and release notes for all product launches.
• Conduct customer and competitive research to evaluate the future direction of the company’s products and services and inform the product roadmap.
Job Requirements:
• 8-10 years of product management experience in defining the requirements for and managing the release of client and web-based software.
• Multiple year experience leading a team of product managers
• Technical understanding of internet-based software products and services.
• Experience in web-based commerce
• Demonstrated ability to focus on deliverables and complete rigorous follow-through in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment is required. Detail and results oriented.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work independently and in teams.
• Can exhibit grace under pressure.
• Creative, motivated and enthusiastic.
• Bachelors degree required; technical degree or MBA is a plus.
Please send resume and cover to:
Rob Novotny
SVP of Products
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