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WebEx Communications, Inc. is seeking a dynamic Product Manager for our Burlington office. If you like to have your hand on the pulse of technology then we are the company for you! We offer a high tech environment with a team oriented, collaborative work flow strategy.
The Product Manager will be a key member of the Product Management team for the exciting new WebEx Connect product line. This role will be responsible for the managing the collaboration applications developed for the Webex Connect Solution. WebEx Connect brings together leading business process applications with WebEx collaborative applications, making truly innovative solutions available on demand.
Successful candidates must have strong experience balancing customer needs with development resources and make prudent decisions. This position is ideal for a hands-on individual who can take cross functional projects from concept through implementation. The ideal candidate has razor-sharp instincts about what makes a good product, is very familiar with Web 2.0 technologies and possesses a strong orientation on exceeding customer expectations.
Overall Responsibilities:
• Own the product requirements for your applications
o Translate customer and partner needs into clearly defined and detailed product requirements via MRDs, and PRDs and functional design documents
o Work with other teams within WebEx to influence the roadmap of applications being developed by those teams
• Work closely with engineering, QA and operations to scope, plan and deliver new releases
o Actively track the development schedule, prioritize changes and updates accordingly, collect and document issues and change requests
o Manage the team through the product development processes to ensure introduction of the product to market on time and on budget
• Partner with other product managers to streamline the user experience of the core applications
• Evaluate solutions in the marketplace and drive recommendation of build/OEM/buy decisions
o Track industry trends and maintain understanding of key market drivers, issues and players in business collaboration space.
o Work with Partner development teams to highlight interesting partnership opportunities
Desired Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in technical field, with high academic achievement, MBA highly desired
• 5+ years managing high technology products, from development through launch
• Strong understanding of web technologies
• Passionate and active Web 2.0 user and consumer
• History of accomplishments and initiative
• Demonstrated ability to meet or beat assigned targets and deadlines consistently
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Hardware Eningeering Manager, Consumer Audio / Video
The Emerging Technologies Group (ETG) focuses on creating solutions in new and adjacent technology markets, and is looking for high energy, high impact individuals who want to help shape Cisco’s future by building our next $1B business.
Consumer TelePresence is a new Business Unit being incubated in ETG, and we are currently seeking a Manager of Hardware Engineering to help lead this incubation through to a significant business. Leveraging technology developed for our enterprise TelePresence product, the fastest growing product in Cisco’s history, CTBU will bring to market a breakthrough, consumer version of TelePresence which will provide a unique, in-person experience when communicating with friends and relatives over the internet.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Director of Hardware of TSBU, the Manager of Hardware Engineering will be responsible for the following:
• Build world-class engineering team
• Work with product management, market development, and customers to develop, refine, validate, and prioritize product requirements and product roadmaps
•Work with industrial design team to ensure constraints are met in developing compelling consumer designs.
• Define product hardware architecture and system level designs based on product requirements and business model.
• Work with director of software to ensure a complete system and make appropriate trade offs as a team
• Develop product hardware functional specifications
• Develop product prototype
• Make strategic trade-offs in make-buy-partner technology decisions
• Drive to develop and protect intellectual property for market leadership.
• Lead development, launch and successful revenue growth of the product(s)
• Develop, and adhere to, resource plans, schedule, and budget
Requirements:
• Previous multiple year experience in the consumer electronics market, bringing multiple successful products to market.
• Experience with video, audio products and solutions.
• Track record of developing “disruptive” products and bringing them to market
• Very high technical competence, individual technical accomplishments with repeated, proven track record for product delivery
• Entrepreneurial drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast paced environment
• Strong leadership and management skills, ability to deliver results with a small, fast-paced teams, and ability to work across teams
• Strong ability to stay in sync with key customer requirements and deliver products to meet the requirements, making appropriate trade-offs
• Experience in building high performing engineering teams
• Strong inter-personal skills and teamwork
• Ability to work and thrive in a true “startup” mode
Other desired qualifications include:
• Work experience with successful startups
• Brought products to market with cameras or displays
• Experience with visual communications systems.
Consumer TelePresence is a new Business Unit being incubated in ETG, and we are currently seeking a Manager of Hardware Engineering to help lead this incubation through to a significant business. Leveraging technology developed for our enterprise TelePresence product, the fastest growing product in Cisco’s history, CTBU will bring to market a breakthrough, consumer version of TelePresence which will provide a unique, in-person experience when communicating with friends and relatives over the internet.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Director of Hardware of TSBU, the Manager of Hardware Engineering will be responsible for the following:
• Build world-class engineering team
• Work with product management, market development, and customers to develop, refine, validate, and prioritize product requirements and product roadmaps
•Work with industrial design team to ensure constraints are met in developing compelling consumer designs.
• Define product hardware architecture and system level designs based on product requirements and business model.
• Work with director of software to ensure a complete system and make appropriate trade offs as a team
• Develop product hardware functional specifications
• Develop product prototype
• Make strategic trade-offs in make-buy-partner technology decisions
• Drive to develop and protect intellectual property for market leadership.
• Lead development, launch and successful revenue growth of the product(s)
• Develop, and adhere to, resource plans, schedule, and budget
Requirements:
• Previous multiple year experience in the consumer electronics market, bringing multiple successful products to market.
• Experience with video, audio products and solutions.
• Track record of developing “disruptive” products and bringing them to market
• Very high technical competence, individual technical accomplishments with repeated, proven track record for product delivery
• Entrepreneurial drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast paced environment
• Strong leadership and management skills, ability to deliver results with a small, fast-paced teams, and ability to work across teams
• Strong ability to stay in sync with key customer requirements and deliver products to meet the requirements, making appropriate trade-offs
• Experience in building high performing engineering teams
• Strong inter-personal skills and teamwork
• Ability to work and thrive in a true “startup” mode
Other desired qualifications include:
• Work experience with successful startups
• Brought products to market with cameras or displays
• Experience with visual communications systems.
Technical Marketing Engineer, Consumer Audio / Video
We have a current opening for Technical Marketing Engineer to work in the Consumer TelePresence Business Unit of our Emerging Technologies Group (ETG).
You will join the team that is building Consumer TelePresence, a virtual presence experience that uses advanced visual, audio, and interactive technologies to create an in person experience over the network.
Responsibilities:
• Creates technical solutions and concepts as well as marketing new Cisco products and services.
Defines demos, trials in early stages for new product concept
• Works with indirect channels and partners to communicate technical solutions or service function and features and to drive sales and provide project requirements to PM.
• Assists with critical partner accounts as technical liaison
• Develops and delivers complex technical presentations.
• Provides systems level competitive analysis.
• Develops and writes design and implementation guidance for given BU solution sets.
• Interacts with direct manager, PM and Engineering Directors within BU responsibility as well as other relevant business partners. Strategic: BU solution.
Requirements:
• Typically requires BSCS or BSEE or equivalent plus 7-10 years related experience.
• Thorough understanding of networking technology and strong technical knowledge of Cisco products.
• Experience in building and designing video, consumer electronics and service provider networks.
• Works with limited supervision in defining initial goals and addressing complex issues as they arise
• Outstanding communication skills and demonstrated ability in developing and delivering complex technical presentations and written design guides.
• Understands the inter-BU dependencies and develops an action plan to address the problem.
• Works with PM and the field to understand and position competitive issues at the system level
You will join the team that is building Consumer TelePresence, a virtual presence experience that uses advanced visual, audio, and interactive technologies to create an in person experience over the network.
Responsibilities:
• Creates technical solutions and concepts as well as marketing new Cisco products and services.
Defines demos, trials in early stages for new product concept
• Works with indirect channels and partners to communicate technical solutions or service function and features and to drive sales and provide project requirements to PM.
• Assists with critical partner accounts as technical liaison
• Develops and delivers complex technical presentations.
• Provides systems level competitive analysis.
• Develops and writes design and implementation guidance for given BU solution sets.
• Interacts with direct manager, PM and Engineering Directors within BU responsibility as well as other relevant business partners. Strategic: BU solution.
Requirements:
• Typically requires BSCS or BSEE or equivalent plus 7-10 years related experience.
• Thorough understanding of networking technology and strong technical knowledge of Cisco products.
• Experience in building and designing video, consumer electronics and service provider networks.
• Works with limited supervision in defining initial goals and addressing complex issues as they arise
• Outstanding communication skills and demonstrated ability in developing and delivering complex technical presentations and written design guides.
• Understands the inter-BU dependencies and develops an action plan to address the problem.
• Works with PM and the field to understand and position competitive issues at the system level
Product Manager, Audio / Video Consumer Electronics
We have a current opening for Product Manager to work in the Consumer TelePresence Business Unit of our Emerging Technologies Group (ETG).
Create and define marketing and product requirements for a consumer video product. Define and execute the go-to-market strategy. Work closely with a cross-functional team of engineering, marketing, finance, sales, business development, operations, and customer support to ensure a successful product launch. Product includes hardware components, software components, and network services components.
Product Manager Deliverables and task items:
- Build and define road maps with TAM and CAM
- Identify product and features and solutions requirements
- Create marketing requirements analysis
- Comprehensive pricing analysis of competitive solutions
- Cost analysis for engineering
- Consensus management and team meetings with engineering for concept commit
- Cross functional integration with other Cisco Business Units
- Document creation including data sheets, FAQ’s, positioning and white papers
- Define and execute consumer research
- Create Market and Product Requirements Documents (MRDs and PRDs)
Customer-facing activities:
- Industry Trade Shows
- Cisco marketing events
- Press and Analyst briefings and events
- Customer visits
- Channel support and training
Requirements:
- Comprehensive knowledge of consumer audio-video market
- History of delivering new product categories in the context of uncertain engineering and market constraints
- Track record of working collaboratively across a cross-functional organization to deliver
- Experience planning and delivering communications with press, analysts and customers
- Must be a self-starter able to problem-solve independently
Create and define marketing and product requirements for a consumer video product. Define and execute the go-to-market strategy. Work closely with a cross-functional team of engineering, marketing, finance, sales, business development, operations, and customer support to ensure a successful product launch. Product includes hardware components, software components, and network services components.
Product Manager Deliverables and task items:
- Build and define road maps with TAM and CAM
- Identify product and features and solutions requirements
- Create marketing requirements analysis
- Comprehensive pricing analysis of competitive solutions
- Cost analysis for engineering
- Consensus management and team meetings with engineering for concept commit
- Cross functional integration with other Cisco Business Units
- Document creation including data sheets, FAQ’s, positioning and white papers
- Define and execute consumer research
- Create Market and Product Requirements Documents (MRDs and PRDs)
Customer-facing activities:
- Industry Trade Shows
- Cisco marketing events
- Press and Analyst briefings and events
- Customer visits
- Channel support and training
Requirements:
- Comprehensive knowledge of consumer audio-video market
- History of delivering new product categories in the context of uncertain engineering and market constraints
- Track record of working collaboratively across a cross-functional organization to deliver
- Experience planning and delivering communications with press, analysts and customers
- Must be a self-starter able to problem-solve independently
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
DevTest Manager, Video / VoIP / IP Networking
Cisco is always looking to identify talented people, especially Software QA Managers. If you are reading this posting then we may not have an open job for Engineering Manager II right now, however it is highly likely we will in the future. If you are interested in working for Cisco in this capacity then please submit your details and CV or resume against this requisition so that when a suitable vacancy arises a Cisco representative can contact you directly.
This position generally requires the following skills:
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the Software QA team to meet and exceed the goals for software quality.
- Develop a test strategy and test plans for a multi-system solution.
- Plan and prioritize team work items.
- Provide oversight, and mentoring to team members.
- Ensure proper use of software quality processes.
- Generate and analyze quality metrics to track progress.
- Grow the scale and capabilities of the team.
- Oversee engineering servers and network infrastructure.
- Manage alpha deployments, and analyze feedback.
- Interaction with partner certification organizations.
Requirements:
- 5 or more years of experience in the Software QA Manager role
- Strong, results oriented, project management skills
- Demonstrated record of delivering high quality products in a timely manner
- Deep knowledge of testing and quality processes
- Experience applying test automation technology
- Analytically driven approach to measuring test results
- Extensive experience in IP Networking, VoIP, and Video products.
- Experience with service provider VoIP architectures, particularly IMS, a plus.
- Experience with web services desired (REST, AJAX, SOAP/XML)
- Technical proficiency with Linux servers and embedded devices.
- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
This position generally requires the following skills:
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the Software QA team to meet and exceed the goals for software quality.
- Develop a test strategy and test plans for a multi-system solution.
- Plan and prioritize team work items.
- Provide oversight, and mentoring to team members.
- Ensure proper use of software quality processes.
- Generate and analyze quality metrics to track progress.
- Grow the scale and capabilities of the team.
- Oversee engineering servers and network infrastructure.
- Manage alpha deployments, and analyze feedback.
- Interaction with partner certification organizations.
Requirements:
- 5 or more years of experience in the Software QA Manager role
- Strong, results oriented, project management skills
- Demonstrated record of delivering high quality products in a timely manner
- Deep knowledge of testing and quality processes
- Experience applying test automation technology
- Analytically driven approach to measuring test results
- Extensive experience in IP Networking, VoIP, and Video products.
- Experience with service provider VoIP architectures, particularly IMS, a plus.
- Experience with web services desired (REST, AJAX, SOAP/XML)
- Technical proficiency with Linux servers and embedded devices.
- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
WebEx Connect Product Manager
Cisco/WebEx is seeking a dynamic Product Manager for our Santa Clara Headquarters. If you like to have your hand on the pulse of technology then we are the company for you! We offer a high tech environment with a team oriented, collaborative work flow strategy.
The Product Manager will be a key member of the Product Management team for the exciting new WebEx Connect product line. WebEx Connect brings together essential collaborative applications—including presence, instant messaging, online meetings, audio and video conferencing, as well as document and task management in virtual workspaces—into a single, familiar interface.
Responsibilities:
This role will be responsible for the managing integration of Connect with Email applications. The candidate will play a significant role of bridging the Connect product with the Email product resulting from the recently announced acquisition of Postpath. • Own the product requirements for integrating WebEx Connect with Email applications
o Translate customer and end-user needs into clearly defined and detailed product requirements via MRDs, and PRDs and functional design documents
o Work with other teams within WebEx to influence the roadmap of applications being developed by those teams
• Track industry trends and maintain a deep and up-to-date knowledge of the capabilities of email solutions including client based applications (Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Notes etc), and major webmail clients (Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, etc).
• Work closely with engineering, QA and operations to scope, plan and deliver new releases
o Actively track the development schedule, prioritize changes and updates accordingly, collect and document issues and change requests
o Manage the team through the product development processes to ensure introduction of the product to market on time and on budget
• Partner with other product managers to streamline the user experience of the overall connect solution
Requirements:
Successful candidates must have strong experience balancing customer needs with development resources and make prudent decisions. This position is ideal for a hands-on individual who can take cross functional projects from concept through implementation. The ideal candidate has razor-sharp instincts about what makes a good product, is very familiar with web 2.0 technologies, email based applications and possesses a strong orientation on exceeding customer expectations.
• Bachelor's degree in technical field, MBA with high academic achievement
• 5+ years managing high technology products, from development through launch
• Strong understanding of web and email solutions – Previous background in email solution highly desired
• Passionate and active web 2.0 user and consumer
• History of accomplishments and initiative
• Demonstrated ability to meet or beat assigned targets and deadlines consistently
The Product Manager will be a key member of the Product Management team for the exciting new WebEx Connect product line. WebEx Connect brings together essential collaborative applications—including presence, instant messaging, online meetings, audio and video conferencing, as well as document and task management in virtual workspaces—into a single, familiar interface.
Responsibilities:
This role will be responsible for the managing integration of Connect with Email applications. The candidate will play a significant role of bridging the Connect product with the Email product resulting from the recently announced acquisition of Postpath. • Own the product requirements for integrating WebEx Connect with Email applications
o Translate customer and end-user needs into clearly defined and detailed product requirements via MRDs, and PRDs and functional design documents
o Work with other teams within WebEx to influence the roadmap of applications being developed by those teams
• Track industry trends and maintain a deep and up-to-date knowledge of the capabilities of email solutions including client based applications (Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Notes etc), and major webmail clients (Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, etc).
• Work closely with engineering, QA and operations to scope, plan and deliver new releases
o Actively track the development schedule, prioritize changes and updates accordingly, collect and document issues and change requests
o Manage the team through the product development processes to ensure introduction of the product to market on time and on budget
• Partner with other product managers to streamline the user experience of the overall connect solution
Requirements:
Successful candidates must have strong experience balancing customer needs with development resources and make prudent decisions. This position is ideal for a hands-on individual who can take cross functional projects from concept through implementation. The ideal candidate has razor-sharp instincts about what makes a good product, is very familiar with web 2.0 technologies, email based applications and possesses a strong orientation on exceeding customer expectations.
• Bachelor's degree in technical field, MBA with high academic achievement
• 5+ years managing high technology products, from development through launch
• Strong understanding of web and email solutions – Previous background in email solution highly desired
• Passionate and active web 2.0 user and consumer
• History of accomplishments and initiative
• Demonstrated ability to meet or beat assigned targets and deadlines consistently
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