This is a new area for Cisco, if you are an experienced Speech to Speech and Text to Speech professional, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on a new initiative for our Cisco Pulse product group. This position will be responsible for prototype, evaluation and build for the software.
NCBU (now MXABU) has been in business for 2 years in Cisco’s Emerging Technologies Business Group that is developing an innovative set of Web 2.0 applications that will change the way we work and learn. We seeks a Senior Software Developer to design and build a Web 2.0 Platform which utilizes network intelligence to facilitate
collaboration.
Responsibilities:
The qualified candidate would work on all aspects of inline speech to speech translation starting with speech to text transcription working on all aspects of core statistical language modeling for a variety of specialized and general domains, as well as formatting, grapheme to phoneme conversion, and various other natural language processing tasks.
Your responsibilities will include conducting research towards improving speech-to-document transcription accuracy by focusing on document formatting and text processing algorithms and correction-based learning for post processing of speech recognizer output.
Provide technical leadership in research projects as well as contribute individually
Provide experimental and theoretical analysis of speech recognition problems
Formulate new algorithms, create research tools, design and carry out experiments to verify new algorithms
Work with other members in the team to improve the performance of product and add new product features to meet business requirements
Optimize accuracy of our speech recognition applications
Follow developments in speech recognition to keep our research work state-of-the-art
Patent new algorithms and write scientific papers when appropriate
Qualifications:
An advanced degree (PhD preferred but not mandatory) in speech recognition, computational linguistics, or a related field.
A background in speech, mathematics, computer science, and NLP/computational linguistics is highly desirable.
You should have strong communications skills and be able to work collaboratively with others on the team and elsewhere within the company.
Strong software skills are required, especially UNIX/Linux, C/C++, and a scripting language such as Perl or Python.
Experience in a large collaborative working environment is helpful (e.g. version control, distributed computing).
Explicit (industry or academic) experience with language modeling / NLP for transcription or search is a plus.
Applicants with a speech recognition background and experience in managing research projects are preferred
5+ years experience in research and/or development in a professional environment in one or more of these areas is required:
Automatic Speech Recognition
Language Modeling
Information Retrieval
Text Analytics
Machine Translation
Machine Learning
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
COMING SOON!!! Speech to Speech Translation
Responsibilities:
The qualified candidate would work on all aspects of inline speech to speech translation starting with speech to text transcription working on all aspects of core statistical language modeling for a variety of specialized and general domains, as well as formatting, grapheme to phoneme conversion, and various other natural language processing tasks.
Your responsibilities will include conducting research towards improving speech-to-document transcription accuracy by focusing on document formatting and text processing algorithms and correction-based learning for post processing of speech recognizer output.
• Provide technical leadership in research projects as well as contribute individually
• Provide experimental and theoretical analysis of speech recognition problems
• Formulate new algorithms, create research tools, design and carry out experiments to verify new algorithms
• Work with other members in the team to improve the performance of product and add new product features to meet business requirements
• Optimize accuracy of our speech recognition applications
• Follow developments in speech recognition to keep our research work state-of-the-art
• Patent new algorithms and write scientific papers when appropriate
Qualifications:
• An advanced degree (PhD preferred but not mandatory) in speech recognition, computational linguistics, or a related field.
• A background in speech, mathematics, computer science, and NLP/computational linguistics is highly desirable.
• You should have strong communications skills and be able to work collaboratively with others on the team and elsewhere within the company.
• Strong software skills are required, especially UNIX/Linux, C/C++, and a scripting language such as Perl or Python.
• Experience in a large collaborative working environment is helpful (e.g. version control, distributed computing).
• Explicit (industry or academic) experience with language modeling / NLP for transcription or search is a plus.
• Applicants with a speech recognition background and experience in managing research projects are preferred
• 5+ years experience in research and/or development in a professional environment in one or more of these areas is required:
1. Automatic Speech Recognition
2. Language Modeling
3. Information Retrieval
4. Text Analytics
5. Machine Translation
6. Machine Learning
The qualified candidate would work on all aspects of inline speech to speech translation starting with speech to text transcription working on all aspects of core statistical language modeling for a variety of specialized and general domains, as well as formatting, grapheme to phoneme conversion, and various other natural language processing tasks.
Your responsibilities will include conducting research towards improving speech-to-document transcription accuracy by focusing on document formatting and text processing algorithms and correction-based learning for post processing of speech recognizer output.
• Provide technical leadership in research projects as well as contribute individually
• Provide experimental and theoretical analysis of speech recognition problems
• Formulate new algorithms, create research tools, design and carry out experiments to verify new algorithms
• Work with other members in the team to improve the performance of product and add new product features to meet business requirements
• Optimize accuracy of our speech recognition applications
• Follow developments in speech recognition to keep our research work state-of-the-art
• Patent new algorithms and write scientific papers when appropriate
Qualifications:
• An advanced degree (PhD preferred but not mandatory) in speech recognition, computational linguistics, or a related field.
• A background in speech, mathematics, computer science, and NLP/computational linguistics is highly desirable.
• You should have strong communications skills and be able to work collaboratively with others on the team and elsewhere within the company.
• Strong software skills are required, especially UNIX/Linux, C/C++, and a scripting language such as Perl or Python.
• Experience in a large collaborative working environment is helpful (e.g. version control, distributed computing).
• Explicit (industry or academic) experience with language modeling / NLP for transcription or search is a plus.
• Applicants with a speech recognition background and experience in managing research projects are preferred
• 5+ years experience in research and/or development in a professional environment in one or more of these areas is required:
1. Automatic Speech Recognition
2. Language Modeling
3. Information Retrieval
4. Text Analytics
5. Machine Translation
6. Machine Learning
COMING SOON!!!! Executive Communications Manager - ETBG
We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Executive Communications Manager to lead the executive communications SVP of Emerging Technologies Business Group. ETBG focuses on creating solutions in new and adjacent markets built around advanced video, voice, and data communications.
Responsibilities:
-Designing and developing a communications strategy and an executive point of view for internal and external audiences.
-Developing and executing strategic communications and managing the operations and process for the organization.
-Drive creative, thought leadership messaging for new market adjacencies and priorities.
-Must develop strong partnerships within the organization as well as cross-functionally in order to develop content and messaging for key communication deliverables.
-Ensures overall communications strategy is successfully executed across multiple channels.
-Additional responsibilities include creating briefing materials, presentations, special writing assignments and special project and event assignments.
Skills Required:
-5 years + of experience in an Executive Communications role.
-Demonstrate strong leadership skills, executive influence skills and content development skills, with the ability to communicate details and share best practices both inside and outside the organization.
-Must be very detailed oriented and organized with the ability to work seamlessly within broader team to achieve desired results.
-Must have strong culture of teamwork and collaboration across the group and execute with timeliness and quality.
-Seen as someone who could provide positioning counsel as a subject matter expert.
-Must be able to extract salient information from multiple sources and synthesize information into presentations that are consistent with the approved communications strategies.
-Strong process and operational skills with the ability to prioritize and align to key business objectives.
-Flexible and resilient.
-Problem solver.
-Ability to gain consensus among others.
-Ability to manage sensitive situations and sensitive materials.
-Ability to grasp technical issues and market considerations.
-Solid project management skills and attention to detail.
Education:
Requires BA/BS in Marketing, Business, IS or equivalent plus 5+ years of related experience in Marketing or Communications organization.
Responsibilities:
-Designing and developing a communications strategy and an executive point of view for internal and external audiences.
-Developing and executing strategic communications and managing the operations and process for the organization.
-Drive creative, thought leadership messaging for new market adjacencies and priorities.
-Must develop strong partnerships within the organization as well as cross-functionally in order to develop content and messaging for key communication deliverables.
-Ensures overall communications strategy is successfully executed across multiple channels.
-Additional responsibilities include creating briefing materials, presentations, special writing assignments and special project and event assignments.
Skills Required:
-5 years + of experience in an Executive Communications role.
-Demonstrate strong leadership skills, executive influence skills and content development skills, with the ability to communicate details and share best practices both inside and outside the organization.
-Must be very detailed oriented and organized with the ability to work seamlessly within broader team to achieve desired results.
-Must have strong culture of teamwork and collaboration across the group and execute with timeliness and quality.
-Seen as someone who could provide positioning counsel as a subject matter expert.
-Must be able to extract salient information from multiple sources and synthesize information into presentations that are consistent with the approved communications strategies.
-Strong process and operational skills with the ability to prioritize and align to key business objectives.
-Flexible and resilient.
-Problem solver.
-Ability to gain consensus among others.
-Ability to manage sensitive situations and sensitive materials.
-Ability to grasp technical issues and market considerations.
-Solid project management skills and attention to detail.
Education:
Requires BA/BS in Marketing, Business, IS or equivalent plus 5+ years of related experience in Marketing or Communications organization.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
NEW!!!! Senior Audio DSP Engineer / Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)
The TelePresence Audio DSP group within our Emerging Technologies Business Group (ETBG) designs and develops audio CODEC (AAC) and Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)technology (AAC) as well as peripheral support audio functions including sample rate conversion, legacy standard support and filtering for the TelePresence endpoints.
TelePresence is a virtual presence experience that uses advanced visual, audio, and interactive technologies to create an in person experience at a virtual conference table. TelePresence is one of the more recent examples of how Cisco is changing the way we work, live, play, and learn.
Job Description:
The TelePresence Audio DSP group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the design, development and testing of next-generation audio CODECs, echo cancelers and features as well as maintain and augment the current-generation design where needed. The target solution is an embedded multi-DSP system. Software development is implemented in both Microsoft Visual Studio (analysis, feasibility, debugging) and the DSP Vendor IDE (target porting, optimization, debugging). Current software development efforts are primarily 'C' code with some assembly language programming.
Responsibilities:
Develop software for an embedded systems Acoustic Echo Canceller (AEC).
Contribute to new CODEC and AEC features design and development.
Develop software for an embedded systems AAC audio CODEC.
Port existing audio features to a new embedded architecture.
Contribute to audio processing features outside of the audio CODEC such as sample rate conversion and filtering.
Support and augment current-generation audio CODEC and AEC software/firmware.
Contribute to the debugging of pre-production CODEC/AEC firmware and assist in diagnosing field problems.
Contribute to the development of firmware infrastructure, e.g., bootloaders and diagnostics
Implement testing scripts and subjective quality testing techniques.
Required Skills:
Proven ability to design and implement complex AEC from product conception to product delivery.
Real-time software development in an embedded processor or DSP environment.
Coding in C/C++ and some assembly language.
3-5 years experience with each of the following is a must have:
- Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)
- Raw audio processing, e.g., sample rate conversion, filtering
- Digital signal processing and common applications such as digital filtering and transforms.
Experience debugging in a real-time embedded environment.
Knowledge of perceptual audio encoding, e.g., MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Layer-3), AAC (MPEG-2 Part 7 or MPEG-4 Part 3).
Knowledge of audio CODEC design and/or implementation.
Preferred:
Some knowledge of embedded systems and audio device hardware.
Experience with software development in a Windows development environment, e.g., Visual Studio.
Experience working with lab equipment such as probes and oscilloscopes is a plus.
Knowledge related to microphone array processing is a plus.
TelePresence is a virtual presence experience that uses advanced visual, audio, and interactive technologies to create an in person experience at a virtual conference table. TelePresence is one of the more recent examples of how Cisco is changing the way we work, live, play, and learn.
Job Description:
The TelePresence Audio DSP group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the design, development and testing of next-generation audio CODECs, echo cancelers and features as well as maintain and augment the current-generation design where needed. The target solution is an embedded multi-DSP system. Software development is implemented in both Microsoft Visual Studio (analysis, feasibility, debugging) and the DSP Vendor IDE (target porting, optimization, debugging). Current software development efforts are primarily 'C' code with some assembly language programming.
Responsibilities:
Develop software for an embedded systems Acoustic Echo Canceller (AEC).
Contribute to new CODEC and AEC features design and development.
Develop software for an embedded systems AAC audio CODEC.
Port existing audio features to a new embedded architecture.
Contribute to audio processing features outside of the audio CODEC such as sample rate conversion and filtering.
Support and augment current-generation audio CODEC and AEC software/firmware.
Contribute to the debugging of pre-production CODEC/AEC firmware and assist in diagnosing field problems.
Contribute to the development of firmware infrastructure, e.g., bootloaders and diagnostics
Implement testing scripts and subjective quality testing techniques.
Required Skills:
Proven ability to design and implement complex AEC from product conception to product delivery.
Real-time software development in an embedded processor or DSP environment.
Coding in C/C++ and some assembly language.
3-5 years experience with each of the following is a must have:
- Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)
- Raw audio processing, e.g., sample rate conversion, filtering
- Digital signal processing and common applications such as digital filtering and transforms.
Experience debugging in a real-time embedded environment.
Knowledge of perceptual audio encoding, e.g., MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Layer-3), AAC (MPEG-2 Part 7 or MPEG-4 Part 3).
Knowledge of audio CODEC design and/or implementation.
Preferred:
Some knowledge of embedded systems and audio device hardware.
Experience with software development in a Windows development environment, e.g., Visual Studio.
Experience working with lab equipment such as probes and oscilloscopes is a plus.
Knowledge related to microphone array processing is a plus.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Strategic Business Development Manager -- Consumer Products
We have a current opening for a Strategic Business Development Manager to work in
the Consumer TelePresence unit of Cisco's Emerging Technologies Group.
Be on the leading edge. If you are a high energy, passionate person with strong business development, strategy, third party ecosystem development, and partner management experience seeking a high growth environment then join Cisco's Consumer TelePresence Business Unit.
Job Description:
-Traditional strategic business development
-Create and implement ecosystem development strategy for long term growth
-Ability to present the Business Case for ally or acquire to potential partners at CxO's and Business Decision Makers level
-Work closely with Account Teams in retail,service provider and strategic alliances to create ecosystem for Consumer TelePresence
-Lead cross-functional initiatives which intimately engage the Consumer TelePresence Business Unit with one or more market-facing organizations
-Work closely with Product Marketing to refine long term strategic requirements for Consumer
REQUIREMENTS:
-Minimum of 7-10 years in proven business development environment preferably in a high technology company.
-Must have at least 5 years of experience working with Communications & Consumer products.
-Proven 2+ years experience in developing and defining different types of business models
-Proven Ecosystem strategy and creation
-Strategic/creative thinking & the ability to effectively leverage teamwork to achieve measurable & quality results
-Proven business acumen and negotiation skills
-Analytical and execution oriented
-Strong communication skills (written, presentation and oral)
-Direct 5+ years experience in Retail, Consumer Channels, and other Sales Organizations
Education: MBA required
Preferred Skills & Experience:
-Leadership experience (direct and virtual teams)
-Good understanding of Consumer products, Video and other collaborative technologies
-Product and corporate strategy development
-Finance and business operations understanding
the Consumer TelePresence unit of Cisco's Emerging Technologies Group.
Be on the leading edge. If you are a high energy, passionate person with strong business development, strategy, third party ecosystem development, and partner management experience seeking a high growth environment then join Cisco's Consumer TelePresence Business Unit.
Job Description:
-Traditional strategic business development
-Create and implement ecosystem development strategy for long term growth
-Ability to present the Business Case for ally or acquire to potential partners at CxO's and Business Decision Makers level
-Work closely with Account Teams in retail,service provider and strategic alliances to create ecosystem for Consumer TelePresence
-Lead cross-functional initiatives which intimately engage the Consumer TelePresence Business Unit with one or more market-facing organizations
-Work closely with Product Marketing to refine long term strategic requirements for Consumer
REQUIREMENTS:
-Minimum of 7-10 years in proven business development environment preferably in a high technology company.
-Must have at least 5 years of experience working with Communications & Consumer products.
-Proven 2+ years experience in developing and defining different types of business models
-Proven Ecosystem strategy and creation
-Strategic/creative thinking & the ability to effectively leverage teamwork to achieve measurable & quality results
-Proven business acumen and negotiation skills
-Analytical and execution oriented
-Strong communication skills (written, presentation and oral)
-Direct 5+ years experience in Retail, Consumer Channels, and other Sales Organizations
Education: MBA required
Preferred Skills & Experience:
-Leadership experience (direct and virtual teams)
-Good understanding of Consumer products, Video and other collaborative technologies
-Product and corporate strategy development
-Finance and business operations understanding
Director Hardware Engineering, Consumer TelePresence
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 in the consumer market by building our next $1B business.
Consumer TelePresence is a new Business Unit in ETG, and we are currently seeking a Director of Hardware Engineering to help build a hardware engineering team and lead us through the early growth stage to becoming a significant business. CTBU will bring to market a breakthrough, consumer version of TelePresence which will provide a unique, in-person experience over the internet.
Responsibilities:
• Define product hardware architecture and system level designs based on product requirements and business model
• Design complete solutions by partnering with the software engineering team - make appropriate performance, time to market and cost trade-offs
• Hire and develop a world-class consumer hardware engineering team
• Develop and adhere to resource plans, schedule, and budget
• Meet defined cost targets to deliver expected margins and reach consumer price points
• Work with the industrial design team to ensure constraints are met in developing compelling consumer designs. Constraints could include size, cost, complexity or time to market.
• Work with supply chain and manufacturing operations to deliver products through high volume manufacturing processes – design for manufacturability and ensure team develops appropriate test systems
• Establish and drive relationships with key suppliers, understanding their technology roadmap
• Collaborate across business units and organizations to leverage and extend the company's technology portfolio
• Make strategic trade-offs in make-buy-partner technology decisions
• Drive to develop and protect intellectual property for market leadership
Requirements:
• Five or more years of experience as a director of engineering in the consumer electronics market, bringing multiple successful consumer hardware products to market.
• Ability to work in a start-up environment within a larger company – requires the ability to think out of the box while leveraging resources in other parts of the organization
• Ten or more years of experience in the role of engineering management with experience in leading a team of engineers in a consumer electronics company.
• Five or more years of experience with video, audio products and solutions. Experience with video and audio hardware/systems particularly desired.
• 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 team, and ability to work across teams
• Strong ability to stay in sync with key customer requirements and deliver products to meet requirements, making appropriate trade-offs
• Demonstrated experience in building high performing, productive engineering teams
• Strong inter-personal skills and teamwork
Consumer TelePresence is a new Business Unit in ETG, and we are currently seeking a Director of Hardware Engineering to help build a hardware engineering team and lead us through the early growth stage to becoming a significant business. CTBU will bring to market a breakthrough, consumer version of TelePresence which will provide a unique, in-person experience over the internet.
Responsibilities:
• Define product hardware architecture and system level designs based on product requirements and business model
• Design complete solutions by partnering with the software engineering team - make appropriate performance, time to market and cost trade-offs
• Hire and develop a world-class consumer hardware engineering team
• Develop and adhere to resource plans, schedule, and budget
• Meet defined cost targets to deliver expected margins and reach consumer price points
• Work with the industrial design team to ensure constraints are met in developing compelling consumer designs. Constraints could include size, cost, complexity or time to market.
• Work with supply chain and manufacturing operations to deliver products through high volume manufacturing processes – design for manufacturability and ensure team develops appropriate test systems
• Establish and drive relationships with key suppliers, understanding their technology roadmap
• Collaborate across business units and organizations to leverage and extend the company's technology portfolio
• Make strategic trade-offs in make-buy-partner technology decisions
• Drive to develop and protect intellectual property for market leadership
Requirements:
• Five or more years of experience as a director of engineering in the consumer electronics market, bringing multiple successful consumer hardware products to market.
• Ability to work in a start-up environment within a larger company – requires the ability to think out of the box while leveraging resources in other parts of the organization
• Ten or more years of experience in the role of engineering management with experience in leading a team of engineers in a consumer electronics company.
• Five or more years of experience with video, audio products and solutions. Experience with video and audio hardware/systems particularly desired.
• 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 team, and ability to work across teams
• Strong ability to stay in sync with key customer requirements and deliver products to meet requirements, making appropriate trade-offs
• Demonstrated experience in building high performing, productive engineering teams
• Strong inter-personal skills and teamwork
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
NEW Opportunity! Web UI Engineer, Cisco Pulse Social Networking Enterprise Product
NCBU (now MXABU) has been in business for 2 years in Cisco’s Emerging Technologies Group that is developing an innovative set of Web 2.0 applications that will change the way we work and learn. We seek a Senior Software Developer to design and build a Web 2.0 Platform which utilizes network intelligence to facilitate collaboration. The candidate will play a lead role in a highly motivated engineering team. This position requires a strong background in UI design, software design and implementation.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will provide technical expertise in the following areas:
- Design web user interface while demonstrating a high degree of originality and innovation.
- Architecture design and refactorying for large scale web-based Java application.
- Resolve complex problems involving multiple sub systems.
- Implement software development best practices. (e.g. algorithms, etc.)
- Software performance analysis and tuning.
- Mentor others within the organization in all of the areas listed above (e.g. share knowledge)
- Continuously develop professional skills. (e.g. candidate will be expected to stay on the cutting-edge in order to provide the best value to the organization)
- Be a team player and assist in any and all endeavors where you can across the organization.
Requirements:
Strong development experience in Java Web UI development is mandatory.
In addition,
* Ability to design and enhance large scale web-based Java application.
* Ability to solve problems and trouble shoot to provide solutions.
* Extensive experience in development of web based UI applications using JavaScript, CSS, Java, JSP, HTML, AJAX and JSTL required.
* Strong UI design skills: usability testing, human factors engineering, graphics design.
* Requires BSCS or equivalent, MS preferred, plus 7-10 years related experience.
Experience in the following a plus:
- Open Social's experience
- Working experience in HA
- SSO experience
- iPhone, blackberry application programming
- Polished style, Web application look-and-feel
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will provide technical expertise in the following areas:
- Design web user interface while demonstrating a high degree of originality and innovation.
- Architecture design and refactorying for large scale web-based Java application.
- Resolve complex problems involving multiple sub systems.
- Implement software development best practices. (e.g. algorithms, etc.)
- Software performance analysis and tuning.
- Mentor others within the organization in all of the areas listed above (e.g. share knowledge)
- Continuously develop professional skills. (e.g. candidate will be expected to stay on the cutting-edge in order to provide the best value to the organization)
- Be a team player and assist in any and all endeavors where you can across the organization.
Requirements:
Strong development experience in Java Web UI development is mandatory.
In addition,
* Ability to design and enhance large scale web-based Java application.
* Ability to solve problems and trouble shoot to provide solutions.
* Extensive experience in development of web based UI applications using JavaScript, CSS, Java, JSP, HTML, AJAX and JSTL required.
* Strong UI design skills: usability testing, human factors engineering, graphics design.
* Requires BSCS or equivalent, MS preferred, plus 7-10 years related experience.
Experience in the following a plus:
- Open Social's experience
- Working experience in HA
- SSO experience
- iPhone, blackberry application programming
- Polished style, Web application look-and-feel
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
NEW!!!! User Experience (UX) Designer -- Web 2.0 Collaboration Applications
Cisco Pulse is an exciting new product being incubated in Cisco's Emerging Technologies Group that plays a key role in Cisco’s Medianet and Enterprise Social Software strategy. Cisco Pulse helps companies harness the collective expertise of their workforce by making it quick and easy for employees to find the people and information they need to get their work done. We are seeking an outstanding UX professional that will drive interaction design and information architecture for our user centered design process. The candidate must be skilled at collecting Web 2.0 best practices internally and externally, distilling end user requirements in the form of vivid use cases and personas, and driving our user research activities.
The candidate must be a natural collaborator, bring a passion for elegant design, and be skilled at incorporating new and innovative technologies. Given Cisco Pulse is at the "start up phase" of its life cycle, employing an agile development model is extremely important. Candidates must quickly grasp complex issues, execute effectively under aggressive deadlines, and make data driven recommendations.
Responsibilities:
• Works closely with Product Management to distill market and product requirements into detailed use cases and interaction models
• Collaborates closely with engineering and visual designers to craft high fidelity wireframes and clickable prototypes
• Drives all usability testing and user research efforts associated with our user centered design process
• Act as a subject matter expert on the underlying information architecture of our application
Key Requirements:
• Requires BSCS or BA in Design plus 7-10 years related experience.
• Strong knowledge of Web 2.0 applications (Social Networks, Search, Tagging, Portals)
• A deep portfolio of work the demonstrates the ability to translate marketing requirements into compelling web applications
• 3+ years experience designing web applications (AJAX, Dojo, Flex, REST)
• Works effectively with limited supervision in a fast paced "start up" environment
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
Preferred:
• Attention to detail and a good eye for aesthetics
• Experience leading cross functional teams
The candidate must be a natural collaborator, bring a passion for elegant design, and be skilled at incorporating new and innovative technologies. Given Cisco Pulse is at the "start up phase" of its life cycle, employing an agile development model is extremely important. Candidates must quickly grasp complex issues, execute effectively under aggressive deadlines, and make data driven recommendations.
Responsibilities:
• Works closely with Product Management to distill market and product requirements into detailed use cases and interaction models
• Collaborates closely with engineering and visual designers to craft high fidelity wireframes and clickable prototypes
• Drives all usability testing and user research efforts associated with our user centered design process
• Act as a subject matter expert on the underlying information architecture of our application
Key Requirements:
• Requires BSCS or BA in Design plus 7-10 years related experience.
• Strong knowledge of Web 2.0 applications (Social Networks, Search, Tagging, Portals)
• A deep portfolio of work the demonstrates the ability to translate marketing requirements into compelling web applications
• 3+ years experience designing web applications (AJAX, Dojo, Flex, REST)
• Works effectively with limited supervision in a fast paced "start up" environment
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
Preferred:
• Attention to detail and a good eye for aesthetics
• Experience leading cross functional teams
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