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Technical Product Manager
- Company:Horsesmouth (Bima Member)
- Posted:8th Oct 2007
- Location:London W1
- Salary:£40-£50k
- Contract Type:Permanent
- Start Date:ASAP
- Duration:Ongoing
- Ref:Technical Magician
Key Skills
The role will demand a very highly motivated person who can interpret the vision of the organisation and take complete responsibility for delivering the vision through the strategic development of the product.
Details
Company: Horsesmouth is a start-up social enterprise that uses the power of Web 2.0 technology and online social networking for a “pro-social” purpose. Through search and profiling the site will allow people to find mentors and be mentored on a wide range of subjects and to talk one-to-one in a hosted online environment. Users can also publish content and conversations so the site will build a library of user generated content or “wisdom”. So, horsesmouth.co.uk aims to take the concept of social networking, widely used among kids, and put it in a more “grown up” and purposeful context for everyone. Or to put another way, if Ebay is about what’s locked up in your attic that might be valuable to others, horsesmouth is about what’s locked up in your head that’s made valuable by sharing.The site is now live as a beta version at www.horsesmouth.co.uk, and will launch formally in the early summer after further development. It was created and founded by MT Rainey; a leading figure in the Advertising Industry. It is currently funded by Edge, a private foundation to promote education and v a publicly funded body that aims to encourage youth volunteering.
The role will demand a very highly motivated person who can interpret the vision of the organisation and take complete responsibility for delivering the vision through the strategic development of the product.
This position would require the candidate to be able to communicate internally with the rest of the team over technical issues and to be to perform in a high pressure environment.
Job Specification
Key Accountabilities and Duties
1. Lead product design, development and release process for assigned products and maintain the product development road map.
2. Coordinate the collection, description, analysis and prioritisation of requests for new product functionality.
3. Create detailed functional specifications.
4. Develop hands-on, in-depth knowledge of competitive products and maintain technical analysis of competitive strengths and weaknesses.
5. Coordinate beta testing of new products and features. Document and report problems and recommend solutions/improvements to program managers. Participate in product performance benchmarking activities.
6. Manage technical relationships with suppliers.
7. Support marketing, sales and support through leading the development and maintenance of various technical marketing collateral including application notes, FAQs, product notes, user guides, field training presentations, online marketing content and demos
8. Perform product demonstrations at trade shows, online seminars, and other events.
9. Create a long term product road map.
10. Liaise with key suppliers and manage deliverables and interaction.
Person Specification
Essential Experience
1. 3-7 years of product management experience, ideally within a media company, and with evidence of product development using “web 2.0” technologies and approaches
2. Strong technical networking background is required. An understanding of HTML, asp.net and MSQL at any level would be considered beneficial.
3. Strong problem solving skills along with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
4. Ability to effectively interface with customers.
