Product Development & PMO

Project Manager, NY
Requirements Analyst: NY, San Francisco

Team Overview:

Join a rapidly evolving team of talented, passionate, hard-working individuals.  You will deliver projects with speed, quality, and efficiency. You will own the planning, execution, and release of new software products.  You will lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with key stakeholders throughout the organization.  You will be the linchpin that holds our business and technology divisions together.

Summary Description:

Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute projects through the Software Development Life Cycle
• Develop and maintain project plans
• Enable effective communications between stakeholders; including team resources, managers, customers, and the Executive Board
• Manage the scope, schedule, and cost of project deliverables
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate project risks
• Report status of projects at the portfolio level to upper management
• Rigorously advocate and improve the Project Management Office processes, tools, and culture
  

Required Skills/Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer-oriented technical discipline or equivalent experience
• 4+ years experience in software development Project Management
• Excellent communication (oral/written) skills
  
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• The ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and focus on continuous improvement
• A strong technical background in support of business goals.
• A sense of humor and tenacity
• Experience with Microsoft Project or a similar Project Management tool
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio)
  

• Experience in e-commerce or online marketing applications
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Scrum Master certification and/or agile development experience
  

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Team Overview:

The PD (Product Development) team is a rapidly evolving team of talented, passionate, hard-working individuals. We deliver projects with speed, quality, and efficiency. The Requirements Team’s primary focus is to ensure that business needs are articulated as functional requirements. Additionally members of this team are SMEs on various systems operated by LinkShare. There is ample opportunity to rotate across various system groups and types of projects to catalyze team members’ growth.

Summary Description:

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Technology, Product Management, Services and Sales on all aspects of the Product Development lifecycle.  
• Design product solutions for business process and market needs
• Create detailed product requirement specifications
• Define requirement specifications for enhancements to existing products.
• Provide product training to team members on new systems and systems for which you are the SME.

Required Skills/Experience:

• A BS degree in a computer-oriented technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 4 years experience as a Product Development Analyst or a Technical Business Analyst, preferably with e-commerce or online marketing applications.
• A track record in technology requirements specification and product development including design of interactive web applications.
• Strong communication (oral/written) and analytical skills
• Skill in building wireframes and User Interface Design
• Experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML) including use cases.
• A strong technical background in a business context.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project)
• Knowledge of the Application Service Provider industry.
  

• Familiarity with on-line marketing and affiliate marketing a plus
• Familiarity with decision support, analytical applications, or CRM a plus

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