Product & Marketing Director
alaTest, Stockholm
How to apply
Please send your application with a short personal introduction and CV to jobs@alatest.com. Please state 'Product & Marketing Director' in your application.
Last application date
31/12/2010
alaTest is a fast-growing internet service that provides a search engine for product quality information through the aggregation of reviews. Our service is currently available in 18 countries and 13 languages. In addition to the websites where we collect, analyze and structure product reviews, we have established business partnerships with a number of leading websites such as CNET, ZDNet, Shopzilla, Bizrate and many others. alaTest was awarded the Red Herring Global 100 award as one of the most promising tech companies in the world.
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As Director of Product Marketing, managing a team, you will lead our product marketing efforts. You are planning the roll-out and managing the on-going success of new products and services - including product vision, positioning, packaging, promotion, pricing, launch support and post-roll-out optimization. You will develop and manage the company's communication strategy utilizing our b2b website, promotional activities and other methods.
Key Job Responsibilities
* Manage and coordinate marketing, product development and promotional staff and activities
* Conduct market research to determine market requirements for existing and future products
* Develop and implement marketing plans and projects for new and existing products
* Analysis of customer research, current market conditions and competitor information
* Monitor, review and report on all marketing activity and results
* Develop the pricing strategy
Education and Experience
* 5 years+ of relevant marketing and product management experience, ideally in an internet company
* In-depth knowledge of online copy-writing / editing
* Business or marketing-related degree or equivalent professional qualification
* Be passionate about creating products with a focus on user experience
* Experience working with SaaS/OnDemand web products is a benefit
* Proven experience in customer and market research
* Experience with Agile development methodologies is a benefit
Key Competencies
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (our corporate language)
* Please note that Swedish language skills are not required
* Superior organizational and planning skills
* Problem analysis and problem-solving
* Team-leadership
* Ability to make logic-based decisions in an ambiguous and fast paced environment
We offer great opportunities to influence the work and your role in the company. Please note that our working language is English and it is not required that you speak Swedish.
The position is a full-time employment, located in our office at Gävlegatan in central Stockholm.
Job Type: TBD, commensurate with experienceCreated: 09/07/2010
