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Principal Product Manager - Merchant Products LivingSocial
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LivingSocial is the local marketplace to buy and share the best things to do in your city. We help local business grow by introducing them to new, high-quality customers and providing them with the tools needed to create active, loyal customers.Based in Washington, DC, we have more than 70 million members around the world.
At LivingSocial, we move fast, take risks, and pride ourselves on staying flexible, fun and ferociously committed to executing each day. Do you want to be challenged by your job and be surrounded by passionate, dedicated, and creative people? Are you hungry? If so, this is the opportunity for you!
The Principal Product Manager is responsible for driving the strategy and implementation of LivingSocial?s merchant product platform, with a heavy emphasis on next generation merchant marketing tools. The ideal candidate must be able to lead a cross-functional team through idea generation, product definition, business/financial modeling, development and product launch. The focus for this role is a holistic one to ensure that LivingSocial provides the best possible product and experience to our entire merchant network.
Responsibilities:
Define product vision and strategy for LivingSocial?s next generation marketing tools for merchants
Maintain expert level understanding of LivingSocial?s competitive landscape, while identifying opportunities for innovation and possible partnership
Collaborate with LivingSocial?s Engineering, PMO, Sales, Marketing and Merchant Services teams on product development and implementation efforts
Establish effective processes and metrics for product research, design, and financial/ROI analysis
Requirements:
Excellent customer experience intuition - demonstrated success in creating innovative, user-friendly website/mobile applications
Strong analytical and quantitative skills ? extreme comfort with data-driven decision making and performing financial and operational analysis
Implementation proficiency ? ability to translate strategic differentiators into innovative and detailed product requirements
Excellent communication skills - demonstrated success for building buy-in for innovate and bold product vision
Technical aptitude - ability to understand and discuss architectural concepts, schedule tradeoffs and new opportunities with technical team members
Qualifications
8+ years product management experience in a technological industry
4+ years launching start to finish web/mobile/service products
Experience working on agile enabled teams
MBA degree or equivalent required
Experience with customer relationship or marketing automation platforms strongly desired
| Location: | 1445 New York Ave. NW 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005 United States |
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LivingSocial
LivingSocial is redefining localized online advertising and social commerce, while building a great company and having a blast along the way. The explosive growth and potential of LivingSocial has been recognized by both new and traditional media - from the Wall Street Journal to Facebook's CEO. To help fuel our growth, LivingSocial has secured over 49 million in funding this year from some of the most prominent venture capital companies in the nation.
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20 - 50M RaisedInvestors: Grotech Ventures, IVP-Institutional Venture Partners, Revolution, U.S. Venture Partners
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| Web Site: | www.livingsocial.com |
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| Headquarters: | 1445 New York Ave. NW 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005 United States |
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| Industry: | Consumer Products and Services |
| LivingSocial is the local marketplace to buy and share the best things to do in your city. With unique and diverse offerings each day, we inspire members to discover everything from weekend excursions to one-of-a kind events and experiences to exclusive gourmet dinners to family aquarium outings and more. We help local businesses grow by introducing them to high-quality new customers and give merchants the tools to make our members their regulars. Based in Washington, DC, we have more than 70 million members around the world. |
