Position - Product Manager
Location - NYC, NY Duration - 5 months Contract. JOB DESCRIPTION - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Client has created a new Rich Media distribution platform called Reuters Insider which will deliver a series of next-generation information services for market professionals. Reuters Insider pioneers the flexible, Internet Protocol (IP) delivery of video and other multimedia content coupled with advanced software services to provide enhanced discoverability, interactivity and personalization of information for end users. As part of this initiative, Thomson Reuters has developed exclusive programming providing premium access to Thomson Reuters editorial resources. Reuters Insider also extends streamlined, rich media production capabilities to financial institutions, research firms and other media producers while facilitating the distribution of select partner content alongside Reuters Insider Programming to aggregate access to key sources of information for end users. The Product Manager will be responsible for analyzing and making recommendations to improve search, recommendations and metadata within the application. The successful candidate will gather and prioritize requirements, define the product roadmap, and work closely with development and/or third party vendors, to deliver improvements in the products. Responsibilities include: . Analyzing video search ranking and display and recommending enhancements . Drive improvements throughout the product based on deep understanding of how metadata is generated and its level of accuracy . Understanding, analyzing and documenting customer requirements around search and personalized recommendations . Researching market and competitive offerings . Prioritizing requirements with stakeholders . Working with other groups to integrate services into other Thomson Reuters products . Working with software development teams to drive requirements implementation JOB SPECIFICATIONS - REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Education and Experience: . Bachelor's degree is a MUST . Minimum of 3 - 10 years experience as a (Software) Product Manager (shipping software out to market) . Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products . MUST have online video experience . Excellent written and verbal communication skills . Experience writing Comprehensive Functional Requirements . Excellent teamwork skills . Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority . Experience with one or more of the following would be a plus (in order from largest plus to smallest) o Experience with Television or Production o Experience with Information Architecture o Financial markets o Working on projects with external development and test organizations o Agile software development Key skills: . Working with stakeholders to define priorities. . Writing Functional Requirement Specifications. . Working with internal development teams as well as third party vendors. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________ Thanks & Regards, Kiran Raj | Cigniti Inc. Ph: 214.329.1585| F: 972.767.0948 Email: [email protected]| <mailto:[email protected]|> w: www.cigniti.com <http://www.cigniti.com/> 1304 W Walnut Hill Ln. Ste 240 Irving TX 75038 Yahoo ID: nickwills27 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KNOW.IT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/KNOW_IT_AZ?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
