Softonic publishes Softonic.com, the leading global
software and app discovery destination, offering the most complete
selection of software and apps across hundreds of categories.
Softonic is the European company with one of the largest online
audiences, and currently holds 40th position worldwide with more than
120 million unique monthly users who generate more than 4 million daily
downloads on Softonic.com.
Offer description
Softonic is looking for a VP
Product to help us to craft and execute our product strategy to maintain
and escalate the organization position in the marketplace but also to
grant Softonic´s expansion in the mobile space.
Reporting to our CEO, and working
closely with key stakeholders, the VP Product will be leading a team of
experienced Product Managers based in Barcelona, and also our Editorial
Team located in Chicago.
To be successful in this role, you
will be passionate, people person, business-oriented and tech-fan with
strong leadership and product management skills. You will influence
Softonic´s environment to create
strong synergies between the components of the organization in order to
deliver a remarkable experience for 120M unique monthly users that visit
Softonic.
Key responsibilities
Communicate,
inspire, influence, in order to assure the alignment of product
roadmaps with the main stakeholders' needs, market requirements and the
overall Company strategy.
Gather and
analyze internal and external information to set the strategic vision
for our mobile products, plan for success, and oversee the execution.
Work
closely with the Editorial team in the creation of an excellent day to
day experiences for the consumers and other audiences through the
content.
Develop a disruptive monetization mechanism for our current and new products.
Be a Lean
champion: create a "fail fast" culture of innovation within the company,
implementing agile principles into every aspect of the product life
cycle.
Identify
and implement process and communication improvements to ensure the team
and the rest of the business is operating effectively and efficiently.
Be a go-to person and a strategic leader within the company for any topic around mobile.
Foster a data-driven approach within the team: measure execution and success with the right metrics and KPIs.
Have a
proper balance between long term planning and outlook by thinking
outside the box and listening to the market, plus being hands-on and
close to our customers and value proposition reality.
Ensure knowledge transfer/training/feedback loop with other departments.
Requirements
More than 7 years’ experience developing or managing online products, 3+ years of experience managing mobile products.
Proven experience managing and mentoring multidisciplinary teams.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: able to communicate vision, influence, build trust.
Systemic vision, understanding of the market/customer needs and trends, together with sharp attention to execution.
Good
knowledge of the Agile Methodologies (i.e. SCRUM) with relevant
experience in all phases of a Product Life Cycle, from planning to
development, and market launch.
Hands on experience with analytic tools, and proven data analysis and forecasting skills.
Deep understanding of the core drivers of online advertising, mobile marketing, growth tactics.
BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Marketing or Business Administration. MBA highly valued.
High level of English, other European languages as a plus.
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