Product Manager in New York, NY

The Product Manager will be responsible for analysing 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. MUST have experience with Search Engine Optimization. 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 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. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here