artificial ignorance

As you may know, I recently joined the Windows Phone team. As the team prepares for 6.5 and our ongoing marketing plans, our team is looking to fill six positions with high caliber entrepreneurial marketing professionals who want to help blaze the trail for Microsoft in connecting mobile customers with cool apps. These positions offer a range of opportunities and include shaping the Marketplace user experience, executing strategic on device marketing and promotional initiatives, building high impact business and channel partnerships, driving financial returns, and cultivating ISV and mobile operator partner satisfaction.  These positions are located in either Palo Alto, CA or in Redmond as indicated. 

Windows^® Marketplace for Mobile is Microsoft’s mobile application and games store that will be released with the launch of Windows Phones later this fall providing over 30M Windows phone customers with a convenient and confident way to discover and download the apps that make their phone theirs.

· Senior Product Manager, Windows Marketplace.  This senior product manager role is responsible for driving strategy and execution of deployment and market development partnerships with Mobile Operators and other distribution partners in partnership with our field and business development to expand and grow the reach of Windows Marketplace worldwide.  Redmond, WA

· Regional Merchandising Manager (RMM), North America. The RMM, North America will drive day-to-day Windows Marketplace merchandising strategy and execution in the North America region.  Key responsibilities include planning & executing the programming of all available Marketplace promotional inventory for the region, as well as driving strategic promotional initiatives with developer and mobile operator partners.  Palo Alto, CA

· Regional Merchandising Manager (RMM), Europe. The RMM, Europe will own and drive day-to-day Windows Marketplace merchandising strategy and execution in the European region.  Key responsibilities include planning & executing the programming of all available Marketplace promotional inventory for the region, as well as driving strategic promotional initiatives with developer and mobile operator partners.  The position, while focused on the European region, will be based locally in Palo Alto.  Palo Alto, CA

· Merchandising Manager, Affiliate Programs. The Merchandising Manager, Affiliate Programs will define and lead a global program to enable regional Microsoft field teams to participate in Windows Marketplace merchandising to end users in their regions, as well as potential direct merchandising efforts in select markets or with key mobile operator partners.  Key responsibilities will include 1) Providing Microsoft field teams with the necessary tools, processes and resources to influence or execute Marketplace merchandising to end users in their territories; and 2) Defining an growth strategy and operational plan for the program, including budget & resource requirements, prioritization of markets and other phased approaches as necessary.  Palo Alto, CA

· Production Manager – The Production Manager will develop and manage key publishing support services for the Windows Marketplace Merchandising team on a global basis.  This key leadership role will own processes related to global publishing execution, asset production, localization and verification.  Palo Alto, CA

· Senior Product Manager, Sell-Through Services. This senior product manager role will be responsible for growing Windows Marketplace downloads and sell-through on a global basis via research and analytics programs, new merchandising strategies, and coordination with promotional assets across Microsoft.  Key responsibilities include: 1) Developing a centralized services function to provide market research, sales & campaign data, and other relevant analytics to Regional Merchandising Managers to inform and measure the effectiveness of merchandising decisions on a market, regional and global basis; and 2) Designing and implementing strategies to improve the efficiency and reach of merchandising activities, such as business rules for targeting, rotation or merchandising to multiple markets simultaneously.   Flexible.  Redmond or Palo Alto

Feel free to drop me a note with your résumé if any of these openings catch your eye.

“ai”

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