VP of Product - eHow

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We are seeking a visionary, innovative and driven VP of Product, to lead the transformation of eHow. You will take part in reshaping the user experience of the site, with a mobile first approach, from ideas all the way through execution. You will structure and lead your team to best support the present business as well as build the business of the future. Your contribution will reach over 70 million people who come to eHow every month to get practical solutions and advice for making their lives better and easier.
Responsibilities:
Develop eHow’s long term product vision and strategy, and translate this product strategy into an execution plan with short, mid and long-term deliverables
Reinvent the brand and build a high quality, innovative, customer-focused experience, on both mobile and desktop
Develop the long term operational and financial models for each product initiative with your business counterparts
Interface with key stakeholders (editorial, engineering, design, business) to understand business needs and collaboratively manage the product roadmap
Build a strong product management organization, focus the team around a common vision, and lead them in day to day execution
Drive customer research and leverage consumer behavior insights to create great product features, consumer engagement, and satisfaction
Understand competitive landscape, stay abreast of product and technology trends, and share learnings; use this knowledge to inform requirements and new product features
Define key success measures for products and provide transparency of performance
Identify dependencies, assumptions and constraints that affect the outcome of each project
Plan iterations and lead inspection efforts throughout product lifecycle
Communicate new product developments throughout the organization
Requirements:
10 years of product leadership experience in the online space, with demonstrated success launching and maintaining winning web-based and mobile, consumer-focused products
5 years of experience leading and managing people, this candidate will be an excellent team builder, coach, and mentor
Ability to drive both the strategic development and the operational implementation of product development, with a demonstrated ability to gather user requirements and convert them into a winning product vision
Strong leadership skills and initiative; must establish credibility within teams as a visionary and knowledgeable leader
The ideal candidate will have a blend of large, market leading companies and start-up experience
Experience managing community-based products preferred
Working knowledge of the product development stages and process, and the technologies involved in web and mobile development
Experience of “faster than Agile” technology development processes is preferred
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to thrive in a fast pace environment
Highly motivated, with entrepreneurial mindset

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