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full time Mobile Product Manager

at TripAdvisor in Newton, MA

Why this role is Awesome: You will use your passion for mobile, tablets and Product Management to help travelers plan the perfect trip.

TripAdvisor is hiring a Product Manager, Mobile to help create and improve world-leading mobile and tablet products that help travelers plan and have the perfect trip. Reporting to the Director, Mobile Product, the right candidate will bring intelligence, analytical ability, flexibility and work ethic to the role, as well as a passion for great mobile products. In this role, s/he will be a champion of the consumer experience by driving the definition, design, development and implementation of mobile and tablet websites and apps. Experienced product management professionals are preferred, but demonstrated interest and raw capability also may qualify.

To apply for this role send resumes to Jennifer Ramcharan at jramcharan@tripadivsor.com.

What You'll Do:
• Working with the product team to identify gaps in mobile and tablet product functionality, and assigning key priorities for development across a wide variety of mobile platforms.
• Leading cross-functional teams, serving as product and project manager, to define product specifications, establish milestones, and manage the development, implementation and marketing launch against goals.
• Working with design and usability teams to constantly improve usability of our products.
• Using our mobile and tablet apps continuously to ensure high quality and a great customer experience.
• Supporting product-related efforts with leading global partners.
• Staying abreast of the latest mobile technology and capabilities across various platforms.
• Interfacing with customer support to ensure that customer issues are addressed in a timely way.
• Measuring product performance and identification of key levers of improvement - including design and analysis of relevant reports.
• Monitoring the competitive landscape, identifying and leading relevant market, site and consumer research needs.
• Communicating with key constituents across the TripAdvisor organization including engineering, design, partnership, PR and customer teams.

What We Seek:
• Strong affinity for working with mobile and tablet devices.
• Demonstrated consumer mind-set with preference for a B2C mobile background.
• Strong analytical skills and quantitative or technical background.
• BS/BA required, MBA a plus.
• Detail orientation and work ethic to see complex projects through and support them post-launch.
• Product management experience preferred, experience launching iOS or Android apps ideal.
• Adaptability and flexibility -- ability to move fast with limited information.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels of an organization.
• Teamwork skills essential; sense of humor preferred.

In addition, the ideal candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:
• Flexible and open to change and new information; adapts behavior and work methods accordingly
• Grasps the essence of new information; recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues self-development; seeks feedback.
• Exhibits integrity though fair and ethical behavior toward others and a demonstrated sense of corporate responsibility and commitment.
• Treats colleagues and partners with respect: considers and responds appropriately to the needs, feelings, and capabilities of different people
• Can be relied upon to ensure that projects within areas of specific responsibility are completed in an appropriate and timely manner and acknowledges mistakes, learns from those events and is able to move forward productively
• Identifies and analyzes problems; distinguishes between relevant and irrelevant information.
• Ability to balance time to market with a solution and make the right trade-offs along the way
• Strong analytical skills: understands and utilizes metrics relevant to role
• Clear communication through expression of facts and ideas in a clear, convincing and organized manner
• Good business judgment when making decisions and always considers the relevance/impact of each decision on the business

TripAdvisor is an Equal Opportunity Employer


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