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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Business Development Manager: 1046-A

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:27:13 GMT

Project Overview:

Allyis is currently seeking a Business Development Manager to join our team. The Business Development Manager – Key Accounts will execute on the business development strategy as set by the Director of Business Development and will ensure Allyis meets revenue and profit objectives through targeted prospecting and relationship development within an assigned account. There are two primary goals for this position: to collaborate on the development of the current client base and to expand the client base within the account. The Business Development Manager will serve the Account Management team (staffing) and the Project Management team (milestone-based project offerings) and will collaborate with Allyis Account Managers and Project Managers who oversee current client relationships. The Business Development Manager will also create and foster relationships with new clients to offer staffing and milestone-based project offerings. The Business Development Manager will manage the transition of new accounts to designated Allyis Account Managers and Project Managers at specified hand-off points in the sales process. The Business Development Manager will develop new business through in-person contact, phone follow up, and presentations, providing solutions and leadership through a deep understanding of the client's core business needs.

Responsibilities:

Conducts daily inside and on-site sales with customers, following company’s sales process, including engaging new prospects, gathering information to qualify the business, assessing opportunities, and facilitating the proposal process and the process to close sales contracts with supporting teams/departments.
Collaborates with Account Managers, Project Managers, and SMEs within the organization to create and conduct effective proposal presentations and RFP responses, estimates, and SOWs that identify prospects’ business problems, the effects of the problems, and the Allyis solutions that will solve their problems.
Represents the company’s current and new services to current clients and new prospects within the account, providing necessary and appropriate technical information including performing demos.
Demonstrates complete understanding of pricing and proposal models.
Primary contact for client vendor procurement program. Meets regularly with procurement contacts to demonstrate Allyis’s core competencies, gain entry into new procurement categories, and create new business.
Keeps up-to-date knowledge of the account, as well as competitive posture of the company within the account.
Participates and contributes to the development of educational programs offered to clients, prospects, and company employees.
Represents the company at industry meetings, tradeshows, and regional networking events.
Adheres to all company and client policies, procedures, and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team.
Works with the Director of Business Development and the Director of Marketing in defining marketing needs for assigned accounts and assists in the implementation of company marketing programs within assigned accounts.
In conjunction with the Director of Business Development, develops individual and annual business plans, which detail activities to follow during the fiscal year focusing on meeting or exceeding sales quota.
Maintains accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities including sales calls, presentations, closed sales, and follow-up activities within their assigned account, including the use of sales tools to maintain accurate records to maximize account potential.
Produces weekly and monthly sales reports and forecasts.

Required Skills:

3-5 years of proven relationship selling experience and meeting quotas.
BA/BS in business or related field.
Must have successful large account experience and proven revenue growth.
Experience in selling consultatively and making recommendations to prospects and clients of the various solutions Allyis offers to solve their business issues.
Demonstrates the ability to carry on a business conversation with business owners and decision makers.
Demonstrates technical selling skills and product knowledge.
Proven ability to build, manage, and accurately forecast a prospecting and sales pipeline.
Highly professional presentation, networking, and public speaking skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including a broad understanding of technology.
Proven experience qualifying opportunities, gathering solid requirements, and closing business with accurate proposals.
Proven ability to effectively implement a solution selling strategy.

To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Web Marketing Analyst: 1238-A

Fri, 22 May 2009 13:15:23 GMT

Project Overview:

Are you passionate about interactive marketing and online media? If so, then we would like to talk to you. This is a great opportunity where our client has an immediate need for an experienced web marketing analyst to join their analytics team that is focused on delivering online tools and services. The web marketing analyst should have agency experience working on integrated media plans and will help drive campaign measurement, design, reporting and business analysis for a group within the world’s largest software company. The position will help design and create feedback loops for interpreting marketing campaign data, collect and use data from various sources and systems to obtain key data metrics, and compile these into both standard (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly) and ad hoc reports as needed. The successful candidate will use reporting information to provide business and marketing managers with critical data about their programs and operations; will provide analysis and context to the information as a means of providing effective and actionable reports; and may participate in meetings and planning sessions as required to provide recommendations and input based on their analysis.

Responsibilities:

Help manage the gating process for creating and managing media plans and forecasts
Build out data requirements and reports to identify trends and perform variance analysis against planned marketing goals and objectives
Work with large datasets to provide customer behavioral analysis, report on key metrics and actionable trend information, generate reports from various internal data sources and make sure that internal business partners have the information necessary to make informed business and marketing decisions
Understand how to apply various tools, business intelligence systems, and large datasets to assess the performance of marketing campaigns and to profile the customer base
Interface with GUI based reporting systems, web analytic tools such as Omniture and Atlas, and any experience with SQL is a plus
Work with various business units to determine, analyze, and identify improvements for optimizing marketing campaigns and ROMI

Required Skills:

2-3 years of experience in media planning, web analytics and marketing campaign and KPI reporting
Expert at Excel and PowerPoint, as used for reporting. Solid understanding of Pivot Tables
Exceptional communications skills; written and verbal
Knowledge of the terminology and mechanics of the online advertising industry
Experience with web analytic tools such as WebTrends and Omniture
Experience in experimental test design with functional knowledge of statistical concepts such as t-tests, A/B testing, segmentation and sample sizing
Experience working with SQL Server (T-SQL) preferred
Proficient with Microsoft Office – Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in marketing, mathematics, statistics or other related fields with emphasis in quantitative methods preferred

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Web Application Developer: 1245-A

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:18:43 GMT

Project Overview:

Allyis seeks a full-time, short-term (approximately 3 months), experienced web application developer to join our client's fast paced development team. The team supports enterprise level internal business tools and applications. The right candidate will have strong all round development skills including SQL, C#, AJAX, as well as be proactive and a self starter.

Primary Responsibilities:

Work as part of a team to develop and maintain enterprise level business tools and applications
Thoroughly document development work completed
Work with the tester to diagnose and troubleshoot bugs
Work with the team lead and client to assess level of effort for new feature requests and projects, as well as and provide recommendations for improvements to new/existing tools
Work with the stakeholders, field and internal support teams to troubleshoot issues

Required Skills:

SQL Analysis Services, SQL Reporting Services, Building and maintaining Cubes
Web development with .NET 2.0 and above, C# , AJAX
Strong Database development skills
IIS+IIS Development
Knowledge of clustering – both Operating System cluster and SQL cluster
Understanding of the software development life-cycle
Ability to collaborate and work within a Development Team, as well as operate independently
Ability to work effectively and prioritize tasks in fast changing environment
Creative problem solving skills
Responsible and self-motivated with a positive, can do attitude
Ability to interpret functional specifications, as well as ability to document technical or functional specifications
Excellent ability to troubleshoot and diagnose issues and bugs
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with non-technical team members

Preferred Skills:

JavaScript
Migration experience with VSTF
Knowledge of .NET 3.0 and above
Experience with SQL 2008
Experience with Visual Studio 2008
Broad technical background

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

SharePoint Systems Analyst: 1249-A

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:42:42 GMT

Project Overview:

Allyis seeks an experienced SharePoint Systems Analyst to provide a bridge between the business requirements and the technical definition of a new IT solution. Candidate must have “big picture” view of business processes, and should understand how technology can be used to support business goals. Good technical understanding of SharePoint 2007 is required.

Candidate will be working within a wider Allyis team to support our clients with developing design specifications and plans for a new B2B portal platform based on SharePoint 2010.

Excellent organization skills, proactive work style, and self management are a must. The systems analyst must be adept at thoroughly documenting all work and specifications and be comfortable presenting work to team, supervisors and clients, and able to speak to both technical and non technical audiences.

Responsibilities:

Work with business requirements manager and solutions delivery team to understand portal business requirements and investigate how to leverage available technology to support those requirements in the new portal
Thoroughly document development work completed using established team standards
Write detailed functional specifications to outline technology and steps required to support business requirements in new portal
Prepare visual diagrams of system functionality and process flows
Coordinate application design and architecture, prototyping, documentation, and deployment with technical personnel and project managers
Present work to peers, supervisors, clients—must be comfortable speaking to technical and non technical audiences
Provide proactive solutions and recommendations for improvements to any aspect of the project
Stay current on the latest Web development technologies

Required Skills:

Understanding of the software development life-cycle
Ability to collaborate and work within a development team, as well as operate independently
Ability to build relationships, be proactive and drive results
Good project management and organization skills--ability to work effectively and prioritize tasks in fast changing environment
Creative problem solving skills
Demonstrated ability to write detailed, actionable functional/technical specifications
Excellent ability to troubleshoot and diagnose issues and bugs
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with non-technical team members
Experience working with or managing web application developers
2-3 years’ experience with web application technologies including:

ASP.NET 2.0 (VB.NET/C#)
SQL Server 2005/2008
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
SharePoint 2010
Visual Studio 2005/2008
NET Web Services
HTML/XML/JavaScript
Microsoft Office
Windows Operating Systems
Web Server Software (IIS 6.0/7.0)
Authentication schemas
Network protocalls
Content Management systems
Windows Live ID
Familiarity with SharePoint 2010, Content Management Systems, Visual Studio 2010, and Windows Live ID a plus

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Technical Content Project Manager: 1260-A

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:56:36 GMT

Project Overview:

Allyis seeks a strong technical content project manager with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build good business relationships. Candidate will be responsible for sourcing technical content from field and product teams for a partner channel audience. Candidate will optimize and re-write content for partners and work with content management team to post content to a global B2B portal and promote content to partners. Demonstrable project management and online content background a must. Candidate must be able to work effectively with minimal supervision, as well as part of existing teams and processes.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate content development with technical teams and SMEs
Provide technical content handoff to online content managers that includes:

draft page copy
technical documentation
identification of correct license agreements for software bits
part numbers for software bits

Review/approve with stakeholders prior to publishing
Review/approve with CMs to institute stakeholder changes
Attend appropriate meetings with OES and Product and/or Marketing stakeholders, and OPC Content Managers
Manage technical content release calendars on team SharePoint sites

Required Skills:

Strong project management skills and the ability to manage and execute projects with minimal supervision
Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to present to audiences at all levels
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work successfully with other groups, stakeholders, vendors and partners
Requires a highly detailed, well organized individual with the ability to multi-task
Well versed in Microsoft application software – including Excel and PowerPo
Previous experience in a PM, content or marketing role
Understanding of partner channel marketing preferred
Knowledge and understanding of content publishing processes for global B2B Web portals preferred
Good understanding of technical software products and training materials preferred

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Content Manager & Editor: 1259-A

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:37:29 GMT

Project Overview:

This Content Editor and Manager role is focused on delivering high business value primarily around the areas of Web content management, writing/editing, and user experience. As a part of the Project Services team, the Content Manager works directly with clients and collaboratively with project managers and a multi-talented team. Well-rounded skills and the flexibility to jump in and contribute to content-based and technical projects from scoping through tactical execution are critical to the success of this position.

Responsibilities:

Work directly with clients and Project Managers to understand business/communication objectives and to ensure those objectives are achieved through development, editing, and presentation of content
Provide consultation and recommendations for content, page layout and design, marketing principles and user experience
Develop content flow and information architecture within website templates and navigation
Write /edit content that meets client business objectives, including promotional and marketing copy for newsletters, advertisements, or collateral as required
Maintain consistency with and adherence to relevant style guidelines, including Chicago and AP Style manuals
Assist clients and Project Manager in scoping and planning small- and large-scale projects
Assist Project Manager in developing Statements of Work
Manage tasks in support of project plan, communicating pro-actively with clients, stakeholders, and team members about task status, deliverables, risks/issues, and deadlines
Work independently or in conjunction with a Web Analyst to define and provide performance metrics to clients and stakeholders
Work effectively with cross-functional teams and navigate a heavily matrixed organization
Perform other duties as required

Required Skills:

3+ years online content writing/editing experience
Experience consulting on web page layout/design and user experience best practices
Excellent written and verbal skills; proactive communications are a must in this role
Ability to understand and distill client objectives into persuasive, compelling web content
Experience managing projects to deliver on objectives within timeline and process
Marketing experience required; SEO and B-to-B marketing experience preferred
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with individuals on cross-functional teams
Ability to think strategically, take action tactically as needed
Start up mentality/experience
Strong skills with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project); experience with Microsoft MSTP, Microsoft LCA and Brand Tools preferred
4-year college degree or equivalent experience
Cross-media/agency experience preferred

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Senior Project Manager: 1257-A

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:51:18 GMT

Responsibilities:

Oversee portfolio of special projects for Allyis (as many as 4-5 projects simultaneously), and project manage key areas of each project; this may include, but is not limited to:

Creation of Project Schedule, Project Plan, and Risk/Issue Matrix
Development of Business Requirements (via client interviews and/or formal requirements analysis) and Use Case Scenarios
Creation of High-Level Functional Specifications
Coordination of all Quality Assurance activities
Accountable party in all release/deployment activities
Resource and Budget management through the duration of the project in conjunction with Account Management team
Collaborate with Business Development Team during bid/proposal phase to fully qualify opportunity and deliver accurate proposals
Work closely with Account Management on staffing and resource planning for individual projects, as well as resource allocation through the portfolio of projects
Gain subject matter expertise in our clients' policies, best practices, and other guidelines (for content, appropriate use of technology, and for design, look-and-feel)
Gain subject-matter expertise in delivering high-value and innovative solutions using Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007

Required Skills:

Ideal candidates will have had experience delivering document management, Web content management, and collaboration solutions, especially if based on SharePoint (WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007, or older SharePoint technologies)

4+ Years Project and/or Program Management
Well-versed in the 9 areas on the PM Body of Knowledge, especially Scope Management, Risk Management, Budget Management, and Communications Management
Well-versed in Software Development Life Cycle methodologies, or more broadly, solutions delivery methodologies
Strong skills with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
Strong sense of technological capabilities is highly valued
Excellent written and verbal skills; proactive communications are a must in this role
Familiarity responding to RFx (Requests for Information, Requests for Proposals, etc)
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Content Manager: 1265-A

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:58:13 GMT

Project Overview:

This role requires an individual who combines the skills of an experienced writer/editor with the organization and tactical execution of an experienced project manager to create the most effective, targeted content and deliver it with power and elegance. Candidates should be extremely organized, motivated individuals with great communication skills and the ability to function successfully in a large, dynamic, fast-moving organization.

The primary responsibilities of this role are to write and edit knowledge base content as well as create e-mail templates that enable customer service and support teams to answer questions related to our client’s overall advertising campaigns.

Responsibilities:

Manage content requests and submit deliverables on defined timelines

Prioritize and load balance incoming requests
Manage review cycles to execute communications on time
Build in necessary publication timeframes based on tools
Follow-through with additional updates as requested

Build and maintain lasting stakeholder relationships for regular review cycles

Learn and execute on partner content guidelines/preferences
Facilitate partner feedback loops to increase relevance and quality
Identify areas of opportunity for new or updated content

Own content cycles from end-to-end, providing superior customer visibility and service throughout

Perform robust scrub of submitted content, applying team standards and adhering to content guidelines
Anticipate and identify audience needs for stakeholders
Suggest areas for SME contributions (e.g. FAQs)
Provide final polish before publication

Understand the needs of business owners and stakeholders to diplomatically prioritize their objectives

Maintain a high level of knowledge of product features and business goals
Leverage business and partner priorities to balance competing requests
Set, adjust, and fulfill expectations with requesters
Track and manage request pipeline with grace under pressure
Flag potential pain points for client and team lead as appropriate

Required Skills:

3+ years experience as an editor or content manager in either print or Web publishing
2+ years experience working with Web-based portals in an editorial or content management capacity
2+ years experience with a markup language (HTML, XML, etc.) including experience with CMS
Familiarity with Web publishing cycles, including production, QA, and workflow within cross-functional teams
Effective time and task management skills to drive and complete multiple tasks in a high-throughput environment
Exemplary written and verbal communication skills; high attention to detail
Ability to integrate content from a wide variety of sources
Diplomacy and grace under pressure

Preferred Skills:

Previous experience with the online advertising business
Previous experience writing and editing customer support scripts

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Content Manager: 1266-A

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:50:32 GMT

Project Overview:

Allyis seeks an experienced editorial professional to work as part of a dynamic team of web editors and user experience consultants on a large B2B Web Portal. This individual will work closely with the Managing Editor of the Web Portal, and with numerous stakeholders and content providers. Key responsibilities will include strategizing, developing and delivering content to a worldwide audience of corporate partners and business entities. This role requires an individual who combines the skills of a user experience consultant and marketing professional with the organization and tactical execution of an experienced project manager to create the most effective, targeted content and deliver it with power and elegance. Candidates should be extremely organized, motivated individuals with great communication skills and the ability to function successfully in a large, dynamic organization.

Responsibilities:

Works directly with stakeholders to understand business and communication objectives with a focus on optimal user experience considering web best practices and design principles
Provide consultation and recommendations to stakeholders for content design, marketing principles and user experience that would deliver the best partner experience on relevant web portals, including recommendations for content, downloads, navigation, marketing/promotion, and subsidiary site consumption and utilization of shared resources
Recommend changes to Digital Marketing team regarding page strategies and template designs to improve user experience
Provide site section and page Business Intelligence to Digital Marketing team and stakeholders and recommend improvements as needed
Maintain expertise in template capabilities, site hierarchy and design elements

Daily Activities

Based on stakeholder objectives and messaging, develop content flow within website templates
Ensure content meets style, tone and site standards
Collaborate with other content developers and stakeholders to develop comprehensive content plans
Coordinate with creative team to deliver content and messaging objectives
Evaluate impact of content changes or additions to the balance of the portal, recommend and implement site adjustments as needed
Communicate with stakeholders and Digital Marketing regarding objectives, strategies and projects to ensure that goals are met
Follow content and site requirements including partner level strategy
Develop and manage project plans including timelines and deliverables for content development including coordinating graphic design, download implementation and schedules with production team
Deliver BI reporting on a pre-determined schedule to stakeholder(s) as needed

Required Skills:

3+ years online design and content development experience
Portfolio demonstrating content development expertise
Corporate website content development experience preferred
Marketing experience is required
Cross-media experience preferred
Ability to work in a cross functional team
Excellent verbal communications skills
Able to manage projects to deliver on objectives within timeline and process

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Marketing Manager: 1267-A

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:54:24 GMT

Project Overview:

Allyis seeks a full-time junior to mid-level Marketing Manager with strong project management skills to support channel marketing programs for one of the largest software companies in the world. The successful candidate will have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, strong marketing and project management skills, and good attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

Drive rhythm of business (ROB) calendar – set up ROB calls with partner teams and communities, drive team engagement reviews, collect content for presentations, take notes of action items, update status on action items
Drive communication calendar –update on internal SharePoint site, communicate key milestones
Drive newsletter content development – build content, manage content collection, manage calendar, manage vendor that will create the newsletter
Drive channel partner portal updates - Work with vendor to develop drive website content and updates for upcoming event: content review, include Blogs, sessions, calendar of sessions
Drive external partner website content updates - Review external website – project management and collect content from stakeholders
Responsible for Legal Framework agreements - Manage documents with Legal
Work with the regional and worldwide partner community to deliver consistent communication and reporting scorecard (metrics setting, tracking and reporting)

Required Skills:

3+ years marketing experience in partner marketing, audience and customer - segment marketing, product marketing or marketing planning/execution
Excellent communication skills
Experience managing and executing marketing campaigns
Results-driven orientation
Excellent interpersonal and cross-group communication skills
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.

Project Manager: 1268-A

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:39 GMT

Project Overview:

Allyis seeks a talented project manager who will lead a new customer engagement model to collect feedback impacting our client’s product. The PM will be part of a group whose main purpose is to collect product feedback from enterprise customers and partners. This team will present new feature designs to program participants for review and then provide pre-RTM builds to capture deployment feedback. In leading this program, the candidate will have several important responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

Lead a team of field resources to nominate, select, and onboard customers into the program
Interact with said team to collect feedback from program participants to help shape the product
Leverage existing TAP resources to manage the customer/partner pool and direct a team of specialists to answer customer questions
Monitor the TAP forums, the primary place for participant interaction
Route issues to the proper authority for resolution
Find a Subject Matter Expert for OCS to answer customer questions
Monitor participant status and progress via existing tools
Be proactive, and reach out to participants that appear to be lagging as a course-correcting measure

Required Skills:

Prior experience with one-to-many customer engagement models
Must display technical aptitude, immersing oneself in the product to assist customers
Understand of customer issues and how they correlate to business measures
Able to effectively and quickly find solutions
Windows Server 2003/2007 preferred
Active Directory preferred
DNS, TCP/IP, SIP, VOIP preferred
Exchange Server 2003/2007 preferred
SharePoint 2007, SQL Server 2003/2008, and Office Communicators Server 2007/R2 also preferred

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To learn more about how Allyis is building a truly different kind of company, please read a letter from our CEO. We encourage you to also learn more about our outstanding culture and benefits.