Monday, August 3, 2009

[WNO] Digest Number 272

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1.

Stan Witkow

Posted by: "evogel" evogel@optonline.net   evogel

Sun Aug 2, 2009 5:56 am (PDT)



I heard Stan speak at a networking event at Temple Beth El in Stamford. He had several suggestions for the 30 second speech. You can get the presentation at his site, which you can reach via his LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stanleywitkow.

Ed

2.

GM, NA, Thunderhead, North East

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:20 pm (PDT)



General Manager, North America
Thunderhead
Location: North East
(Washington - New York - Boston) (Greater New York City Area)

URL: http://www.thunderhead.com

Apply Now
Type: Full-time
Experience: Executive
Functions:
Management
Industries: Computer Software
Posted: July 14,
2009
Compensation: $400,000 Per Year OTE minimum + benefits
LinkedIn
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Job Description
The role of General Manager for North America, is to
provide leadership as the Company's senior officer in the USA and Canada,
driving agreed growth/customer service strategies as well as guiding overall
Company strategies to ensure we fully capture the opportunity in the region.

This is a Board level role with responsibilities in the following areas:

SALES AND ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:
Drive revenue and cost performance in the
business under direct management, to agreed strategies, ahead of budget. Full
P&L responsibility for licence sales, maintenance and services. Work closely
with the Alliances team to maximise performance. Create a world class sales
organisation, capable of positioning solutions value and benefits at 'C'-level.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Drive end-to-end customer delivery to ensure
targeted levels of customer satisfaction. Deliver service improvements.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT: Lead a continuous strengthening of staff engagement,
development and retention

STRATEGY ENGAGEMENT: In liaison with CMO and Group CEO, execute strategies
to ensure a continuous strengthening and consistency of sales performance and
service to customers in the region in line with objectives. Be a growth and
change agent.

Actively engage with functional management (CMO, CTO, CFO, Services) to
help shape strategies and offer to meet local customer requirements

Skills
Excellent skills in building relationships at board and senior
levels both within the organization and externally. They will provide visionary
leadership to staff within the region, with the ability to motivate a team
towards delivering top performance. Customer oriented with a strong background
in General Management. Experienced in commercial developments, regulatory and
structural changes, trends and impact of technology. Speaker at Industry events.

Key competencies include:
- Thinking like a customer
- Leveraging
business acumen
- 'C-level' customer rolodex in one or more relevant
vertical markets including Financial Services 9Investment banking, Insurance),
Public Sector.
- Driving for results
- Building relationships
-
Leading change

The role will be based in the North East of the US – the exact location is
to be agreed. The role will require frequent travel.

Company Description
Who We Are and What We Do

We're a team of passionate and enthusiastic individuals, dedicated to
driving true innovation in enterprise communications and creating real business
value.

We'll help you to manage and improve your enterprise communications,
creating the maximum benefits and cost savings. Our innovative technology
platform has radically redefined the document generation market.

By growing our talented team of software professionals, we're committed to
building a leading global software organization dedicated to improving your
communications with customers, partners and employees.

A Brief History

Thunderhead was founded in 2001 by our CEO Glen Manchester. Glen recognized
that there was a critical gap in the market - the requirements of 21st century
organizations were simply not being met by the available print-oriented
"document composition" vendors.

Our approach is very different. While developing the Thunderhead enterprise
communications platform, we talked to many different kinds of business user
across different industries so that we could make sure our new product meets
current and future business needs. Launched in 2003, Thunderhead empowers your
users to control your communications processes, providing you with a much more
cost-effective and flexible solution.

Since 2003, many of the world's leading financial, insurance and public
sector organizations have implemented Thunderhead technology and are now
enjoying the benefits of our easy-to-use, flexible and future-proof
communications system.


Job ID: 716679

3.

VP of Finance, Kidrobot, Inc, NYC

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:20 pm (PDT)



VP of Finance
Kidrobot, Inc
Location: Manhattan (Greater New York City Area)

URL: http://www.kidrobot.com

Apply Now
Type: Full-time
Experience: Executive
Functions: Business Development, Strategy / Planning, General Business,
Accounting / Auditing
Industries: Retail
Posted: July 29, 2009
Compensation: base salary and bonus opportunities

Job Description
The Vice President of Finance will report directly to
the CEO, and will have responsibility for all accounting and control functions
for this rapidly growing company. This position is seen as critical to the
ongoing success of the business.

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the CEO, the VP of Finance is
responsible for the effective organizational management and overall function of
the Finance Department.

Responsibilities encompass planning, developing and overseeing overall
accounting, financial and information services plan for production, operations,
and corporate administrative services. This will include insurance; financial;
accounting and information services; direct treasury and financing; budgeting
and forecasting; audit issues; and financial analysis, to include tax planning
and reporting activities.

Specific Responsibilities include:
• Supervises all aspects of
accounting operations and financial procedures
• Continually evaluates
existing policies/procedures and formulates and recommends required changes.
Manage team to achieve business directives.
• Ensures that all Group
companies are in compliance with relevant rules and regulations, including
foreign subsidiaries.
• Directs the reporting and evaluation of the results
against planned objectives providing timely and accurate information to all the
stakeholders.
• Supervise Human Resources function.
• Assist/partner
with senior management and others on special projects as required.
• Produce
quality work on a timely basis and communicate issues that are critical to
senior management.

EXPERIENCE:
The Vice President of Finance will have an outstanding and
proven track record of success as an exceptional technician and leader.

The following minimum experience is required:
• A minimum of 10 years
of accounting and finance experience in a managerial role. Experience in the
retail and/or consumer goods industries is strongly preferred.
• Strong
technical accounting skills and knowledge of accounting pronouncements.

Outstanding leadership skills and team building ability critical.

Excellent organizational skills and ability to communicate at all levels.

Proven ability to work in a dynamic, multi-tasked environment where limited
resources are common.
• Thorough understanding of budgeting and P&L's.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Proven ability to
train and supervise others.
• Strong organizational and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiating, consulting, analytical, and problem solving skills.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
• Ability to work comfortably in a creative,
fast-paced environment with a high energy level.
• A self-motivated and
hands on executive who is curious and able to contribute across the business.
• Possesses the judgment and confidence to make decisions under pressure in
a very timely manner.
• Excellent communication and people skills with a
record of success in highly visible positions.
• Track record of success key
to establishing immediate credibility as an extremely capable executive.

Possesses a high level of personal integrity and uncompromising ethical
standards.
• A team player who is open minded, and someone who is easily
able to integrate into a dynamic, emerging growth and performance focused
environment.
• Results-oriented, decisive, proactive individual who wants
and expects and to be involved, and who plays an active role in leading
change..

Company Description
Founded by designer Paul Budnitz in 2002, Kidrobot
is the world's premier designer and retailer of limited edition art toys and
apparel. Kidrobot merges urban street trends, fashion, and pop art to produce
limited edition, collectible toys and apparel. Kidrobot products feature unique
collaborations with top international artists with backgrounds as diverse as
graffiti, fine art, fashion, industrial design, graphic design, illustration,
and music.
The designer toys sold at Kidrobot are the centerpieces of a new
and growing artistic movement. Many artists that work with Kidrobot have gained
celebrity status and have huge followings, including USA artists Tristan Eaton,
Paul Budnitz, Frank Kozik, Tim Biskup, Huck Gee, Joe Ledbetter, Tara McPherson;
the design collective eBoy (Germany); Devilrobots & Mad Barbarians (Japan);
Tilt and Mist (France); TADO and Pete Fowler (UK); Nathan Jurevicius
(Australia); and many others.

Many Kidrobot toys are extremely rare and collectible and cannot be found
anywhere else in the world. Toy artists often choose to create a series of only
a few hundred or a few thousand pieces, so once a toy is sold out, it's sold out
forever.

Kidrobot operates store-galleries in New York City, San Francisco, Los
Angeles and Miami. Kidrobot products can also be found at select boutique
retailers around the world.

Additional Information
Local candidates only, no relocation (Greater New
York City Area).
No third party applications.

Job ID: 724746

4.

CTO, Thomas Publishing, NYC area

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:21 pm (PDT)



Chief Technology Officer
Thomas Publishing Company
LLC
Location: New York, NY (Greater New York City Area)

URL: http://www.thomaspublishing.com

Apply Now
Type: Full-time
Experience: Executive
Functions:
Information Technology
Industries: Internet, Marketing and
Advertising, Online Media, Publishing
Posted: July 30, 2009
Employer Job ID: CTO

Job Description
An award-winning leader in online search and web-based
solutions for industry, Thomas Publishing (www.thomaspublishing.com) is seeking
an exceptional individual to join our senior management team as the Chief
Technology Officer / Chief Information Officer reporting to the Co-CEO's of the
company.

This strategic and operational leadership position provides technology
direction to support all business units, with responsibility for Thomas systems,
infrastructure and related technology for our NYC-based HQ and Horsham, Pa
locations..

Establishing and directing the strategic long-term goals and policies for
the IT function, you will oversee application design and implementation
methodology as well. As the primary advisor to corporate and business unit
leaders on systems issues (enterprise infrastructure, software, web and
telecommunication needs) you will assist with the selection, implementation and
integration of new technologies at both the Divisional and Corporate levels.

Leading the corporate IT function, you will oversee a department of 50
professionals to ensure that the company's day-to-day systems function optimally
and to gain further efficiencies.

Keywords: CIO, CTO, "VP Information Systems"

Skills
• Current experience in a media I technology company whose
primary product or service is web-related
• At least 15 years of progressive
experience in the IT field
• Broad knowledge of IT systems, infrastructure,
processes and current technologies
• Experience with development and
programming technologies
• Highly effective leadership and facilitation
skills; must be able to build consensus with entrepreneurial business units
• Excellent interpersonal skills - able to adapt quickly, be accepted by and
collaborate with colleagues at all levels
• Able to provide business units
with vision and strategic thinking (thought leadership) around the full range of
tech decisions and issues
• Able to translate business requirements into
technical direction
• College degree in systems related discipline; masters
a plus
• Energetic, driven and ambitious
• Decisive and positive,
exhibiting a 'can do' attitude
• Live within commuting distance of midtown
Manhattan

Company Description
Leading provider of information for the industrial
marketplace. We provide web-based solutions for suppliers and comprehensive
research tools for buyers.

Additional Information
Local candidates only, no relocation (Greater New
York City Area).
No third party applications.

Job ID: 725384

5.

VP Sales, Demdex, NYC Area

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:21 pm (PDT)



Vice President (VP) of Sales
Demdex, Inc
Location: New York City
(Greater New York City Area)

URL: http://www.demdex.com

Type: Full-time
Experience: Director
Functions: Sales
Industries: Information Technology and Services, Marketing and Advertising,
Online Media, Internet, Computer Software
Posted: July 14, 2009
by
Randy Nicolau
Compensation: Competitive salary + early-stage equity!
LinkedIn Exclusive — this job is available only on LinkedIn

Job Description
As the Vice President of Sales, you will develop and
execute the sales strategy for the Company. You will report directly to the CEO
and be based out of the NYC metropolitan area.

Skills
The Successful Candidate Will Possess The Following
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree, minimum 6 years solid sales experience
with a leading B2B software/service provider.

• Track record of top sales production in the on-line, behavioral and/or
direct response marketing arenas.

• A proven ability to plan, develop and execute a sales strategy as well as
build and manage a successful sales team.

• Demonstrated accuracy in forecasting pipeline opportunities.

• Prior success in networking and development of deep relationships and
alliances with key customers.

• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit, be a proactive self starter, possess
strong presentation and communication skills.

• Confidence working at all levels of an organization with a strong desire
"to win".

• Ability to achieve results while working independently.

• Strong active listening skills.

• Ability to travel extensively, attend client and trade functions and
represent the company/brand publicly.

Demdex Offers:
• Significant earning potential.
• Early-stage
equity.
• Medical/dental benefits.
• A ground floor opportunity in the
relatively untapped multi-billion dollar behavioral targeting market.

Ping-pong lessons during lunchtime from an Olympic medalist.

If interested, please submit your resume to jobs@demdex.com. DEMDEX, Inc. is an EOE.

Company Description
Demdex is the first ever SaaS provider of
enterprise-level behavioral data management solutions. It offers a suite of
services that make implementing and executing a behavioral data strategy both
cost-effective and easy for media companies, ad agencies, ecommerce companies
and advertisers. We empower our customers to create a "Behavioral Bank" full of
robust user profiles with data captured from their web properties, purchased
from third-party data sellers or exchanges, and generated from their own ad
campaigns. The data then seamlessly and easily plugs into all the systems they
currently rely upon for ad delivery, optimization, multivariate testing,
analytics, exchange bidding, and much more.

Headquartered in New York City, Demdex was co-founded by Randy Nicolau and
Philip Grieshaber in 2008. Randy is the former CEO & Chairman of AzoogleAds
(now Epic Advertising) and has a deep history in the database marketing and
ecommerce industries. Philip was a senior technologist at DoubleClick for eight
years before leaving to become the CTO of Panther Express, a leading CDN. Demdex
is privately held and well-funded by two leading seed-capital firms.

Additional Information
Local candidates only, no relocation (Greater New
York City Area).
No third party applications.

Job ID: 714526

6.

Solutions Architect, xkoto, Greater NY or Boston Area

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:22 pm (PDT)



Solutions Architect
xkoto
Location: Greater New
York or Boston Area (Greater New York City Area)

URL: http://www.xkoto.com

Apply Now
Type: Full-time
Experience: Mid-Senior level
Functions: Engineering, Sales, Consulting Industries: Internet,
Computer Software, Information Technology and Services, Computer & Network
Security
Posted: July 10, 2009

Job Description
We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious
individual located in the New York Metro area (preferred) or Boston, with strong
analytical skills, exceptional communication skills, and experience with
production enterprise database applications. The primary role for this person is
to provide technical support to our sales team.

This role will include:
• Working with the sales team to qualify and
prove opportunities.
• Delivering customer facing technical presentations.
• Delivering product demonstrations.
• Implementing proof-of-concept
pre-sales services.
• Assisting the sales team with other pre-sales
activities.
• Delivery of some post sales professional services, which will
include end-user training.
• Representing xkoto at trade shows.

Skills
If you have what it takes to be an effective contributor to our
dynamic team please contact us.

Your resume requires the following qualifications:
• Minimum of five
years in a pre-sales technical environment at a software vendor
(Knowledge
of Solution Selling and Professional Services is a plus).
• Strong hands-on
production application experience with Microsoft technologies including SQL
Server; additional Microsoft certifications and/or experience with IBM DB2 is a
plus.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent
customer facing skills including presenting and relationship building.

Computer, math, science or engineering degree with demonstrated academic
excellence.
• Travel is anticipated to be 50% of the time to both US and
Europe.
• Driven to individual and team excellence.

Only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Company Description
xkoto, Inc. is a fast growing enterprise software
company that provides database virtualization software. The company's
patent-pending GRIDSCALE software product offers new levels of scalability and
availability for business-critical applications at companies using IBM DB2 and
Microsoft SQL Server.

Recently, xkoto has received numerous industry accolades, including:

GRIDSCALE for SQL Server was named Best of Microsoft TechEd 2009
• xkoto was
recognized by Gartner as a "Cool Vendor" in virtualization and IT operations
• xkoto was named Red Herring 100 finalist
• The company was chosen for
the first annual InformationWeek Startup 50 program
• David Patrick, xkoto
President and CEO, was named a "CEO of the Year" finalist by Mass Technology
Leadership Council

Founded in 2005, xkoto enables businesses to ensure optimal performance for
mission-critical applications. xkoto's GRIDSCALE software uses active/active
technology to distribute application load across multiple instances of
commercial databases running on low-cost hardware, mid-range systems and virtual
machines. GRIDSCALE provides continuous database availability to eliminate
planned and unplanned downtime, and deliver low-cost disaster recovery
solutions.

GRIDSCALE's innovation results in better reliability and performance than
that of more costly and complex legacy clustering solutions. Unlike traditional
clustering, which relies on multiple databases tied to shared storage, GRIDSCALE
employs a shared nothing architecture with a dynamic number of database servers
for continuous availability.

Job ID: 715260

7.

Integration Manager/Director, Corp Dev, Cognizant Technology, Teanec

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:22 pm (PDT)



Integration Manager/Director, Corporate Development
Cognizant Technology
Solutions
Location: Teaneck, NJ (Greater New York City Area)

URL: http://www.cognizant.com

Type: Full-time
Experience: Director
Functions: Information
Technology
Industries: Information Technology and Services
Posted: July 8, 2009
by Nirja Mahenthiran on LinkedIn

Job Description
The mission of Cognizant's corporate development team is
to identify strategies, markets, and transactions that further the company's
strategic objectives, and then evaluate structure, negotiate, close and
integrate such strategic transactions, in close coordination with appropriate
executives, functions and business units within Cognizant. The members of the
team lead multi-disciplined teams to execute and integrate acquisitions.

Cognizant's global corporate development team is run by SVP of Corporate
Development. The corporate development organization also has a Director,
Corporate Development, who primarily focuses deal management (identification,
diligence and execution). This position will primarily focus on acquisition
integration and diligence. Preferred location for position is Boston or NY metro
areas; however, there may be flexibility depending on candidate. Cognizant's
corporate development team is located in the Boston metro area. Cognizant HQ is
in Teaneck, NJ. SVP reports to Cognizant's CEO and an executive management
committee for corporate development. Compensation will consist of base salary
and bonus potential and will be commensurate with experience. Title is somewhat
flexible, depending on experience.
We are open on location for this
role.

Skills
Candidate will be an integral part of the corporate development
team, and will be a key contributor to systematizing Cognizant's acquisition
processes, esp. integration. Candidate may also have a reporting relationship to
the operations team in Cognizant. Responsibilities include:

Leading/project managing all aspects of integration and diligence for
acquisitions or other strategic transactions
• Developing and enhancing a
set of integration principles, frameworks, standardized templates, and example
project plans relating to various stages of integration and diligence

Improving and updating integration "playbook" which will be used to drive
integration processes for all acquisitions; capturing lessons learned

Partnering with the BU's to help achieve expected strategic rationale and value
drivers according to plan (e.g., revenue, profit, synergies)
• Measuring
performance of acquired companies (e.g., actual results versus business case and
other assumptions)
• Researching and documenting internal and external
integration best practices
• Deploying systems based infrastructure to
support the end-to-end integration process including planning through execution
and measurement
• Initiating and managing projects to improve acquisition
and integration processes and procedures
• Assisting with any other aspect
of the M&A process, as requested
• Preparing and communicating
recommendations to senior management
• Assist in developing and preparing BU
acquisition strategies and targets, business cases for transactions and detailed
integration plans
Job Requirements

Candidate should possess a minimum 2-3 years previous experience in either
a post-merger integration role in a corporation or as a consultant perfuming
post-merger integration activities for clients. Candidates should be prepared to
provide a deal sheet describing their detailed roles on relevant transactions.
Experience in IT services, BPO, consulting, or software is a positive.

In addition, the candidate must possess:
• Strong project/program
management skills, including ability to manage teams from variety of functions
• Demonstrated ability and interest in researching, developing and
implementing post-merger integration best practices in a corporation

Demonstrated ability to develop and implement business processes
• Proven
ability to collaborate with others and ability to drive results
• Aptitude
to develop and communicate strategic analyses
• Ability to prioritize
without losing attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication
skills
• MBA or CPA preferred
• Strong financial analysis skills and
solid understanding of accounting
• Maturity and communication skills to
interact with executive management
• Willingness to travel globally with
minimal notice is essential
• Strong understanding of or experience in the
consulting, IT and BPO services sectors
• Ability to organize large amounts
of unorganized data into a useful format for decision making
• Ability to
juggle many projects simultaneously and prioritize projects
• Proven
critical analysis and creative problem-solving skills

Company Description
With 50 global delivery centers and approximately
over 63,000 associates, we combine a unique onsite/offshore delivery model
infused by a distinct culture of customer satisfaction.

A member of the NASDAQ-100 Index and S&P 500 Index, Cognizant is a
Forbes Global 2000 company and a member of the Fortune 1000 and is ranked among
the top information technology companies in BusinessWeek's Info Tech 100, Hot
Growth and Top 50 Performers listings.

Additional Information
Applicants with recommendations are
preferred.
(You have 10 recommendations)

Referrals through
network preferred.

Job ID: 713768

8.

CEO, Jewelry.com, NYC

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:22 pm (PDT)



CEO Jewelry.com
Location: New York, NY (Greater New York City Area)
URL: http://www.jewelry.com

Type: Full-time
Experience: Executive
Functions: Management
Industries: Luxury Goods & Jewelry
Posted: July 17, 2009

Job Description
Jewelry.com – The Hunt For The Jedi

The one-word URL for jewelry is seeking a Jedi – a CEO to lead the site to
new levels of success.

Since its re-launch in April 2009, www.Jewelry.com has forged partnerships with
the biggest names in jewelry, built an unparalleled jewelry news and editorial
presence, created an innovative user interface and continues unabated on its
journey to become the ultimate online destination for everything jewelry.

We're looking for a unique talent that has the capabilities of a Jedi.

The new CEO must lead: Operations, IT, Marketing & PR, Finance, Sales -
and anything else they bring to the table.

But most importantly we're looking for someone who has the vision to set a
strategy that unlocks the potential of Jewelry.com.

The qualified individual must have both the capacity to effectively direct
and motivate and the entrepreneurial drive to work at all levels – from setting
the strategy and raising funds to dealing with the nuts and bolts of the
operation.

If you have all, or some of the above, we'd like to ask you a question -
Why are you the single best and most qualified candidate to run Jewelry.com?

If you know that you have the vision, experience, skills, education, drive
and motivation to make Jewelry.com a household name, then we want you to
convince us that you're the one and only ideal leader for Jewelry.com.

Contact us at newceo@jewelry.com. Write us a letter, send
us a video, point us to your website or whatever you think best conveys why YOU
are the next Jedi Knight of Jewelry.com.

Company Description
Since 2000, Jewelry.com's editorial team has been
blending expertise in jewelry, journalism, fashion and gemology to bring you an
unsurpassed source of jewelry news, advice and shopping tips.

By providing a one-stop, reliable and unbiased infostore of information,
trend updates, jewelry shopping tips and advice, together with a jewelry
directory and review listing and one of the largest jewelry inventories in the
world, Jewelry.com is your guide to the world of jewelry. Jewelry.com ensures
you get an unbeatable price when shopping for jewelry at our partnering premier
jewelry retailers.

Additional Information
No third party applications.

Job ID: 718748

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