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January 09, 2007
Tech VP For Struggling Magazine Reader Zinio
SF-based Zinio has some great venture investors and has had partnerships with magazine developers for years. The trouble is it has had little consumer up-take. It seems folks just don't want to pay to read a magazine online just because they get magazine like formatting. Magazine publishers might not want to know it but there are plenty of other sites for people to get the information or entertainment that they need on the Web.
To Zinio's defense, they say it has delivered 5M digital magazines since 2002 and has seen 154% annual growth in 2006, so maybe they can fight the odds but we would not bet on it.
Apply - job-259680060@craigslist.org
The Role:
• Exciting opportunity for experienced technology leader to develop the next-generation platform for this well funded start up Zinio Systems, Inc. You will be responsible for taking this technology / media company to the next level.
As the VP Technology you will:
• Be responsible for aligning the technology vision with business.
• Coordinate technology strategic planning, actively seeking ways to leverage the integration of business processes with applicable emerging technologies in order to improve and streamline operations and services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Manage and lead the architecture, development and implementation of the Zinio reading and commerce platform for publications.
• Work with product management team to create industry-leading products which provide value to our end users, our publishers and our investors.
• Anticipate significant system and industry changes, presenting information and analysis to facilitate a proactive approach to problems and opportunities.
• Participate with senior management in planning the short and long-range technology strategies for the company.
• Provide high-level analytical support and advice on technology-related matters.
• Take a lead role in establishing and implementing standards that will facilitate a quality network operations / IT infrastructure.
• Recruit, motivate and manage a diverse team of software developers, QA engineers, DBAs, architects, and IT/Network Ops personnel.
• Oversee technology use and standards throughout the company.
• Ensure stable code releases and quality QA processes.
• Provide metrics to the technical and management teams in order to effectively track server and network health.
• Drive build-versus-buy technology decisions, manage vendors which result.
• Extract patentable ideas, work with engineers and legal to file patents.
Qualifications:
• A passion for developing stable, scalable and innovative systems and products.
• Superior analytical, problem-solving, project management and leadership abilities.
• Technical experience in physical and logical networking; server support; database specifying, development, and deployment; and web development and support; and business and partner reporting.
• Must be platform agnostics (MS vs. Linux, Java vs. .NET), i.e. balance the right technology for the job.
• Experience with large scale global content distribution. Experience with at least one of the top CMS systems a plus
• 12+ years direct experience releasing and supporting high volume web/software products (including ecommerce) into the marketplace.
• 5+ years managing multi-disciplinary teams in a senior capacity.
• 8+ years experience with high-end RDMS (Oracle, MS SQL etc.).
• 5+ years in overseeing co-located datacenters supporting a 24/7 ecommerce application with more than 100,000 users
• Strong understanding and experience with object-oriented, web service development, Java development and SOAs
• Experience with high-end reporting analytics packages equal desired. Experience with ERP packages would also be a plus. (SAP, PeopleSoft, etc)
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent required. Advanced degree desired.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Demonstrable problem solving skills—ability to solve complex problems in the face of time pressure and information/resource constraints
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast paced, startup environment.
• Must be a team player.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, excellent written/verbal presentation and listening skills, and the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including non-technical ones.
• Ideal role for somebody on the CTO career path
About Zinio:
Zinio, Inc. is the marketplace leader for digital publishing products and services. Zinio provides print publishers with new circulation and revenue growth opportunities through easy, turnkey solutions and complete circulation, production and fulfillment services. Zinio's major publishing partners include Hearst, IDG, McGraw-Hill, Primedia, Hachette Filipacchi, Playboy Enterprises, Rogers Media, Transcontinental, and Ziff Davis. The company is privately held and investors include New Enterprise Associates, North Bridge Ventures, Intel Capital, Odyssey Capital and Palisades Ventures. Zinio has offices in San Francisco and New York. For more information, visit www.zinio.com.
Posted by BT at January 9, 2007 05:49 PM
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