by Ronald Barron | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Manager, Pricing Operations
Remote USA
Full time
JR424
At Zappos, we look for people who will show up as their whole self because we value diversity and inclusion, as well as people who enjoy fun and maybe even a little weirdness. So be sure to check on whether you’re aligned with our company values and culture. If you think you can see yourself delivering WOW as a member of the Zappos family, then check out the job description below!
Company Culture is at Our Core
Our 10 Core Values are more than just words, they’re a way of life. We know that companies with a strong culture & a higher purpose perform better in the long run.
Do our values speak to you?
- Deliver WOW Through Service
- Embrace and Drive Change
- Create Fun and A Little Weirdness
- Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded
- Pursue Growth and Learning
- Build Open and Honest Relationships With Communication
- Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
- Do More With Less
- Be Passionate and Determined
- Be Humble
We Focus on Four C’s
- Company Culture
- Customer Service
- Commerce (the “E” kind in our case)
- Community
Zappos continues to transform and grow. Ensuring the four C’s remain top of mind in everyone’s day-to-day means delivering happiness and WOW in the long-term to customers, as well as employees, vendors, shareholders and the community, in a sustainable way.
It’s also part of our core culture to offer shoppers more styles and variety, while reimagining ways to exceed expectations, protect and grow our company culture, and serve our communities near and far.
Company Perks: Quick Reference
- A generous Zapponian discount program.
- A multitude of benefits and incentives to stay healthy and fit.
- Zappos pays 100% of every employee’s medical, dental, and vision.
- Plenty of paid time off for life, vacations, staycations, and rest.
- Zappos pays for 100% of any 12 therapy, mental health, or coaching sessions each year.
- Meaningful assistance programs like professional development, mentoring, and 401k.
- Make an impact through volunteer adventures and other community programs
- Mandatory fun? Yes, please. Enjoy team building, family spirit and plenty of room to recharge.
Check out more company perks on our website.
- Zapponian [noun| employee of Zappos]. You are self-motivated. You think like an entrepreneur, constantly innovating and driving positive change, but more importantly, you consistently deliver mind-boggling results.
- Bold [adjective| not afraid of anything]. A role at Zappos is an opportunity to be a part of something different. To go bold. We’re a company that isn’t afraid to take risks and question the status quo. Oh yeah, we like to have fun too.
- Perks [noun| the good stuff you get for working hard]. Zappos pays 100% of your medical, dental and vision premiums. Primary care visits, dental exams, eye exams and generic prescriptions are all free. Plus matching 401k, life coaches, orthodontic benefits, and more. And don’t forget, an unlimited 40% Zappos.com discount.
- 1990s [noun| a decade we love, but no longer live in]. Old school cover letters are so 1990. Want to show us who you really are? Create a video cover letter. A flash mob, a comedic monologue whatever showcases your passion for Zappos and the work you’d be doing! Videos are not required, but if you create it, we’ll watch it.
- Scout [noun| you’re a recruiter, too]. As a Zapponian, we’ll ask that you always keep your eye out for great talent to join our family. Consider yourself an extension of the recruiting team, scouting for the best people to grow our company.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Are you looking for a highly visible role working cross functionally with all areas of the business and have a true passion for data analysis? Does the challenge of determining the appropriate strategy for an ambiguous problem space excite you? Do you thrive in connecting your work to the overall company strategic goals? Are you willing to roll up your sleeves to build a pricing program that will significantly impact our customers?
- A successful candidate will be highly analytical, resourceful, customer-focused and will have an ability to work independently under time constraints to meet deadlines. You will have a proven track record in taking on end-to-end ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.
- You will be responsible for leading the team and implementing pricing and channel visibility strategy.
- You will influence all cross functional departments with strong communication to gain alignment on pricing processes, opportunities and risks.
- You will lead a team of analysis and economics experts who leverage a variety of data platforms and analytical tools to determine the necessary pricing actions to maximize profitability, while still ensuring integrity and accuracy.
- You will create pricing decisions based on analysis and input from data in order to determine how best to price an item that will be attractive for our customers, profitable for Zappos, and anchor on building trust for anyone shopping on Zappos.com.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
- Driving the implementation of tactical pricing initiatives and strategy changes; addressing process, technical requirements, communication, training users, and overall change management in coordination with other key stakeholders.
- Assessing financial impact, review changes with business stakeholders, translate changes into pricing rules, implement and test those in the pricing system, recap the financial impact, and adjust as necessary.
- Developing and overseeing pricing health KPIs in support of understanding customer trust and enact process changes in alignment with strategy.
- Managing and influencing relationships and partnerships with outside vendors and contractors.
- Creating influential partnerships with cross functional business partners to understanding and influence needs and communicating strategy and actions accordingly in support of business.
- Leading team to apply analytics to identify opportunities that achieve sustained competitive advantage.
- Implementing and guiding others on pricing strategy within reporting and analytics and advising on health and goal towards pricing goals.
- Comparing prices set by competitors and measuring customer satisfaction
- Working with senior leaders to manage risk across various aspects of business operations
- Providing inputs to the pricing systems roadmap, verifying that the pricing systems supports implementing the planned pricing strategy and process changes to build scalability and automations into the reporting and analysis
- Auditing department goals to align with broader organizational goals; answer to department performance.
- Leading the team in the evaluation of competitor and marketplace dynamics to assess the impact on the organization’s business and develop data-driven pricing strategy and process recommendations.
- Analyzing and communicating KPI’s with stakeholders to continually evaluate and refine pricing practices, tactics, and strategy focused on results and actions.
- Verifying day-to-day pricing processes, policies, and practices support business objectives and strategic goals, while meeting SOX and legal compliance.
- Developing business and pricing acumen, as well as creating efficient internal processes and practices.
- Managing the recruitment, coaching, and development of pricing team, including influencing the evolution of the pricing team, setting and aligning goals, and translating them into actionable plans
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Business, or a related field of discipline or equivalent experience.
- At least five (5) years of experience in pricing operations.
- At least two (2) years of people management experience, to include coaching and developing.
- Proficient in using a PC and Microsoft Office.
WHAT REALLY EXCITES US:
- Experience with SQL & Tableau.
- Experience using pricing platforms.
- Experience in pricing operations in the retail and/or e-commerce industries.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Note from FlexJobs Staff: The employer states this position is remote from anywhere in the world.
Japanese Annotator – Remote
About the company
e2f is a leading innovator in data and language operations providing highly customizable tech solutions for digital content. Today’s global marketplace has brought the demand for e2f’s services to an all-time high, and the company helps hundreds of clients cater their businesses to a worldwide audience. e2f has a presence on five continents worldwide, providing high-quality, data and content services in hundreds of languages.
About the role
The project consists of questions and answers that need to be verified. To complete this task, it is required to have a high level of language proficiency. The questions and answers are quite simple, but you would need to run some online research and pay close attention to the details.
About you
- Native or bilingual Japanese speaker.
- Must be able to perform annotation tasks in Japanese.
- Can read and understand guidelines in English.
- Have a Gmail address.
- Can work at least 20 hours/week (flexible arrangement).
- Pass the Qualification Test (provided immediately after registering at https://jobs.e2f.io/ )
Characteristics for Success
- Detail-oriented and able to switch between subjective and literal tasks.
- Responsive, willing to learn and good communication skills.
- Basic – written and spoken English language skills.
- Must be internet savvy and have the ability to perform effective side searches for a better understanding.
Benefits:
- Flexible hours.
- 100% Remote/ Work from home.
- Monthly invoicing.
- Work with a dynamic, fun team that is passionate about changing Information Technology.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Human Factor Engineer
UX/UI Designer
locations
Remote US
time type
Full time
job requisition id
R-2370
Develop user interface designs for web, tablet, mobile, and desktop user applications. Lead and improve the process of defining user interface application design and behavior. Collaborate with software engineers and product managers to produce best-in-class applications.
Design simple, easy-to-use interfaces for B2B and B2C applications with rich and complex features
Plan and conduct user requirements gathering, feature analysis, competitive research, conceptual modeling, and usability testing
Design and specify user interfaces and using iterative design techniques including interviews, usability testing, prototyping, and storyboarding
Document user interface designs with wireframes, user interaction diagrams, low-fidelity prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups
Effectively communicate designs, design concepts, and design rationale both verbally and visually
Contribute and collaborate on cross-functional teams that include product management, engineering, and marketing
Job Specifications
Typically has the following skills or abilities:
Bachelor’s degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent experience
6 years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, user experience engineer, or similar role
Expert understanding of methods for designing easy-to-use interfaces in a variety of web-based, mobile, and desktop formats
Experience with design and prototyping tools such as Balsamiq, Visio, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Flash/Flex, and Adobe Creative Suite
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Proficiency in the use of personal computers and PC applications
Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of his/her job duties
- Ability to synthesize complex and large amounts of data into a clear and coherent design
- Ability to collaborate with different types of business groups in various parts of the company
- Experience working with responsive web design with complex functionality and features.
- In-depth understanding of front-end web development and html to be able to work closely with the in-house development team regarding feasibility of designs. (Experience with Enterprise Magnolia CMS a plus.)
- Experience creating and maintaining style guides/DSM for websites.
- Ability to serve as a subject matter expert related to 508 and WCAG to ensure websites are compliant and accessible.
- Ability to influence without authority and advocate for user experience, digital best practices, and functionality.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment across multiple lines of business, websites, and audiences.
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to seek clarity and move forward with little or changing information due to evolving business needs.
- Willingness/capability to mentor other designers and establish UX processes and best practices to elevate the skill set of our internal resources/team.
#LI-REMOTE
#LI-VISIONCARE
VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
UI / UX Designer – B2B SaaS (Remote)
Remote
Full Time
Localize is looking for a UI/UX Designer with experience in B2B SaaS to join our US-based remote team. This opportunity is well suited for a versatile UI/UX Designer with design and product experience in the B2B SaaS space who is available to work during ET or CT business hours.
As a UI/UX Designer, you’ll be responsible for working with a product designer as well as a product manager to propose, design, and deliver outstanding customer experiences. You will be involved in every aspect of our product development process, from early concept to wireframing, to prototype/mockup, to pixel-perfect design, build, and launch.
Since we are a small team, you’ll also have your hand in directing and prioritizing the product roadmap. In this role, you’ll be responsible for owning Localize’s user experience and interface design.
This is a remote position and is only open to applicants who reside in and are eligible to work in the US.
Responsibilities:
- Propose, ship, and test ideas that improve Localize’s customer experience.
- Participate in design activities like creating user flows, prototyping, and user testing.
- Map a plan for new products and features based on the company vision, customer feedback, and business objectives.
- Present design work and regularly engage with the team for feedback.
- Learn about and advocate for customer needs throughout the design process.
- Deliver high-quality work on time and develop skills.
- Design, prototype, and iterate on new features and refresh the UI/UX of existing features.
- Communicate design solutions through wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes.
- Translate wireframes into highly-polished visual composites while following (and developing) a UI design system.
- Work independently and across multiple teams. Collaborate with the product team and software engineers to find elegant but practical solutions to design challenges.
- Work closely with engineering to oversee execution and build of a new product/features; be the “go-to” person when design specs require clarification or change.
- Iterate and improve on product/features over time based on data from user feedback and lessons learned.
- Assist the marketing team with marketing-related assets such as Designing email campaigns to announce new functionality; updating marketing/features pages to reflect new functionality/products; etc.
- Follow up post-launch to measure product effectiveness and user experience, and to verify/validate the original hypothesis on which the new product/feature was built.
- Test new product ideas/features with customers to validate assumptions before dedicating resources to building something.
- Contribute, learn, grow, and have fun!
Experience and Qualifications:
- At least 2 consecutive years of remote work experience (mandatory).
- Minimum of 3 – 5+ years of experience designing UI / UX for B2B SaaS products (design portfolio a must).
- Solid skill set around user flows, wireframes, mockups, and generating assets and specifications for integration into digital products.
- Strong facilitation and project management skills. Ability to lead collaborative design sessions.
- Strong verbal and written interpersonal skills. Ability to articulate your design vision and advocate for your design decisions.
- Strong ability to solicit user feedback, both directly with customers and indirectly through tracking customer usage and impact on sales through analytical tools like Google Analytics, Mixpanel, and Salesforce/Copper is a plus.
- Experience working with a team to ship design projects and review results.
- Examples of high-quality interaction and visual design work in a design portfolio.
- Examples of critical thinking, creativity, and idea generation in design projects.
- Experience using Figma (Preferably) or similar design and prototyping tools.
- A team player who can work autonomously and easily adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
This position is only open to applicants who reside in and are eligible to work in the US.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Staff Platform Security Engineer
Location: Remote
WHO WE ARE:
ActBlue is a nonprofit that builds tech and infrastructure for Democratic campaigns, progressive-aligned causes, and people trying to make an impact in order to fuel long-term, people-powered change. If you’ve ever given online to a Democrat or progressive organization, chances are you’ve used our powerful online fundraising platform.
We put power in the hands of small-dollar donors and help thousands of groups from presidential candidates to environmental organizations build grassroots movements. We envision a democracy where everyone looking to make progressive people-powered change can easily and effectively deploy their resources, energy, and creativity to shape our country and futures. Each and every one of us, from the political activists to the tech innovators to the customer service pros, is fully committed to our mission.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
We are seeking a Platform Security Engineer who has a strong grasp of modern TTPs of threat actors that might target ActBlue Technical Services (ATS), our donors, or the campaigns and organizations that fundraise on our platform. The ideal candidate will have an appetite for implementing and iterating on automations and processes to protect our software and infrastructure from these threats. They will have a desire to contribute to a security program anchored in empathy for our stakeholders, which is a primary value for our team.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Perform security reviews to support our software and infrastructure engineers early in their engineering process.
- Perform offensively-focused ad hoc security reviews and vulnerability assessments.
- Respond to incidents and detect threats across our tech stack.
- Implement, iterate and operate security automation aimed at supporting our engineers during their building processes, reducing the time it takes to remediate discovered vulnerabilities, and improving our team’s ability to address potential incidents.
WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING WITH:
- Dev stack: Ruby on Rails, React, PostgreSQL, Node.js, Redis
- Infra stack: Heroku, Amazon Web Services, K8s
WHAT YOU BRING:
- Experience with OWASP principles.
- Understanding of modern TTPs used to target B2C online business.
- Experience deploying tools that make it easier for engineers to build safely.
- Experience and passion for hunting for vulnerabilities and driving remediations.
- Proficiency in Ruby, JavaScript, and/or Python.
LOCATION AND COMPENSATION:
This posting is for a full-time, remote, salaried position. ActBlue is currently authorized to support remote work employees in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin.
Salary Range: $189,000- $239,000
ActBlue is committed to consistent compensation practices across our organization. Final salary offers will take into account factors such as candidate experience, interview performance and current team salary parity. This salary is in addition to a generous compensation package, which includes the benefits listed below:
BENEFITS:
- Flexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policy
- Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fully paid short-term disability, long-term disability and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits for employees
- Automatic 2% Employer-paid 401K contribution, plus up to an additional 6% match on employee contributions
- A minimum of three months paid medical, family and parental leave (for all new parents, adoptions included)
- Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
- Additional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times
ActBlue is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.
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