Senior Technical Program Manager, Salesforce 

by | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Title: Senior Technical Program Manager, Salesforce

Location: REMOTE FRIENDLY (US + CANADA ONLY)

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization on a mission to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. We already reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly, and right now we’re hard at work helping learners address any unfinished learning that the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused. We also know that not all communities have been impacted equally by this pandemic, which makes our work focusing on providing equitable solutions to historically under-resourced communities even more important.

WE ARE DRIVEN BY OUR COMMUNITY

Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life and so do we. We are fun, diverse, quirky people that come from a variety of backgrounds. Our team includes people from academia and from high tech companies and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Valuing diversity, equity and inclusion is necessary for us to actualize our mission and truly impact the communities we serve. We believe that the best way to provide impactful education is to create a diverse team of people from different backgrounds, races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and experiences. We’re a hardworking team that’s passionate about helping learners and teachers around the globe! We strive to be world class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.

THE ROLE

The Senior Technical Program Manager, Salesforce will own the day-to-day configuration, support, maintenance, and improvement of our organization’s Salesforce environment. Working closely with staff from the philanthropy, sales, customer success, & finance teams (among others), this administrator will identify, develop and deploy new business processes. As a unique role within Khan Academy, we are looking for someone with a breadth of skills in Salesforce Administration, IT, and Technical Project Management.

  • Serve as first, and sole, full-time administrator for a Salesforce environment with 30+ users, across the Philanthropy, Marketing, Finance and Districts teams.
  • Handle all administrative functions for Salesforce, including: maintaining user profiles, modifying page layouts, creating new fields, generating reports, supporting dashboards, evaluating and installing new Salesforce releases, providing support and training for our team of internal Salesforce superusers and stakeholders, and prioritizing improvements and changes to Salesforce.
  • Translate business requirements into well-crafted solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform and products to their full capacity in support of functional teams.
  • Manage all Salesforce integrations (except in cases where they may be handled by a Salesforce Consultant/Partner) including connectors to AppExchange partner products and custom integration from internal relational databases to Salesforce.
  • Facilitate organizational alignment for the near- and long-term vision of how Salesforce is used by contributing to the roadmap and playing a key role in the planning processes for upcoming releases and projects.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • 5+ years of Salesforce Administration or developer experience
  • Salesforce certifications:
    • Admin (ADM201 or ADM211)
    • Developer (DEV401 or 501)
    • Platform Developer (PD1 or PD2)
  • Strong understanding of the Salesforce platform, with the ability to build custom apps and objects, processes, custom views, and other content of intermediate or greater complexity
  • Proficient with advanced areas of Salesforce such as declarative implementations, Visualforce, apex code, flows, Nonprofit Success Pack, table driven trigger management, deduplicate management, custom objects and ensure all Salesforce coding meets user requirements and doesn’t degrade existing business processes or automations
  • Ability to develop and migrate platform enhancements from sandbox to production while making sure changes do not deteriorate existing operations
  • Ability to create proof-of-concept applications in sandbox environments to enable end-users, developers and partners to collaborate on solution design
  • Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud, and how data is loaded and generated from these systems
  • Experience with productivity tools (Google Workspace, Office 365, Confluence, Slack, Jira)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or equivalent experience
  • A demonstrated interest or experience in building out marketing and/or fundraising and philanthropy automation using technologies is a plus
  • Experience with nonprofit processes and business objectives is a plus

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team extremely well!

  • Competitive salaries
  • Ample paid time off as needed we are about getting things done, not face time
  • Generous parental leave
  • A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to be brilliant
  • The ability to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
  • Affinity groups where Parents, Black, Hispanic/Latino, Women and Gender Minorities, and LGBTQIA+ identified folks come together
  • And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life

MORE ABOUT US

  • Sal’s TED talk from 2011
  • Sal’s TED talk from 2015
  • Our team

OUR COMPANY VALUES

Live & breathe learners

We deeply understand and empathize with our users. We leverage user insights, research, and experience to build content, products, services, and experiences that our users trust and love. Our success is defined by the success of our learners and educators.

Take a stand

As a company, we have conviction in our aspirational point of view of how education will evolve. The work we do is in service to moving towards that point of view. However, we also listen, learn and flex in the face of new data, and commit to evolving this point of view as the industry and our users evolve.

Embrace diverse perspectives

We are a diverse community. We seek out and embrace a diversity of voices, perspectives and life experiences leading to stronger, more inclusive teams and better outcomes. As individuals, we are committed to bringing up tough topics and leaning into different points of view with curiosity. We actively listen, learn and collaborate to gain a shared understanding. When a decision is made, we commit to moving forward as a united team.

Work responsibly and sustainably

We understand that achieving our audacious mission is a marathon, so we set realistic timelines and we focus on delivery that also links to the bigger picture. As a non-profit, we are supported by the generosity of donors as well as strategic partners, and understand our responsibility to our finite resources. We spend every dollar as though it were our own. We are responsible for the impact we have on the world and to each other. We ensure our team and company stay healthy and financially sustainable.

Bring out the joy

We are committed to making learning a joyful process. This informs what we build for our users and the culture we co-create with our teammates, partners and donors.

Cultivate learning mindset

We believe in the power of growth for learners and for ourselves. We constantly learn and teach to improve our offerings, ourselves, and our organization. We learn from our mistakes and aren’t afraid to fail. We don’t let past failures or successes stop us from taking future bold action and achieving our goals.

Deliver wow

We insist on high standards and deliver delightful, effective end-to-end experiences that our users can rely on. We choose to focus on fewer things each of which aligns to our ambitious vision so we can deliver high-quality experiences that accelerate positive measurable learning with our strategic partners.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.

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Senior Product Manager – Digital Marketing 

by | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Senior Product Manager Digital Marketing

Location: United States

Who We Are

SPINS is the leading provider of retail consumer insights, analytics, and consulting for the Natural, Organic and Specialty Products Industry. We transform raw data into intelligent and actionable business solutions that enable consumers to pursue wellness. At SPINS, we believe data is important, but our people are the real differentiator. That’s why we maintain a culture that is focused on collaboration, flexibility, and open communication.

SPINS help brands and retailer companies reach their customers. We love data and the unique insights our proprietary data can drive. We leverage industry-leading understanding of the Natural, Organic, and Specialty Products Retail Market to generate powerful insights and develop profitable growth solutions for brands and retailers of all sizes.

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to be a part of our Consumer Activation team. This team leverages the insights and audiences from SPINS data to better connect consumers with the brands they will love. This role is responsible for bringing new innovative strategies to life and work closely with our platform teams to ensure scalable solutions for growth.

You will work as part of a dynamic and highly collaborative team, gaining and sharing insight with other experienced professionals. You will see many aspects of the SPINS business. You will have a direct impact on SPINS growth and delivering major new capabilities for our customers. You will have ownership and be given incredible opportunity for professional growth.

The ideal candidate will be exceptional in communication, analytic problem solving, and navigating ambiguity. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, can operate within periods of limited guidance, and is a creative problem solver. The candidate will be comfortable working with a distributed team, working with diverse stakeholders and helping everyone stay focused on the right priorities. The candidate will have high standards for themselves and others. They will be constantly looking for ways to improve product performance, quality, and cost.

What You Will Do

  • Manage the product lifecycle from strategic planning, research, development to full scale delivery of your products
  • Work closely with our partners and vendors to create a world class digital marketing product ecosystem
  • Collaborate with other Product Managers to delivery the best products to market
  • Own and be an advocate for your product roadmap and backlog
  • Drive priorities and requirements for your product and related core platform capabilities
  • Plan new builds, engage in design discussions, ensure requirements are well understood, create user stories and acceptance criteria, and provide testing guidance to your team
  • Define the business case and justification for new product capabilities
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, technology, and UX to deliver world class experiences
  • Develop a clear understanding of the supported business domains and SPINS clients
  • Understand and articulate the product KPIs, COGS, and profitability of your product
  • Collaborate with your peers, teams, and leadership to continuously improve our Product Management practices

What You Bring

  • 6+ years of relevant experience in Product Management
  • Experience with digital marketing platforms, user activity tracking, and online marketing (targeting, retargeting, etc.)
  • Experience translating business and system requirements into user stories
  • Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytic skills
  • Strong technical background combined with solid business acumen
  • Experience with software development tools (Jira, Aha!, etc.)
  • Experience with agile development methodologies
  • Proven leadership ability in leading a cross functional team of engineers
  • Strong planning, organizational, and time management
  • Strong communication skills
  • Desire to learn and contribute

Preferable Skills

  • Prior experience in retail or brand marketing
  • Working with legal teams regarding marketing practices, governance, or privacy policies
  • Launching new products
  • Vendor management
  • Working with big data

#LI-RD1 #LI-Remote

What SPINS Offers

We have enjoyed tremendous growth over the years and, as a leader in a fast-growing industry, we have no plans to slow down! While all that growth brings excitement, it is also an opportunity for SPINS to show it values the health and wellness of its team members. Whether you are based at our Chicago headquarters or remote, we continue to stay true to SPINS:

  • We embrace hybrid and remote work options so that you have the flexibility to create a work/life balance that actually works!
  • Virtual yoga, HIIT, meditation classes, and team SPINS Peloton rides
  • Each employee is allotted paid time to use to volunteer with an organization of their choice and charitable donations are matched.
  • CEO Connect, a monthly informal small group Q&A session with our top leader
  • Semi-annual company-wide survey that is used to shape company programs, perks, and culture.

The SPINS Way

  • Direct We communicate with clarity, honesty and respect in all situations and embrace opportunities to provide solution-oriented feedback.
  • Determined We are committed to overcoming all obstacles to achieve results. We adapt to change, seek opportunities to learn and rapidly translate that learning into action.
  • Passionate We go above and beyond to help our partners achieve their goals. We challenge assumptions and are comfortable forging new paths.
  • Collaborative We leave our egos at the door, believing that working together we will produce an outcome that’s greater than each individual contribution.

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Direct Response Copywriter

by | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Title: Direct Response Copywriter

Location: United States – Remote

Our new Direct Response Copywriter will help us grow, engage and deepen the connection we have with our global community of leaders and high-achievers by bringing fresh and creative ideas, razor-sharp direct response writing, and high-level persuasion skills to drive massive impact

So we can help recognize, support and inspire our global community of leaders and high achievers who strive to positively change the world!

Darren has a huge library of existing written media to work with a copywriter virtuoso’s dream Maybe yours?

WHAT YOU WILL LOVE TO DO

  • Grow our sphere of influence by attracting new leaders and high-achievers into our world.
  • Write engaging, persuasive, influential copy across multiple mediums and distribution channels including emails, websites, landing pages for opt-ins, purchase order pages, ad copy and headlines, and video scripts.
  • Develop clever, action inducing headlines for ads, landing pages, blog articles, and printed marketing pieces.
  • Transform existing written content into gotta-have-it persuasive headlines and direct response copy (paid ads, email, landing pages, articles, video scripts and more).
  • Implement strategic direction into written sales copy to enhance the IMPACT we have on the influencers of the world.
  • Make continuous and impactful iterative improvements to all our communications.

YOU’RE THE HIGH ACHIEVER WE’RE LOOKING FOR IF…

  • You are unusually driven and super detail-oriented!
  • You have an innate knack of transforming written content into magically persuasive and influential direct response copy.
  • You have high standards for your work. Excellence matters to you.
  • You find it thrilling to influence people to take action and invest in themselves and something that is good for them.
  • You have 5+ years writing direct response copy.
  • You are well-versed in current digital marketing trends and best practices.
  • You have SEO and digital ad copywriting experience.
  • You have strong editing/proofreading ability.
  • You thrive collaborating with team/vendors.
  • You have grit and thrive under pressure.
  • You have a growth-mindset and strive to be #BetterEveryDay.
  • And you looooove to hustle!

COMPENSATION: BETTER than competitive with bonuses and unlimited growth opportunities.

Please do not apply for this position unless you can prove through documentation that you are a well-versed Direct Response Copywriter. This is a highly coveted, virtual (100% remote work) position (contract or employee) and we will only settle for an A-player.

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Senior Product Designer

by | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Title: Avail – Senior Product Designer

Avail is a car sharing service to help people get where they want to gowhether that’s to run errands, take an unforgettable road trip, or explore a new citywhile helping locals earn cash from their unused cars. We are passionate about making shared transportation safe, simple, and affordable, and redefining what it means to own a car.

We’ve assembled some of the sharpest folks from across industries to compete against the antiquated system of traditional car rental. We put ideas into action and learn along the way in an open, collaborative work environment. As a part of Avail, you’ll make a direct impact and help build a business from the ground up. No matter where you’ve been, we’re always looking for fresh thinking and new perspectives.

Job Summary

The Sr. Product Designer uses their user-centered design skills to help frame problems and provide innovative, interaction design solutions that meets user needs while fulfilling key business objectives in your specific domain. You are comfortable working on concepting and early discovery work, as well as iterating on an existing product. Collaboration and communications is core to their approach to ensure focus and effectiveness delivers success. The ultimate goal is to deliver value to end-users as quickly as possible and to help Avail build a personal transportation platform.

Key Responsibilities

Product Design:
Create storyboards, wireframes, user flows, prototypes, UI Design assets, and other UX deliverables across a specific business to start and multiple units as you grow and evolve in your career. Participate in both the discovery and execution of UX deliverables grounded by clear rationales and high-quality feedback. Ensure outcomes are making an overall impact to the business and UX of our product with your product management counterpart(s).

Customer Focused:
Facilitate and/or Partner with UX Research to best understand needs and usability across your specific domain(s). Leverage

Job Qualifications

5-7 years of professional experience working as a Product or UX designer.
Solid understanding of the design process, information architecture, and usability best practices.
Online portfolio showcasing a range of both dynamic web and native mobile applications.
Prior experience designing within complex ecosystems with multiple end-users types: consumers & owners (two-sided marketplace), and enterprise tools is preferred.
Experience crafting experiences from discovery through execution in an iterative and agile environment.
Master of distilling complex ideas or concepts to simple solutions.
Comfortable co-leading design workshops or brainstorming sessions with various stakeholders.
Proficient using Figma and Adobe Suite. Working knowledge of Confluence and Jira.
Ability to demonstrate and drive projects forward that have an undefined direction.
Bachelor’s Degree in Design, Information Sciences, Psychology, Human Factors and or Human Computer Interaction design.

This position is a permanent remote home-based worker. Your home office does not need to be near an Allstate office, but it does need to be in the United States. This position is eligible for a monthly connectivity reimbursement to offset the costs of internet and phone expenses.

Compensation offered for this role is $116,000.00 – $134,800.00 and is based on experience and qualifications.

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Experience Designer-Associate Manager

by | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Arity-Experience Designer-Associate Manager

Founded by The Allstate Corporation in 2016, Arity is a data and analytics company focused on improving transportation. We collect and analyze enormous amounts of data, using predictive analytics to build solutions with a single goal in mind: to make transportation smarter, safer and more useful for everyone.

At the heart of that mission are the people that work here—the dreamers, doers and difference-makers that call this place home. As part of that team, your work will showcase both your intelligence and your creativity as you tackle real problems and put your talents towards transforming transportation.

That’s because at Arity, we believe work and life shouldn’t be at odds with one another. After all, we know that your unique qualities give you a unique perspective. We don’t just want you to see yourself here. We want you to be yourself here.

Job Summary:

The Experience Designer Associate Manager uses their user-centered design skills to help frame problems and provide innovative interaction design solutions that meet user needs while fulfilling key business objectives. This role is responsible for applying knowledge of user-centered design methods, human-computer interaction and industry best practices to drive useful and usable interface design solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Partner with Design, Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Marketing on project goals
  • Partner with XD team specialist when appropriate for the product
  • Make daily product design decisions with the product manager and developers
  • Leverage data and user feedback to drive design decisions
  • Lead and create rapid iterations of design prototypes that can be tested and validated quickly
  • Conduct frequent and appropriate user research, testing, and metrics analysis
  • Commit to quick feedback loops and keeping focused on outcomes over deliverables
  • Keep up-to-date in the field by monitoring digital trends, attending workshops and joining professional groups

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
  • 5 or more years of related experience

Functional Skills:

  • Expert level proficiency in Interaction Design/Information Architecture and at least one more UX discipline: User Research, Visual Design, or Content Strategy
  • Knowledge of communication and development tools like Invision and Sketch
  • Ability to quickly produce clickable prototypes (required)
  • Experience using Lean UX methodology
  • Experience with design systems, pattern libraries, and Web development frameworks
  • Has an entrepreneurial spirit and not afraid to stand up for what they believe is the right product
  • Excellent communication, including storytelling, writing, and presentation
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

That’s the day-to-day, now let’s talk about the rest of it. As we mentioned, Arity was founded by The Allstate Corporation. But you’ll be working for—and at—Arity. It’s the best of both worlds. You’ll get access to the full suite of Allstate benefits and work in a fast-paced startup culture. That’s more than just free breakfasts and brain breaks. It’s a culture that encourages you to be you.

Sound like a fit? Apply now! We can’t wait to meet you.

The role pays between $80K – $130K, based on experience and qualifications

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