AOL

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Maintain quality programming that drives user interaction with social networking tools and products. Develop original programs and franchises, evaluate existing programming for currency and suitability, and monitor the brand, assessing the need for programming, partnership or organizational changes.

* Direct product marketing road map and initiatives for the AOL Mail and Address Book products, including Storage, Anti-Spam, and AOL's Free Personal Domains product.

* Key marketing driver in designing, developing and launching AOL's Free Personal Domains product (http://domains.aol.com) in under 60 days.

* Oversee features and growth of product with over 100 million users (mailboxes)

* Coordinate with the IT organizations (including Engineering & QA), define high-level functional and detailed system requirements, participate in detailed functional definition and design, planning sessions, monitor development progress against the approved plan, and monitor system testing (QA).

* Establish and lead cross-functional and cross-organizational project/product teams from concept phase to product release.

* Create and maintain product concept documents, requirements documents, business plans, and risk mitigation plans....

Sourced, interviewed, hired, and developed effective teams working across four channels (Print Advertising, Alternative Media, Bundling, and Time Warner Distribution Services) to ensure optimal efficiencies for software procurement, packaging, and distribution. Worked closely with numerous managers and key staff to ensure all deadlines and quality standards were met or exceeded. Prepared month end financial cost reports meeting budgetary and forecasting requirements. Successfully controlled costs while supporting critical operations. Oversaw a $72,000,000 annual budget, and closely monitored team in areas of scheduling, problem solving, deadline enforcement and compliance.

-Interfaced directly with both domestic and international packaging suppliers to purchase and obtain required materials, and researched new packaging methods, materials, and efficiencies to streamline and improve existing production processes while reducing annual costs.

-Served on various taskforce committees to analyze and improve departmental workflow, and served as troubleshooter for production issues critical to reduce costs and eliminate production delays.

-Prepared status reports and lead weekly planning meetings with marketing personnel and outside agency staff for both existing and future projects.

-Empowered and assisted assigned staff. Developed annual performance reviews, and provided focused training opportunities to expand professional capabilities.

-Lead a complex SAP procurement implementation, including user training, troubleshooting, compliance, and system security....

AOL is a fantastic place to work at, as it brings together a diverse set of people from different backgrounds that work together. The matrix organization and geographic spread of AOL enabled me to work with amazing number of people and teams I would not have otherwise. I hired over 12 people in one year in multiple locations, including offshore in Bangalore India, and multiple sites in the US, for example.

I am really proud of bulidng kickass infrastructure for Video streaming, ad-insertion, HiQ as well as DRM for ecommerce and new offerings for movie downloads competing with Amazon and iTunes and beating them to market....

It was a great job. I managed a team of 15-30 agents working for AOL's registration department.

1- Creativity that is encouraged and utilized- it's about reaching a changing audience and that requires innovation.
2- Hardworking people with laidback attitudes- it's about working hard and enjoying yourself while you do it.
3- Flexibility- it's about setting and achieving goals, not being micromanaged and punching a time clock....

1. free gym at MV
2. it used to be netscape at MV
3. Moz is pretty well priced.

I obtained my position of Technical Manager at AOL while already employed by AOL. The position was open, so I interviewed for it, since my goal was to get into management (plus it was a promotion).

Through a friend