Sunday, October 26, 2008

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Monday, September 29, 2008

T-Mobile: Featured Employer @ WirelessJobs.com

T-Mobile is the featured employer this month @ WirelessJobs.com.

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Technology Communications Manager - Nokia (Palo Alto, CA)






You can get the ultimate "dark knight" phone.

Now, get the ultimate job:

Technology Communications Manager
To communicate thought leadership, demonstrated by Nokia in new technology areas by artfully sharing the breadth and depth of the technology and research portfolio of Nokia through creative and engaging storytelling.

Main Responsibility Area
The Technology Communications Manager will take ownership for the development of executive speeches, talking points and web content for the Office of the CTO (OCTO). This person will be responsible for working with the CTO in developing and supporting internally and externally-focused executive communications and marketing programs with the goal of evangelizing awareness and understanding of the company's technology vision, thought leadership and strategy. In addition, the position will be responsible for working cross-functionally within senior research and strategy management of Nokia to ensure engaging Op-ed pieces are being crafted and published by Nokia that drive the technology agenda forward across the industry. This position is a key role within OCTO’s growing Technology Insight & Promotion team, based in Palo Alto, CA..

Responsibilities
• Craft story lines, write and edit speeches, talking points and other communications material for the CTO.
• Assist in the identification of new technology areas, and their associated impact to individuals, industry and Nokia.
• Be the local source of information regarding what is happening in the technology arena in other companies globally that could have a collaborative or competitive impact on the overall direction of Nokia.
• Act as liaison to both strategy and product groups across Nokia to ensure tight integration of outbound messaging.
• Work collaboratively to identify captivating ways of communicating key concepts through graphic visualizations.
• Anticipate internal and external business issues and developments within the industry; use knowledge to focus work and drive improvements

Success Criteria
In order to be successful in this high profile role, you must have superior written and oral communication skills, with a broad-based education and an interest in as many subjects as possible. The ideal candidate will be an avid reader, a confirmed techno geek, will have had direct public speaking and presentation experience of their own, and a proven ability to balance competing demands in a dynamic environment. Finally, to blend well with the team, you should exude contagious energy, and a great sense of humor!

Scope
Individual Contributor - Can readily aggregate, analyze, and articulate concepts and solutions as the communications owner. You will need to routinely work outside of your own technology competence area, heavily leveraging subject matter experts throughout Nokia. Distils big picture into articulate, compelling stories. Makes decisions about and prioritizes own work. - Ensures existing plans are put into operation. Acts with independence and discretion. Develops appropriate solutions. This position will proactively work with other functions within the Corporate Development Office of Nokia, including Corporate Strategy and Communications. He or she will be expected to identify platforms and other opportunities for executive keynotes and networking opportunities. An acclaimed specialist in one area; demonstrates depth/breadth of knowledge/skills in own discipline. Anticipates needs, investigates the underlying causes and identifies short and long term solutions.

Requirements
• Experience engaging directly with and influencing C-level executives
• Demonstrated ability to build a reliable network of contacts and to cultivate relationships across cultural and geographical distances to help achieve fast and exemplary results
• Proven project management experience, preferably creating and executing major communications plans (examples of executive speeches, product launches, media strategies)
• 5-7 years experience in technical marketing
• Direct experience working in and around Silcon Valley technology culture.
• Technical/Engineering Degree, with either an MBA in Marketing or an MS in English/Communications.

Interested?

Email Aimee Cook and give her five great reasons why you are the ultimate "dark knight" candidate for the ultimate job: ext-aimee.cook@nokia.com

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Carrier Development Test Engineer - 1 year Contract (Hillsboro, OR)


Interested? Please email your resume to Volt at: amiller@volt.com

In this position you will be testing WiMAX based devices against operator and service provider networks. Your daily responsibility is to execute lab and field test plans.

About Our Client:

This company is the world's largest manufacturer of computer chips founded in 1968. Their core competency is based not only in its chip design capability but in its world class manufacturing operation. The company is at the leading edge of advanced process technology and also has advanced research projects in all aspects of semiconductor manufacturing. Being one of the largest IT organizations in the world, they have succeeded in meeting the unique needs of IT customers while providing a means for effectively managing the costs of their services.

This is an estimated 1 year contract position through Volt Technical Resources, a member of the Volt family of companies and a publicly traded, nationally recognized leader in providing staffing and information services. VTR is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating under the strictest code of business ethics.

Requirements:


Required Skills for this Carrier Development Test Engineer position includes 5 - 10 years in the following:

* SW validation experience

* Field testing experience

* Wireless system testing experience

Bonus skills:

* Software and Windows network configuration experience

* Knowledge of cellular radio and backhaul networks

This position is urgent and you will be given immediate consideration
should your resume meet the job requirements.

Special Instructions to begin the process:


* Please email your resume to Volt at: amiller@volt.com

* Please use the entire job posting number in your subject line to ensure it gets routed to the correct Recruiter: 300280-7386-12-221735

* Please include on the subject line the website where you saw this posting.

For further information regarding this posting, please contact the Recruiter via E-mail ONLY, using the email address listed on this posting and again by placing the entire job number in the subject line.

Please rest assured that if your resume matches what is reflected in this job posting, you should get a phone call from a Volt Recruiter to discuss this position with you.

No Phone Calls Please for this position.

Thank you for your attention to these details!

The Recruiter for this position will now have your resume handy to discuss this position with you!

Volt has a talented and upbeat staffing team focused on the quality of your career.

Volt is a world leader in the staffing industry, boasting over 50 years experience. We work with many of the Fortune 500 and 1000 companies to provide workforce solutions. We offer our contractors competitive pay and benefits, as well as education programs and re-deployment assistance. We also offer many direct hire full-time positions.

To learn more about Volt Information Sciences, please visit: http://www.volt.com and to see more of our job postings, please visit: http://jobs.volt.com.

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and
is dedicated to fostering diversity in the workplace.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Director, Product Development (T-Mobile - Bellevue, WA)



T-Mobile is recruiting for a very 'cool' position called Director of Product Management for the Connected Life Team in Bellevue, WA.

The Connected Life Team includes “My Faves” (“connecting to the people who matter the most.”). Essentially, they're searching for a person who can leverage a variety of voice and data technology products to solve real customer problems and at the same time, supports the T-Mobile brand promise of enriching personal relationships. This individual must have a passion for social communications and community.

email resume to: tracey.gomora@t-mobile.com

Saturday, April 5, 2008

GSM and UMTS Optimization Engineers (nationwide)

On behalf of our global telecom client, we are searching for GSM and UMTS Optimization Engineers (post service) across the United States (location does not matter).

These engineers will serve directly with Tier 1 Carriers in contact and regular full-time positions.

For immediate attention and placement email resume and salary requirements to: dennis@worldlink-us.com.

We are moving fast as this requirement will be filled quickly, but there are multiple (yep, MULTIPLE) positions.

I'll be working on this all weekend, so don't hesitate to get in touch.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Head of Marketing Communications - Sony Ericsson, NC

Sony Ericsson is on the cutting edge of one of the most dynamic areas in modern technology. Our devices are multiple award winning, “WOW” devices that make even grizzled hardware reviewers do a double take.

We are seeking an individual to join our incredible team of talented individuals to help us define the next generation in wireless and convergence devices. If you think you are up to the challenge and have the qualifications, drive and innovation required, read on.

Head of Marketing Communications

This Marketing Communications (Marcom) Manager will develop the marcom strategy for our North American Market ensuring a consistent, vibrant and unique approach to attain our goals for market share and brand. This will also be a key position in providing advisory services to the Head of Marketing.

The person in this role is part of the marketing team reporting to the Head of Marketing and works in close co-operation with our phone and Global Customer Unit resources, as well as the sales and customer service groups.

You will identify the market needs and translate them into the marcom strategy.

This is a unique industry and position. Our customers are typically large carriers such as AT&T but there is no denying that we are in a cutting edge consumer marketplace. Because of this our Head of Marcom will participate in account management to ensure identification and implementation of relevant marketing campaigns and strategies with our partners and internal sales and marketing people. We have national and global brand and marketing strategies and in some cases our customers have the same thing. We need to maximize our efforts with theirs and give the end customer a unique but consistent brand experience.

So…. to do that you'll have to develop, coordinate and implement media planning and campaign strategy by working with various media agencies.

You'll serve as the key contact for all regional and local media agencies and you'll need to stay abreast of international and local media developments.

To be successful you'll need a MINIMUM of 3-5 years successful marketing experience in a B2B2C or FMCG environment, proven experience making winning presentations at an executive level in a highly competitive environment, experience with mobile communications technologies and experience working with or at an advertising and/or media agency.

For more information on the details of this job and to apply, go to our web site, www.sonyericsson.com.

If you qualify we’ll be in touch to tell you much more, including a summary of our benefits, which we believe to be some of the best in any industry. FULLY paid family health, dental and vision care premiums, educational reimbursement, company contribution to your 401k whether you contribute or not, sick and kin care days, really too much to mention here.