Product Manager

Don't be wooed by the big companies; come to a place where your talents are appreciated, your voice is heard, and your work has a big impact.

First, a few questions:
Do you use multiple spreadsheets to plan your kickball league?
Do you know your customers so well that you can describe everything from their business to their favorite cupcake?
Are you the “go to” person to organize every family vacation (even if it's not your own family)?
Do you want to work with an amazing and passionate group of people building products that customers love?
If you've answered yes to the above, congratulations! You're a lot like us and we can't wait to meet you.

About the Company

SEOmoz is a rapidly growing, profitable technology startup. That said, we dream big--we aim to provide companies with the best, most advanced ways to measure and improve their organic web marketing (i.e. any traffic source you don’t pay for - SEO, social, blogs, viral videos, etc.).

We’ve got the reputation of a big player with the energy of a young, nimble organization. This allows us to do very exciting things when we smell opportunity. We pride ourselves on developing kick-ass (and good-looking) software, indexing the web, providing a robust API that serves hundreds of millions of queries each day, and hosting the web’s most vibrant web marketing community.

In our downtown Seattle offices, mere steps from Pike Place Market, we maintain a fun, supportive, laid-back work environment. We pay well (salaries are on par with the big guys - Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Sauron) and we work hard (sometimes long hours are a must, but we pride ourselves on working smart, not 80-hour nightmare weeks). We’re also very generous with vacation and flex time because we understand that our employees have lives, interests, and obligations outside of the office.

Our core values include being transparent (you’ll get every key metric about the business each week), having fun (pie-eating contests - check! Team ice cream trips - check! Friday afternoon Settlers of Catan parties - check!) and creating exceptional products our customers love. We strongly encourage you to read more about the company - our core values (http://www.seomoz.org/blog/what-we-believe-why-seomozs-tagfee-tenets), our history (http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-history-of-seomoz) and what we do (http://www.seomoz.org/about).

About the Position

Responsibilities:

Deeply understand our business, industry, and customers; translate needs into product plans, wireframes, and specifications
Understand the bigger picture and help shape strategic plans and decisions related to new features and product additions
Contribute creative and innovative ideas to the business
Be the central point of communication for all owned projects
Work effectively with everyone at the company: developers, designers, marketers, and everyone in between.
Keep on top of the details so that nothing slips through the cracks

Some traits we love for this role:

TAGFEE (it guides all that we do)
Excellent problem solver, creative thinker, and extremely self-motivated
Strong empathy for customers and coworkers
Analytical and detail oriented and able to prioritize, execute and deliver projects on time
Participation in the social web (blogsphere, YouTube, Twitter, etc.)
Experience with Agile processes / scrum
Experience with inbound marketing areas, such as SEO, social media, and web analytics
Energy to share with an already energetic (and highly caffeinated) team

Required:

2-7 years of recent experience as a product or program manager
Solid experience/instincts for information architecture and product design
A high-level understanding and curiosity about technology – you won’t write code, but you need to work intelligently with those who do
Great written and verbal communication skills
Able to herd cats, dogs, and the occasional circus animal
U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status required
Experience in a high-energy startup or an enterprise class software company is a plus
Compensation

We’re offering a very competitive salary for this position (based on experience), in order to attract exciting candidates. In addition, we also provide:

100% Paid Medical, Dental & Vision benefits (50% for dependents)
Generous stock options (1 year to first stake, 4 years to full vesting)
PAID paid Vacation - $3000 per year toward vacation expenses
100% match of your 401k contributions up to 3% of your gross income.
150% charity matching program
21 days annual paid time off, 7 days of sick/safe leave and paid holidays
Opportunities to travel and attend/speak at industry events
Subsidized gym membership
Paid Internet access for your home
Multiple transportation options (Bus Pass, Flexcar, parking, etc.)
Catered hot lunches and breakfasts!
Fully stocked fridge, bar, cereal bar and all the turkey jerky and candy you want!
An awesome team who love what they do!