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Marketing Specialist – Localization Project Manager

May 26th, 2010

Company Name: Novell

Location (City, State): Provo, Utah 84606 (Salt Lake City Metro)

Novell is immediately seeking a Localization Project Manager to join their Provo, Utah based Corporate Marketing team.

The Localization Project Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the localization and delivery of marketing materials for worldwide consumption. Responsibilities will also include building tools to identify, prepare and manage local language content, translation quality reviews, troubleshooting localization issues and providing localization guidance. He or she will manage the timely flow of all localization projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring that projects meet quality, turn-around time and budget expectations. The candidate will be the liason for Marketing for all localization needs, processes and workflows.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive the process of translating various marketing materials into foreign languages by coordinating with all International Marketing teams along with individual layout and localization vendors.-Ensure documentation of processes and standards for marketing localization.
-Manage translators and reviewers; track budgets, schedules, priorities, translation quality and localization feedback.
-Promote content creation and design/development requirements for internationalization.
- Establish and publish standards and processes.-Lead and provide support and input to internal departments, including education and training on the localization process.-Interact with international teams, as required, to ensure their satisfaction with the quality of all localization and translation work.
-Ensure that all work completed by localization vendors are accurate and appropriate based on local standards and customs.
-Assure that projects have the necessary visibility and resources, and are integrated and scheduled into the overall deliverables process.
-Plan and monitor projects to meet deadline, quality and budget requirements.
-Scope and quote projects and manage project expectations.

-Provide and upload to repository the end result of the final production files.
-Manage vendor relationships and serve as primary day-to-day contact for vendors.
-Collaborate with production teams to create, implement and maintain appropriate client- or project-specific procedures, solutions, checklists and instructions.
-Monitor and maintain project financials, including projections and billing.
-Ensure the accuracy of financial project data, workflows, schedules and processes to maximize efficiency and profitability.
-Collaborate with internal teams to initiate and implement procedural changes and customized workflows.

REQUIREMENTS
-BA or BS Degree.
-Minimum 2 years project management experience with 5 years of professional business experience. Previous experience with localization a plus.
-Experience with managing multiple projects involving external resources, and meeting deadlines.
-Excellent organizational and project management skills; and proven ability to own and complete projects end-to-end.
-Ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
-Expertise in project management tools; working knowledge localization tools and technologies.
-Results and action-oriented. Demonstrates initiative, follow-through and attention to detail.
-Proven ability to work cooperatively with across departments and functions and is a self-motivator
-Outstanding interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.

DEPARTMENT: Marketing Communications
DIVISION: Corporate Marketing
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2554
LOCATION: Provo, Utah (Salt Lake City Metro Area) 84606

Disclaimer: This job description is for informational purposes, to describe the primary duties, skills and abilities necessary to meet the requirements of this position. This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all requirements or essential functions; it is subject to change at any time.

Novell is an equal opportunity employer and an advocate for workforce diversity.

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Apply By Email: rmerrill@novell.com

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Senior Software Project Manager UT051910

May 20th, 2010

Company Name: Accent Business Services

Location (City, State): Salt Lake City, Utah

Project manager needed to support software implementation projects. Requires strong understanding of software implementation project lifecycle, process analysis, software configuration and data migration. The project manager will be responsible for hands-on management of several simultaneous implementations.

Responsibilities:
• Work with management team to develop project schedules and project plans.
• Interact with managers and project staff on a daily basis to facilitate on-schedule and on-budget delivery.
• Regularly communicate status, issues and risks to management team.
• Ensure project teams meet standards for project reporting, controls, documentation, etc.
• Coordinate, collect, and analyze project information.
• Schedule meetings, track timelines and deliverable, write status reports, coordinate meeting logistics and disseminate meeting minutes.

Local applicants preferred. One year contract with extensions likely.
Required Skills:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience managing various sized projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project (or similar)
• Practical experience in software implementation methodologies.
• Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet difficult deadlines, and set priorities for multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment, both independently and in a team setting.
• Project management skills to develop and monitor work agreements and budgets, determine specifications, schedules, timelines, and define deliverables.

Preferred Skills:
• Familiarity with PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and the software development lifecycle.
• Financial modeling to quantify costs and benefits of projects and to track and maintain project budgets.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

For consideration, please email MS Word resumes to recruiter@accent-inc.com and reference title and job ID code.

Apply By Email: recruiter@accent-inc.com

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Experienced Project Manager / .Net Developer

November 10th, 2009

Company Name: The Housing Connection

Location (City, State): Salt Lake City, Utah

FLSA: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports To: Vice President of Business Development
Department: Development
Location: Candidate must be local and work at Salt Lake City based headquarter
Background:

The Housing Connection, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau, develops customized event registration applications and provides registration and housing services/technologies for managing events and conferences. We maintain an assortment of web and Windows applications that serve customers across the country.

Primary Responsibilities & Summary:

We are looking for a Project Manager/Developer with C# and .Net experience. This position will be responsible to
oversee, organize and prioritize development of new product releases. The position will also be responsible for analyzing business needs, creating design and requirement documents, insuring proper testing and quality assurance is a part of the development and release cycle. Be responsible of project control system, automated builds, managing timelines, and implementing best practices for development. At times the applicant will also be required to develop using the Visual Studio 2008 environment.


Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years experience managing web application development
  • Minimum 5 years experience with multiple development frameworks including .Net and JavaScript.
    Knowledge of web standards.
  • Experience in virtual team management
  • Experience in Agile development methodologies
  • Knowledge of revision control solutions
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Experience in Asp.Net, WCF, WPF and Services
  • Must be able to travel (less than 5% of the time) and work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, and
    holidays, based on client and office demands.

Job Duties:

  • Handle and manage multiple project timelines
  • Define and implement coding documentation standards
  • Create and delegate tasks and requirements to development team
  • Ensure company technical problems are resolved in a timely manner, report on areas effected and help develop
    plans to minimize future problems.
  • Manage company staff or outsourced vendors who will work on company applications
  • Manage and supervise the application development process, setting short and long term objectives and report on
    progress
  • Interface between development team and executive staff
  • Maintain and ensure enterprise-wide disaster recovery plan
  • Manage automated builds, review and approve development releases and manage the release process.
  • Test software, review any application failures in development/review and production.
  • Develop best practices to insure code quality, establish and supervise a quality assurance process.
  • .Net development (Asp.Net, WPF, WCF)
  • Other duties as assigned.

    • Working Relationships
    Position will report directly to the Vice President of Business Development, and work closely with all staff, particularly the
    development team. Occasionally position will be required to work directly with clients.
    Application:
    Send resume, salary requirements, past employment and salary history to: careers@rhconnection.com
    No telephone calls No third parties

    Apply By Email: careers@rhconnection.com

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