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Heads up TechMedia members! Our flagship conference, Cyberposium, will take place on the HBS Campus on Saturday, November 2, 2013.
Save the date! We’ll send out a link for discounted member ticket purchases soon. This year we have a killer EC/RC team and they’ve got all sorts of things planned for the event. See the teaser below. We can’t wait to see you there!
What is Cyberposium?
Held annually for the past 18 years, Cyberposium has been one of the most high profile events hosted by Harvard Business School, drawing some 1000+ attendees from the tech/media industries as well as the VC and startup communities.
Participants include CEOs, CTOs, founders, entrepreneurs, VCs, Wall Street and tech analysts, a broad range of media and press representatives, and students from over 25 leading MBA programs around the world.
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Rough Draft of Cyberposium:19 Panels
Small Business 2.0
Innovations in consumer internet have created a vast array of new products, services, and business models. Unfortunately, many traditional small businesses are at risk of being left behind. How is technological innovation enabling these businesses to exist and excel in this new environment?
Confirmed panelists include Euclid Analytics, Leaf, and Locu.
Social Influence
The social web is democratizing influence, and the social influencers at its core have incredible reach and a powerful voice. In today’s world, consumer-facing brands have no choice but to tap into this new channel of influence. What does the modern social web look like, and how is it being leveraged to create value for both consumers and businesses?
Confirmed panelists include Topsy, and Thumb/YPulse.
Education Technology
Facebook succeeded in connecting 1B people, can education technology companies do the same by educating an unprecedented number of people around the world? What are the key technical and business challenges going forward?
Wearable devices
Jawbone, Lark, Lumoback, oh mine! How will the world evolve as we start to capture and measure every aspect of our daily lives!? How will the unprecedented amount of motion data disrupt the tech world and medicine as we know it?
Customizable hardware devices
Google Glass, 3D printers, Nike Fuel-band, oh mine! Come and hear about the latest trends in hardware technology and how they are changing our world!
Enterprise mobility
As corporations transform their field teams with mobile apps and unlocking the power of enterprise mobility, what are the technology and business challenges? Come and hear practical tips to kick off your mobile app strategy!
Mobile monetization
The $12B mobile ad market is estimated to x2 by 2016. What are the challenges and opportunities? This panel will focus on how companies are succeeding, what strategies seem to be working, and how others can take advantage of the mobile wave.
Digital media
How the digital media space is evolving. What are the points-of-views of the disrupters and the incumbents? In the world of Hulu, Netflix, and Comcast, how do the players compete and how can they work together?
Industrial IT
Software in industrial settings is ripe for innovation using the tools developed for consumer internet applications. How can we use big data to improve industrial operations and run factories from an iPad?
Healthcare Technology
Data, analytics, and business opportunities in healthcare technology. What are the trends and adoption cycles? What are the roles of payers, providers, employers, and healthcare startups in the brave new world?
Sports Analytics
Think Moneyball. How is big data transforming the world of sports, in terms of players draft, game strategy, and team management?
Real-estate
Exploring technology changes in the real-estate sector. Whole will new real-estate tech companies such as Zillow and co-work fundamentally disrupt the real-estate business? How will the value-chain evolve as brokers are dis-intermediated by online housing data and as small businesses begin to embrace sharable working spaces?
Sharing Economy
How will lending your power drill save the world and make a billion dollars at the same time? AirBnB, ZipCar and Task Rabbit are tapping into reservoirs of resources idling in our closets, homes and garages. Consumption vs Collaboration. Can we do more by consuming less? How does a shared economy benefit lifestyle, the environment, and your neighborhood? Come and discover how leaders in the new economy are using technology to challenge the consumption model, save the rain-forest, and build better communities.
Monday, Sept 30th 2013, 8:30AM (PST)
Microsoft Operations: Driving Product Launches Worldwide
Do you want to help launch more than 100 products, programs, and services worldwide that generate more than $9 billion in revenue quarterly? Join Operations Professionals at Microsoft to learn about how they carry great ideas for new technology products from concept to the marketplace.
Registration link: http://msftoperations1.eventbrite.com
Monday, Sept 30th 2013, 5:30PM (PST)
Microsoft Operations: Driving Product Launches Worldwide
Do you want to help launch more than 100 products, programs, and services worldwide that generate more than $9 billion in revenue quarterly?Join Operations Professionals at Microsoft to learn about how they carry great ideas for new technology products from concept to the marketplace.
Registration link: http://msftoperations2.eventbrite.com
Tuesday, Oct 1st 2013, 8:30AM (PST)
Microsoft Finance: Analytical Insights and Foresight
Do you have the financial expertise to drive business processes, develop business investment and sales strategy recommendations, and evaluate new business opportunities and market investments? Join Finance Managers at Microsoft to hear more about how they seek business improvements and enable revenue growth for our company.
Registration link: http://msftfinance.eventbrite.com
Thursday, Oct 3rd 2013, 8:30AM (PST)
Sales at Microsoft: Solving Problems with the latest Solutions & Services
Are you ready to be the essential connection between our clients and the technologies that help them expand their business and become more profitable? Join Sales Professionals at Microsoft to hear more about our exciting Account Manager, Sales Solution, and Licensing Sales roles.
Registration link: http://msftsales2.eventbrite.com
Thursday, Oct 3rd 2013, 5:30PM (PST)
Sales at Microsoft: Solving Problems with the latest Solutions & Services
Are you ready to be the essential connection between our clients and the technologies that help them expand their business and become more profitable? Join Sales Professionals at Microsoft to hear more about our exciting Account Manager, Sales Solution, and Licensing Sales roles.
Registration link: http://msftsales3.eventbrite.com
[EC Recruiting] Amazon Japan informational webinar
We have some exciting MBA opportunities in our Japan offices and are hosting an informational webinar to talk through these roles and answer any questions you have about Amazon Japan’s career opportunities. Amazon MBA opportunities will be represented on campus, but for students interested in Japan roles/programs, this informational session will be a great way to learn more about the unique opportunities of a career at Amazon Japan!
Information about the webinar, including registration links and dial-in information is indicated below. Both 2014 and 2015 grads are invited to attend, although the information is mostly geared toward 2014 grads interested in our full-time roles.
Amazon Japan MBA Informational Webinar
- Presentation Time: 5pm – 6:30pm EST on Wednesday, Oct 2 (7-8:30am JST on Thursday, Oct 3)
- Registration Link: https://recruiting-services-training.webex.com/recruiting-services-training/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=668355460
- Presenters: Tomoki Ichikawa, Director Consumable/Yuichi Onishi, Senior Manager, Category Lead, Automotive
- Event Number: 668 355 460
- Event Password: japan
- Conference ID: 7104-3527 (Conference Dial in numbers are indicated at the end of this email)
- NOTE: Your line is NOT automatically muted, we request you please mute your microphones for the duration of this session. All questions and comments need to be made via the chat functionality. When sending a question or comment from the bottom right of your screen to the presenter, please make sure that you select to send the note to “all panelists.” This ensures that all presenters see your question without sending the question to all the attendees. The panelists will then address your question verbally.
Please RSVP to [email protected].
[EC Recruiting] Amazon EU Informational webinar
We have some exciting MBA opportunities in our European offices and are hosting an informational webinar to talk through these roles and answer any questions you have about Amazon’s career opportunities. Amazon MBA opportunities will be represented on campus, but for students particularly interested in EU roles/programs, this informational session will be a great way to learn more about the unique opportunities of a career at Amazon in Europe!
Information about the webinar, including registration links and dial-in information is indicated below. Both 2014 and 2015 grads are invited to attend, although the information is mostly geared toward 2014 grads interested in our full-time roles.
Amazon EU MBA Informational Webinar
- Presentation Time: 8am – 9am PST on Sep 27 (4pm-5pm London time)
- Registration Link: https://recruiting-services-training.webex.com/recruiting-services-training/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=666962771
- Presenters: John Boumphrey, Director (UK), and Becky McCarey, MBA Recruiter (EU)
- Event Number: 666 962 771
- Event Password: Patriot13
- Teleconference: 1-650-479-3208
- Access Code: 666 962 771
- NOTE: Your line is automatically muted, so the presenters will not be able to hear you. All questions and comments need to be made via the chat functionality. When sending a question or comment from the bottom right of your screen to the presenter, please make sure that you select to send the note to “all panelists.” This ensures that all presenters see your question without sending the question to all the attendees. The panelists will then address your question verbally.
Please RSVP to [email protected].
[Opportunity] EiRs at the Rock Center
Rock Center’s EiR Program
The Rock Center for Entrepreneurship oversees an Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiR) program in which accomplished entrepreneurs and VCs visit campus monthly. During this time, they are available to students to offer counsel on their career or business planning issues. These meetings are a unique opportunity for students to connect one-on-one with entrepreneurs for meaningful conversations on a wide range of topics from new ventures and ideas to entrepreneurial career advice.
This year, the Rock Center has 14 EiR’s representing industries such as: mobile, online media, consumer products, e-commerce, life sciences, and venture design. They offer one on one and group sessions. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, visit the Rock Center website: http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurship/resources/eir-scheduling.html
[Event] Big Data, Technology and Engineering Career Fair
| Big Data, Technology, and Engineering Career Fair
Friday, October 4, 3:00-5:00pm Featuring 50+ organizations! Propel your job and internship search. The Big Data, Engineering & Technology Fair is a networking event that will bring together students and employers to discuss the varied organizations and opportunities available within these industries, including full-time jobs and summer internships. Harvard ID required for entry. See the complete list of participating organizations. Before the fair: Register for the Explore Careers in Big Data & Analytics Panel preceding the fair. Join the conversation: #HarvardBDTE | Join the Facebook event. |
[PartyTime] Boston TechJam
Come on down and network in a whole new way. “Geek out” and see what other pioneering people and companies are doing with technology that will change the world. Whether you attend by yourself or bring your team, we’ve got some cool ways that make connecting with people fun. Visit fellow developers, marketing and biz dev pros, founders, tech execs and others who love to “geek out” and see innovation in action! Meet with Boston’s top VCs. Discover people who can help you with website design, PR, legal, and more.
October 3rd, Boston MA. $10 Admission Tickets are going fast! Register Now
Product Marketing Manager
DataXu Job Summary
We’re looking for a talented Product Marketing Manager to join our small team of highly-motivated, self-directed professionals who are passionate about evangelizing disruptive technology and getting stuff done! Product Marketing is a unique role that is perfect for the person with a rare mix of people skills, business savvy and marketing creativity who is also comfortable with analytics and technology. The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment that emphasizes both collaboration as well as independence.
Responsibilities:
Lead cross-functional launch initiatives to ensure readiness and successful adoption of new products and features, including go to market strategy and positioning, sales tools and training, and integrated B2B marketing programs around awareness and demand generation.
Develop and lead integrated B2B marketing programs around company initiatives that harness tools for awareness, demand generation and sales enablement.
Write thought-leadership materials designed to accelerate sales and increase awareness of DataXu, from case studies to whitepapers to market trend reports.
Evangelize DataXu as a thought leader to our customers and our industry peers via events, webinars and other external communications channels.
Solicit and synthesize customer and market feedback for actionable recommendations on positioning, messaging, and product development, identifying barriers to the sales process, proposing solutions, prioritizing according to impact, and executing.
Gather competitive intelligence and conduct win-loss, positioning, and SWOT analyses. Effectively solicit data from our customer facing teams as well as from industry events and personal networking.
Requirements:
Superior project management skills, illustrated by strong track record of leading virtual teams in complex cross-functional environments.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and in particular the ability to convert complex ideas and quantitative data into simple messages.
Ability to solicit and synthesize customer and market feedback for actionable recommendations on positioning, messaging, and product development.
Experience analyzing product, customer, and market dynamics and opportunities.
Creative flair to bring fresh ideas into product positioning and marketing campaigns.
5+ years’ experience in a product marketing or similar role in digital media industry
Agency or Brand marketing experience
· Candidates without digital media experience should be able to demonstrate their ability to ramp rapidly in unfamiliar environments
Experience with enterprise software, SaaS models and “Big Data” analytics a plus
BA/BS degree. MBA a plus
About the Company:
Headquartered in Boston, MA, with offices throughout North America and Europe, DataXu (www.dataxu.com)( Voted Advertising Age’s 2011 #5 Best Place to Work & Named “Top Place to Work in 2011” by Boston Globe) is the only multi-channel digital marketing management (DMM) platform offering real time optimization for display, video, and mobile advertisers. With exceptional growth, DataXu is a private, venture backed company with the resources to make a big impact and the agility to lead revolutionary change in both technology and media.
Bringing Science to the Art of Marketing
DataXu was founded by MIT aeronautics and astronautics scientists who wrote the combinatorial language that guided NASA’s Mars mission plans. These scientists – joined by co-founders with extensive digital media and consumer electronics expertise – examined potential commercial applications that would benefit from a system that could make real-time decisions. They knew that a huge opportunity existed in marketing, being disrupted by the consumer digital lifestyle and big data, but still operating with manual solutions based on intuition, as well as an inefficient supply chain.
The founding team recruited the smartest people they knew to create DataXu as it is today – an open, neutral platform that enables marketers to use our ‘rocket science‘ in a simple UI to understand and engage consumers in a digital world. We are proud to have created the industry’s first and only real-time multi-variate decision system to bring science to the art of marketing. And our work has just begun!
Join the Programmatic Marketing Revolution, Already in Progress
With the programmatic marketing revolution well underway, and our business leading setting the pace, we’re constantly strengthening our team and looking for talented people to join us, including:
Data science and analytics team members to help us with projects ranging across the full spectrum of machine learning and statistical programming.
World-class engineers, architects and product managers who live and breathe big data, algorithms, real time computing and user experience design – and who can build Internet-scale systems.
Sales and customer service pros who want to join the industry’s most productive and responsive sales and delivery teams.
Strategic and creative marketers who know how to create new markets and maximize results.
Joining DataXu is an exclusive opportunity to develop a meaningful career in a marketplace that’s exciting, evolving and central to the future. We challenge the status quo and take pride in our ability to make a difference. We’re fast, agile thinkers (and doers) who work hard to solve really complex problems. In short, DataXu isn’t just a job. It’s a passion – and the only limits are your capabilities and your desire for success.
Why work at DataXu? Because you want to work with a market leader poised for explosive growth – but still small enough so that everyone makes a difference. You want to work at the leading edge of technology, data and marketing. You want to be thought of as the rock star you are. You want the kind of experience that will make you a great CEO one day. You’re happy to work hard, but will help make working in the Xu fun.
If you have the skills and passion we’re looking for, check out our many exciting opportunities around the globe.
Benefit Highlights:
· Medical & Dental Insurance – 100% company paid deductible
· FSA (Medical, Dependent & Transportation care)
· Onsite dry cleaning service
· Company paid weekly catered lunches
· Innovation Days
· Generous Employee Referral Program
· Monthly Employee Recognition Program
· Free snacks and drinks
· Friday socials
To apply e-mail [email protected]
[EC Recruiting] Sears
Hello HBS TechMedia Club Members,
My name is Gina Talarico and I am the Manager of Recruitment & Talent Development for the Senior Leadership Program at Sears Holdings Corporation. The SLP program is a general management talent development program aimed at recruiting top talent from the best business schools in the country, and developing those individuals into the future leaders of our company. Our company’s strategy is driven by the development and use of technology. This year our CEO has personally requested that the SLP program hire an increased number of individuals with a background and/or interest in use of technology.
Let me stress that SLPs are leaders, not just managers. They are placed on some of the most high impact, transformational initiatives in our company and deliver results that matter in a very short timeframe. Sears Holdings is working to transform and using technology to become a best in class integrated retailer. We need strong leaders with a technical background who are focused on results, strategic thinkers, entrepreneurial, analytical, and customer focused. With opportunities in technology, online, big data analytics, project management, business development, strategy, finance, marketing, brand management, supply chain, operations, merchandising, store management, and many other areas, the SLP program is a chance for you to make a real impact on a Fortune 100 company. Attached you will find additional information about the SLP experience.
This Wednesday, September 25th I will be visiting HBS along with current SLP Associates to talk more about this exciting opportunity. From 1:00 – 3:00pm you can find our team in Spangler 272 & 273 holding Company Appointments. Please sign up for a time slot that fits your schedule via the HBS career center website. At 5:30pm we are hosting a presentation led by Vice President of eCommerce, Ritesh Chaturbedi at the Liberty Hotel (West Cedar Room). The format of this presentation is very different than past years. Ritesh will be facilitating a panel of SLPs talking about their experiences (bring your questions!), followed by time for networking. Drinks & hors d’oeuvres will be served. Dress code is business casual (jeans are acceptable). Please sign up in advance via the HBS career center website.
