VolunteerMatch

Product Management Associate

This position is based in San Francisco, CA.

Hire Date: November, 2008

VolunteerMatch is seeking a Product Management Associate to support the design and development of new products and services.

Responsibilities:

• Develop wireframes and functional specifications based on a synthesis of user needs.
• Create user-centered designs within constraints, including technical and business requirements.
• Conduct user tests to verify designs
• Work in a highly cross-functional environment

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 1+ years of User Interface development experience
• Prior experience with user testing
• Demonstrated track record of developing wireframes and functional specs
• Nice to have: Prior experience with web analytics
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and relationships at one time
• Desire to use your experience and skills to help build a better world

Education

Undergraduate degree is required

To Apply:

Email your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to jobs@volunteermatch.org with "Product Management Associate" in the subject line. Important: please include a cover letter, as this helps us better understand your specific interest in the position and VolunteerMatch. Also, please no phone calls.

Applications Engineer

This position is based in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities:

Design and develop application-specific web features and interfaces in consultation with senior-level engineers. Specific responsibilities include:

• Writing code in Java
• Writing interfaces in HTML
• Writing SQL queries to retrieve and update data
• Using and maintaining a Linux desktop environment for desktop work
• Interacting in a professional and timely manner with internal clients
• Developing interfaces with best-practices for web-advertising
• Bringing a desire to use the Internet to promote volunteering social change

Salary:

$66,810 per year; full-time

Professional Exp.:

One (1) year of experience in the job offered.

Special Skills:

Professional and/or academic experience must include: Java; application and supporting programs in Java; writing SQL DDL and DML queries; basic data normalization issues and query efficiency; Linux/Unix, including command line and normally available programs; knowledge of software engineering principles including design patterns and unit testing; ability to understand xml schemas and different parsing mechanisms; and web advertising best practices.

Education:

Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Benefits

VolunteerMatch is committed to building a team of first-class individuals. We are looking for enthusiastic members possessing three key elements: knowledge, experience, and passion. The position is full-time and will include a generous health and dental package as well as a 401(k) retirement plan.

Salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

Company Overview

VolunteerMatch (www.volunteermatch.org) is a software company whose mission is to help everyone find a great place to volunteer. We offer a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer, and corporate leaders committed to civic engagement. We have been fulfilling and expanding our social mission, as a leading national nonprofit, for 10 years.

VolunteerMatch develops the leading software solution for corporate Employee Volunteer Programs, service and volunteering Cause Marketing campaigns and the preferred Volunteer Recruitment Platform for national nonprofit organizations.

VolunteerMatch was first to deploy such tools, we have the largest base of established clients. Because of the outstanding service levels we provide, as well as our product quality, every client is referenceable. Current VolunteerMatch clients include Merrill Lynch, Johnson & Johnson, HP, MySpace, Google, General Mills, Target, REI, American Red Cross, Habitat, Girl Scouts, UC Berkeley, and nearly 70 more.