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Ihre Aufgabe:
Leitung von Programmierprojekten, Management externer Dienstleister, Verantwortung der Software-Architektur und des Datenbank-Designs, Weiterentwicklung unserer Auktionsplattform Swoopo im internationalen Umfeld.
Ihr Profil:
Mindestens 3-jährige praktische Erfahrung in der Konzeption von anspruchsvollen Informationsportalen, Online-Communities oder eCommerce-Lösungen, praktische Erfahrung mit der Führung externer Dienstleister, sehr gute Kenntnisse im objektorientierten und Datenbank-Design, umfassende Kenntnis allgemeiner Webstandards und Webtechnologien sowie wichtiger Design-Patterns und Template-Engines, praktische Erfahrung im Aufbau einer Versionsverwaltung mit CVS oder Subversion, sehr gute Programmierkenntnisse in objektorientiertem PHP, JavaScript und Datenbank-Systemen (MySQL), analytisches und lösungsorientiertes Arbeiten, sehr gutes Verständnis für komplexe Zusammenhänge, hohes Verantwortungsbewußtsein und Zuverlässigkeit, Fähigkeit zur Mitarbeiter-Motivation und Führung, ausgeprägte Kreativität, Teamfähigkeit und überdurchschnittliche Kommunikationfähigkeiten, sehr gute Englischkenntnisse. Von Vorteil sind Erfahrungen im Off- oder Nearshoring, Kenntnisse in AJAX, XML, Java und Linux.
Wir bieten Ihnen:
Spannende und vielseitige Aufgaben in einem dynamischen, internationalen Umfeld. Sie haben die Möglichkeit das weitere Wachstum des aufregendsten Online Auktionshauses aktiv mit zu gestalten. Selbstverständlich bieten wir Ihnen eine attraktive Vergütung Ihrer Fähigkeiten und Leistungen.
Wenn Sie diese Herausforderung interessant finden, dann sollten wir uns kennen lernen! Bitte senden Sie Ihre vollständige Bewerbung einschließlich Ihres frühestmöglichen Eintrittstermins und Ihrer Gehaltsvorstellung per E-Mail an career@swoopo.com. Wir freuen uns auf Sie!
What kind of person will get this job?
You will already have gained some experience of SEO, with an understanding of the different techniques employed and the measurement of SEO performance. This experience is likely to have been gained in a consumer ecommerce or media business, or perhaps a marketing agency serving such clients.
You are naturally analytical – your reflex is to judge performance based on the numbers and, when you don’t know, to conduct well-structured tests to find out. You are used to using web analytics tools and undertaking data analysis to reach decisions.
Experience working within an international team will be extremely helpful, as you’ll need to coordinate closely with colleagues in Europe.
You’re also in-tune with our target customers – you understand what they’re likely to be searching for, what will excite them and how Swoopo will fit into their lives.
A passion for Swoopo’s product range will be helpful. You’ll be a fan of gadgets and aware of what’s hot (and what’s not.)
It goes without saying that you’re a big fan of the internet and technology. You’ll love using the web for both work and fun and be passionate about new and interesting things are doing on-line.
If you speak German too, wunderbar – it will make life easier, but is not essential.
As a pioneer in online live auctions, we can offer you a thrilling and challenging job in an innovative, international environment. As we are an expanding company, we can also offer interesting job perspectives. Come and join our international team!
Please respond using the link above, sending your resume with your contact information to career@swoopo.com.
What kind of person will get this job?
You will be an experienced international online marketing manager, with experience across multiple channels including direct experience of managing SEM, SEO, eMail marketing, affiliates and partnerships. This experience is likely to have been gained in a consumer ecommerce or media business, with perhaps some time spent in a marketing agency serving such clients.
You are an accomplished manager of both internal teams and external agencies/ partners, able to balance the development of strong relationships with the delivery of superb results. You bring with you a set of relationships within the EU online marketing community, ready to put them to use to help make Swoopo even more successful.
You’re passionate about customers – understanding what they’re up to, what excites them and how Swoopo will fit into their lives. You’ll transmit this passion to your colleagues and the wider business. A passion for Swoopo’s product range will be helpful. You’ll likely be a fan of gadgets and aware of what’s hot (and what’s not.)
You’re also naturally analytical – your reflex is to judge performance based on the numbers and, when you don’t know, to conduct well-structured tests to find out. You are used to using web analytics tools and using data to reach decisions.
It goes without saying that you’re a big fan of the internet and technology. You’ll love using the web for both work and fun and be passionate about new and interesting things are doing on-line.
If you speak German too, wunderbar – it will make life easier, but is not essential.
As a pioneer in online live auctions, we can offer you a thrilling and challenging job in an innovative, international environment. As we are an expanding company, we can also offer interesting job perspectives. Come and join our international team!
Please respond using the link above, sending your resume with your contact information to career@swoopo.com.
Candidates should be well-versed in usability testing and user experience (scenarios, interaction design, information architecture, user-centered design). They will know about the specific technical, cognitive and other usability issues unique to the Internet, and conceive solutions for structuring data, optimising workflow, user journies and interactions accordingly.
Working as part of Swoopo’s Product Management team, the User Experience Designer is responsible for end-to-end digital delivery, from requirements gathering to testing in order to produce compelling and fun experiences for our customers. You will be adept at diagramming, writing functional specifications and designing usability test scripts and test plans. You should be able to defend your designs with business metrics or user-derived quantitative and qualitative data. You should be a self-starter, detail-oriented and excel at multitasking and prioritizing competing requirements.
Main responsibilities include:
Applicant requirements:
Founded in Germany in 2005, Swoopo has grown to become one of the world’s most innovative e-commerce Websites. Based on a unique software solution and pay-per-bid auction business model, Swoopo auctions over 10,000 products per month and has more than 1,200,000 registered customers worldwide. We are a friendly, young, international team inspired by great ideas and the desire to create a exceptionally fun, yet fair and transparent online shopping experience. Owned by Entertainment Shopping AG, we are based in the beautiful, cosmopolitan city of Munich, Germany. Find out more about us at www.swoopo.com.
If you’re interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com:
Requirements:
Candidates should have demonstrated success defining and launching online B2C Internet products: they will have seen projects through the entire product lifecycle, including product launch, sustainment and EOL. You should be able to defend your product design and optimization decisions with business metrics, quantitative and qualitative data.
If you’re interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume and a cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what were looking for, we’ll be in touch and take things from there.
Responsibilities include:
Time frame: As soon as possible for minimum 6 months.
Location: Munich, Germany
Remuneration: This is a paid position; salary will be based on relevant skills and experience.
Requirements:
Education:
University Students preferably in Business (Betriebswirtschaftslehre or MBA), Economics (Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Statistics (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen), Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik), Statistics or Mathematics.
We offer a friendly, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment where you can learn various aspects of product development and the use of statistical analyses in online business. You will also gain valuable experience and skills in the growing field of Web analytics, especially in the industry sectors of e-commerce and online entertainment. You will learn how to use both quantitative and qualitative research from data reporting and statistics to test and optimize product design, marketing communication, and other Marketing-Mix elements. Ideally, this role will support both our project needs and your study- and career goals.
Interested?
If you're interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your complete application information including resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter to career@swoopo.com.
Time frame: As soon as possible for 4-6 months.
Location: Munich, Germany
Remuneration: This is a paid temporary position; salary will be based on relevant skills and experience.
Requirements:
Education:
University Students preferably in Business (Betriebswirtschaftslehre or MBA), Economics (Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Statistics (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen), Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik).
We offer a friendly, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment where you can learn various aspects of product development and user experience design in online business. Ideally, this role will support both our project needs and your study- and career goals.
Interested?
If you're interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your complete application information including resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter to career@swoopo.com.
Responsibilities
Requirements:
The successful candidate will be an experienced manager with 5-8 years work experience and the following profile:
Responsibilities
Requirements
If you're interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
Responsibilities
Requirements
If you're interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
As an Intern Social Marketing you will contribute to developing and spreading the Swoopo brandname within the online community. In particular, you will be involved in expanding our social marketing activities. You will learn how to take advantage of tools that will assist you in key control, analysis and optimization. You will be actively involved in all decision-making processes and reporting. You will also be involved in the search engine optimization of Swoopo and will identify new opportunities and solutions to acquire relevant visitors to our website. You will be a part of our dedicated, very international and fun to work with team and your work will directly contribute to the success of an exciting and innovative company. You will receive 100% openness and support for any of your ideas.
Requirements
Time frame: as soon as possible for minimum 6 months
Location: Munich, Germany
Remuneration: This is a paid position; salary will be based on relevant skills and experience
If you're interested in this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
Swoopo (www.swoopo.co.uk,
www.swoopo.de,
www.swoopo.es,
www.swoopo.com and
www.swoopo.at) is an exciting and unique eCommerce start-up that has been running in Europe (Germany, the UK, Spain, and Austria) for three years and is now live in the US.
Our fast-paced on-line auctions of new products is a unique offering in the US. We sell a range of brand-new and factory sealed technology and lifestyle goods, including laptops and HDTVs to vacuum cleaners and perfume. To bid on our auctions, we charge a small amount for each bid placed, thus we are able to offer the winners incredible deals, and give everyone who bids a thrill along the way.
As a growing international business and we're always on the lookout for bright, ambitious candidates to help us build our business.
If you're interested, we'd love to hear from you. Write or email us your resume, including a cover letter, and your salary requirements to jobs_us@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
We are looking for:- Senior Web Application Developer
- SEO Executive, Swoopo
- Head of Marketing (Europe), Swoopo
- User Experience and Usability Expert
- Product Manager E-Commerce
- Intern/Praktikant/Werkstudent (m/f) Webanalytics
- Intern/Praktikant/Werkstudent (m/f) Product Management
- Senior Manager Auction Business
- Director Business Development
- Search Marketing Manager Europe (m/f)
- Intern (m/f) - Praktikant/in Social Marketing
1. Senior Web Application Developer
Für unsere Unternehmenszentrale in München suchen wir zum baldmöglichsten Zeitpunkt eine/n Senior Web Application Developer.Ihre Aufgabe:
Leitung von Programmierprojekten, Management externer Dienstleister, Verantwortung der Software-Architektur und des Datenbank-Designs, Weiterentwicklung unserer Auktionsplattform Swoopo im internationalen Umfeld.
Ihr Profil:
Mindestens 3-jährige praktische Erfahrung in der Konzeption von anspruchsvollen Informationsportalen, Online-Communities oder eCommerce-Lösungen, praktische Erfahrung mit der Führung externer Dienstleister, sehr gute Kenntnisse im objektorientierten und Datenbank-Design, umfassende Kenntnis allgemeiner Webstandards und Webtechnologien sowie wichtiger Design-Patterns und Template-Engines, praktische Erfahrung im Aufbau einer Versionsverwaltung mit CVS oder Subversion, sehr gute Programmierkenntnisse in objektorientiertem PHP, JavaScript und Datenbank-Systemen (MySQL), analytisches und lösungsorientiertes Arbeiten, sehr gutes Verständnis für komplexe Zusammenhänge, hohes Verantwortungsbewußtsein und Zuverlässigkeit, Fähigkeit zur Mitarbeiter-Motivation und Führung, ausgeprägte Kreativität, Teamfähigkeit und überdurchschnittliche Kommunikationfähigkeiten, sehr gute Englischkenntnisse. Von Vorteil sind Erfahrungen im Off- oder Nearshoring, Kenntnisse in AJAX, XML, Java und Linux.
Wir bieten Ihnen:
Spannende und vielseitige Aufgaben in einem dynamischen, internationalen Umfeld. Sie haben die Möglichkeit das weitere Wachstum des aufregendsten Online Auktionshauses aktiv mit zu gestalten. Selbstverständlich bieten wir Ihnen eine attraktive Vergütung Ihrer Fähigkeiten und Leistungen.
Wenn Sie diese Herausforderung interessant finden, dann sollten wir uns kennen lernen! Bitte senden Sie Ihre vollständige Bewerbung einschließlich Ihres frühestmöglichen Eintrittstermins und Ihrer Gehaltsvorstellung per E-Mail an career@swoopo.com. Wir freuen uns auf Sie!
2. SEO Executive, Swoopo
The SEO Executive, based in our head office in Munich, has responsibility for acquiring new bidders to the Swoopo websites globally via organic/ natural search. This will include establishing and maintaining performance metrics, determining target keywords across our markets, establishing and testing new actions to improve organic search results in collaboration with the development team, and keeping abreast of the latest SEO development via online forums and industry events.What kind of person will get this job?
You will already have gained some experience of SEO, with an understanding of the different techniques employed and the measurement of SEO performance. This experience is likely to have been gained in a consumer ecommerce or media business, or perhaps a marketing agency serving such clients.
You are naturally analytical – your reflex is to judge performance based on the numbers and, when you don’t know, to conduct well-structured tests to find out. You are used to using web analytics tools and undertaking data analysis to reach decisions.
Experience working within an international team will be extremely helpful, as you’ll need to coordinate closely with colleagues in Europe.
You’re also in-tune with our target customers – you understand what they’re likely to be searching for, what will excite them and how Swoopo will fit into their lives.
A passion for Swoopo’s product range will be helpful. You’ll be a fan of gadgets and aware of what’s hot (and what’s not.)
It goes without saying that you’re a big fan of the internet and technology. You’ll love using the web for both work and fun and be passionate about new and interesting things are doing on-line.
If you speak German too, wunderbar – it will make life easier, but is not essential.
As a pioneer in online live auctions, we can offer you a thrilling and challenging job in an innovative, international environment. As we are an expanding company, we can also offer interesting job perspectives. Come and join our international team!
Please respond using the link above, sending your resume with your contact information to career@swoopo.com.
3. Head of Marketing (Europe), Swoopo
The Head of Marketing (Europe), based in our head office in Munich, has responsibility for acquiring and retaining bidders for the Swoopo websites across Europe. This will include managing a substantial marketing budget to clear and stretching performance targets, managing and developing the European Marketing team (currently 4 and set to grow) and developing new opportunities to grow and develop the brand in both existing and new markets.What kind of person will get this job?
You will be an experienced international online marketing manager, with experience across multiple channels including direct experience of managing SEM, SEO, eMail marketing, affiliates and partnerships. This experience is likely to have been gained in a consumer ecommerce or media business, with perhaps some time spent in a marketing agency serving such clients.
You are an accomplished manager of both internal teams and external agencies/ partners, able to balance the development of strong relationships with the delivery of superb results. You bring with you a set of relationships within the EU online marketing community, ready to put them to use to help make Swoopo even more successful.
You’re passionate about customers – understanding what they’re up to, what excites them and how Swoopo will fit into their lives. You’ll transmit this passion to your colleagues and the wider business. A passion for Swoopo’s product range will be helpful. You’ll likely be a fan of gadgets and aware of what’s hot (and what’s not.)
You’re also naturally analytical – your reflex is to judge performance based on the numbers and, when you don’t know, to conduct well-structured tests to find out. You are used to using web analytics tools and using data to reach decisions.
It goes without saying that you’re a big fan of the internet and technology. You’ll love using the web for both work and fun and be passionate about new and interesting things are doing on-line.
If you speak German too, wunderbar – it will make life easier, but is not essential.
As a pioneer in online live auctions, we can offer you a thrilling and challenging job in an innovative, international environment. As we are an expanding company, we can also offer interesting job perspectives. Come and join our international team!
Please respond using the link above, sending your resume with your contact information to career@swoopo.com.
4. User Experience and Usability Expert
We are a globally expanding e-commerce and entertainment company seeking an experienced User Experience professional to help bring our usability and user-centered design capabilities to the forefront. The position is in Munich, Germany, but our working language is English (German language skills helpful but not required).Candidates should be well-versed in usability testing and user experience (scenarios, interaction design, information architecture, user-centered design). They will know about the specific technical, cognitive and other usability issues unique to the Internet, and conceive solutions for structuring data, optimising workflow, user journies and interactions accordingly.
Working as part of Swoopo’s Product Management team, the User Experience Designer is responsible for end-to-end digital delivery, from requirements gathering to testing in order to produce compelling and fun experiences for our customers. You will be adept at diagramming, writing functional specifications and designing usability test scripts and test plans. You should be able to defend your designs with business metrics or user-derived quantitative and qualitative data. You should be a self-starter, detail-oriented and excel at multitasking and prioritizing competing requirements.
Main responsibilities include:
- Determining usage scenarios, optimizing workflows, information architecture and data flows, then authoring use-cases, creating wireframes and interactive prototypes accordingly.
- Authoring functional specifications. Working with product managers, visual designers, software engineers and other project stakeholders to translate the product vision into other clear and comprehensive design documents that support product development
- Coordinating, planning and executing user research efforts (usability testing, multivariate tests, surveys, etc.) as needed. Identify the appropriate research methods to inform business and design decisions.
- Driving and continuously improving the customer experience of the platform, promoting usability best practices and user interface web standards.
Applicant requirements:
- Solid usability, user experience and interaction design skills including developing scenarios, usability analysis, rapid prototyping and usability testing. Deep knowledge and experience in best practices for Web-based information architecture and design.
- Strong experience planning and conducting different types of usability tests, surveys, multivariate and uni-variate testing and other methods of collecting user feedback. Experience with Web analytics is a plus.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to build consensus and evangelize products and ideas across global teams and across levels in the organization.
- Familiarity with the technical considerations needed when designing for the Web and Web-based devices
- Advanced degree in a HCI related subject (Interaction Design, Usability, human factors, human-computer interaction, user experience, cognitive or experimental psychology) or equivalent work experience.
- At least 2 years experience in a similar role as Information Architect/ Interaction Designer/Usability Consultant in the Internet space, preferably e-commerce or entertainment.
Founded in Germany in 2005, Swoopo has grown to become one of the world’s most innovative e-commerce Websites. Based on a unique software solution and pay-per-bid auction business model, Swoopo auctions over 10,000 products per month and has more than 1,200,000 registered customers worldwide. We are a friendly, young, international team inspired by great ideas and the desire to create a exceptionally fun, yet fair and transparent online shopping experience. Owned by Entertainment Shopping AG, we are based in the beautiful, cosmopolitan city of Munich, Germany. Find out more about us at www.swoopo.com.
If you’re interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com:
- your resume
- a portfolio or samples of work demonstrating your experience in creating great user-centered design solutions
- a cover letter including salary expectations
5. Product Manager E-Commerce
Responsibilities include:- Product concept development, including development of wireframes and specifications, prioritized features and corresponding justification
- Coordination of product testing, including development of test plans and objectives, surveys, user testing as needed
- Bug Tracking and issue resolution in conjunction with the IT department
- Product controlling and optimization of the existing platform
- Competitive watch
Requirements:
Candidates should have demonstrated success defining and launching online B2C Internet products: they will have seen projects through the entire product lifecycle, including product launch, sustainment and EOL. You should be able to defend your product design and optimization decisions with business metrics, quantitative and qualitative data.
- At least 3-5 years experience in Product Management or related role for developing consumer-facing Internet applications, Websites, or other online services company (e-commerce or entertainment preferred).
- Experience with databases, Web development (PHP/SQL/Java) and e-commerce.
- Ability to work in a small, fast-paced team. In particular, be well-versed in requirements gathering, specifications and testing using agile software development methods (eg. SCRUM).
- Self-starter, detail-oriented and excel at multitasking and prioritizing competing requirements.
- An ability to work independently as well as in a team, a high degree of conscientiousness and commitment. Furthermore, you should have proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
- Very good interpersonal skills and very good knowledge of German and/or English (spoken and written).
- Added plus for additional background in user experience (information architecture, survey design, user or multivariate testing), Web analytics or data analytics.
- Educational background in in Business (Betriebswirtschaftslehre or MBA), Computer Science (Informatik), Engineering, Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik) or related.
If you’re interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume and a cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what were looking for, we’ll be in touch and take things from there.
6. Intern/Praktikant/Werkstudent (m/f) Webanalytics
We are seeking an intern, Praktikant/-in or Werkstudent/-in to support our team with Web analytics and product development. You will support for the Product Management and Marketing departments by analyzing website visitors and actions, integrating web and back-end data and optimizing website visitor experience.Responsibilities include:
- Monitoring the statistical and trend data regarding performance and trends in user behavior, new feature performance and online marketing campaigns.
- Analyses and interpretation of results, including creation of data reports, presentations and actionable recommendations to different stakeholders and executives in the company.
- Quality control of data tracking and of the Web analytics reporting software (CoreMetrics). You would be responsible for the development of the Website tracking model, maintain the specification for tracking pixels and tags, as well as serve as the contact person to drive its technical implementation.
- Support in the creation and evaluation of surveys, questionnaires and testing of new site features and improvements (e.g. Multivariate and A/B testing).
- Recommendation of further quantitative analyses for market and user research.
Time frame: As soon as possible for minimum 6 months.
Location: Munich, Germany
Remuneration: This is a paid position; salary will be based on relevant skills and experience.
Requirements:
- Working knowledge of CRM/Web analytics tools (e.g. CoreMetrics, Google Analytics, Omniture, etc.).
- Experience working with large datasets, conducting statistical analyses and predictive modeling. Knowledge and experience of statistical analyses tools like SPSS a plus.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate insight into actionable communications; strong attention to detail.
- Technical affinity for the Internet, e-mail, databases, Web development (PHP/SQL/Java) and e-commerce. Knowledge or familiarity with SEO, SEM a plus.
- Initial practical experience in the software or online industry, ideally in Web analytics, online marketing or product management for an online services company.
- High proficiency in MS-Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).
- Self-motivated, fast learner with an ability to work independently, a high degree of conscientiousness and commitment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and very good knowledge of German and English (spoken and written).
Education:
University Students preferably in Business (Betriebswirtschaftslehre or MBA), Economics (Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Statistics (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen), Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik), Statistics or Mathematics.
We offer a friendly, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment where you can learn various aspects of product development and the use of statistical analyses in online business. You will also gain valuable experience and skills in the growing field of Web analytics, especially in the industry sectors of e-commerce and online entertainment. You will learn how to use both quantitative and qualitative research from data reporting and statistics to test and optimize product design, marketing communication, and other Marketing-Mix elements. Ideally, this role will support both our project needs and your study- and career goals.
Interested?
If you're interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your complete application information including resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter to career@swoopo.com.
7. Intern/Praktikant/Werkstudent (m/f) Product Management
We are seeking an intern, Praktikant/-in or Werkstudent/-in to support our Product Management team, with an emphasis on:- Product concept development, coordination of product testing.
- Bug Tracking and issue resolution in conjunction with the IT department.
- Product controlling and optimization of existing platform.
- Define, execute, analyze and present results of A/B and multivariate tests, including development of test plans and objectives.
Time frame: As soon as possible for 4-6 months.
Location: Munich, Germany
Remuneration: This is a paid temporary position; salary will be based on relevant skills and experience.
Requirements:
- Technical affinity for the Internet, e-mail, databases, Web development (PHP/SQL/Java) and e-commerce.
- Initial practical experience in the software or online industry, ideally in Product Management for an online services company.
- Very good MS-Office skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).
- Self-motivated, fast learner with excellent analytical skills.
- An ability to work independently as well as in a team, a high degree of conscientiousness and commitment.
- Very good interpersonal skills and very good knowledge of German and English (spoken and written).
Education:
University Students preferably in Business (Betriebswirtschaftslehre or MBA), Economics (Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Statistics (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen), Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik).
We offer a friendly, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment where you can learn various aspects of product development and user experience design in online business. Ideally, this role will support both our project needs and your study- and career goals.
Interested?
If you're interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your complete application information including resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter to career@swoopo.com.
8. Senior Manager Auction Business
The Senior Manager Auction Business based in our head office in Munich is responsible for the development, planning and implementation of a large set of innovative initiatives in order to expand our auction business into new segments and categories.Responsibilities
- Play a key role in achieving a our ambitious goals for profitable growth.
- Development, prioritization and implementation of new initiatives in order to achieve specific business goals in coordination with auction management, procurement and marketing
- Analysis and reporting of these initiatives
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Drive the expansion of the business into new categories and user segments through a well defined mix of merchandise, auction formats and coordinated marketing initiatives
- Responsible for the planning and launch of new product initiatives
- Analysis of user behaviour with the aid of respective internal and external tools
- Analysis of the current auction mix and creating of forecasts in collaboration with the marketing team, in order to adapt to and optimize planning volume
- Planning and coordination of direct marketing actions and promotions in collaboration with the marketing team
- Drive innovation from an auction management perspective
- Generating insights into user behavior, customer beliefs and customer segmentation and the compilation of these insights into actionable measures
Requirements:
The successful candidate will be an experienced manager with 5-8 years work experience and the following profile:
- Completed university-level study with a focus on economics or an equivalent qualification.
- Experience in the area of business analysis and market development.
- Relevant experience in B2C e-commerce, additional experience with online gaming sites and/or online media business is a plus.
- Naturally analytical - your reflex is to judge performance based on the numbers and, when you don't know, to conduct well-structured tests to find out.
- Experience with the tools, technologies and metrics for retaining and reactivating customers in the ecommerce business.
- A history of delivering first-class results and innovating to deliver improvements in performance.
- Passionate about customers - understanding what they're up to, what excites them and how Swoopo will fit into their lives.
- A strong communicator - able to transmit this passion to your colleagues and the wider business.
- A passion for Swoopo's product range will be helpful. You'll likely be a fan of gadgets and aware of what's hot (and what's not).
- Experience in using various data analysis tools to reach decisions.
- A big fan of the internet and technology. Passionate about new and interesting things online.
9. Director Business Development
Swoopo is seeking a Director of Business Development who is obsessed with e-commerce, innovation, technology, and business strategy. The ideal candidate will have business development experience in the consumer internet space with a heavy emphasis on international distribution deals. The ideal candidate will have experience from the start-up as well as amore mature company world and have a proven track record. This role will involve helping source distribution partners, developing a strong understanding of partner strategy, negotiating agreements to completion, managing internal processes, and maintaining ongoing relationships between Swoopo and key partners. Business Development at Swoopo is responsible for e.g. negotiating partnerships that generate new revenue streams, drive distribution of the Swoopo brand online and offline and generate new users for the company. This full-time-position is based at our headquarters in Munich and will report to the COO.Responsibilities
- Evaluate and explore strategic opportunities across Europe.
- Develop and effectively apply a portfolio of standardized tools and product offers to efficiently address and drive business opportunities in all European markets.
- Represent Swoopo in negotiationwith senior executives from other companies.
- Prepare and close national and pan-European distribution deals with large consumer online companies to create new entry points around the web for new and existing Swoopo users
- Build a team to manage these partnerships on an ongoing basis.
Requirements
- 5-8 years of relevant business experience.
- Solid and relevant university academic degree.
- Proven track record in a business development role in a high-growth or start-up technology company.
- Comfort with a fast-paced, always-on, highly ambiguous start-up environment.
- Extensive knowledge of online business models and Internet/ Consumer technology.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong working relationships inside and outside Swoopo.
- Creative, resourceful, detail -oriented, highly organized.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with fluency in English.
- Ability to meet multiple objectives in an entrepreneurial environment with little supervision
- Extensive negotiation experience and comfort with legal aspects of negotiations.
If you're interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
10. Search Marketing Manager Europe (m/f)
The Search Marketing Manager, based in our head office in Munich, has responsibility for acquiring new bidders to the European Swoopo websites via organic / natural search.Responsibilities
- Manage Search Marketing (SEM and SEO) with the overarching objective of improving ROI
- Influence and/ or lead search marketing strategy and tactics
- Implement robust analytical processes, tools and deliverables across a global organization
- Manage analysis and reporting of the key elements of the campaign lifecycle e.g. budgeting, bidding, conversions, CPA’s, optimization, consistent with preset campaign objectives
- Manage analyses across multiple dimensions such as campaigns, products, keywords
- Distillation of large volumes of data into concrete, actionable, understandable plans
- Implement reporting processes to very effectively communicate procedures, learning’s and resulting actions to internal teams
- Effectively use statistical procedures such as correlation, regression, sampling, probabilities, hypothesis testing, etc. to analyze, test, measure and predict causation, effects, trends, etc.
- Build, designed, and implemented, unconventional online marketing campaigning strategies
Requirements
- We are looking for an ambitious university graduate or young professional
- Analytical with a high capacity for simplifying advanced concepts
- Some experience in online advertising is desired
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organization skills required
- Must be a team player and enjoy professional challenges
- Must be ambitious and driven to succeed
If you're interested in this Munich based job opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
11. Intern (m/f) - Praktikant/in Social Marketing
Responsibilities include:As an Intern Social Marketing you will contribute to developing and spreading the Swoopo brandname within the online community. In particular, you will be involved in expanding our social marketing activities. You will learn how to take advantage of tools that will assist you in key control, analysis and optimization. You will be actively involved in all decision-making processes and reporting. You will also be involved in the search engine optimization of Swoopo and will identify new opportunities and solutions to acquire relevant visitors to our website. You will be a part of our dedicated, very international and fun to work with team and your work will directly contribute to the success of an exciting and innovative company. You will receive 100% openness and support for any of your ideas.
Requirements
- The Internet is your information and communication medium.
- In particular, you're an avid user of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs, social bookmarking etc.
- You have very good communication skills and you are fluent in English.
- A passion for Swoopo's product range.
- You'll be a fan of gadgets and aware of what's hot (and what's not.)
Time frame: as soon as possible for minimum 6 months
Location: Munich, Germany
Remuneration: This is a paid position; salary will be based on relevant skills and experience
If you're interested in this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
