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Director of Analytics |
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Director of Analytics |
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| Job Title:Director of Analytics |
Type: Full Time Employment |
| Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Travel: ≤ 25%, worldwide, on average |
| Reporting to: Initially to CEO & President (in Austin, TX, USA); and eventually to VP of Technology |
Base Salary: Commensurate with experience |
| Recognition: Will be named as an inventor in all future patents |
Other: Management stock options, performance bonus (cash, additional options, trips), etc. |
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| Company & Position Overview |
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DataInfoCom is a privately held, enterprise software company headquartered in Austin, Texas. The enterprise software that DataInfoCom has been developing can be categorized under Process Control / Analytics / Business Intelligence / Decision Support. More details about the software will be disclosed to the shortlisted candidates at the appropriate time. |

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DataInfoCom’s Board of Directors is made up of senior executives and board members at Dell, Microsoft, SAP, Texas Instruments, MIT, and Georgia Tech. The company is looking for a proven analytics leader. |
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Own analytical vision, strategy, roadmap, management, development, and deployment for DataInfoCom, end to end. |

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Own all analytics mandates (software and custom projects) for DataInfoCom, end to end. |

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Lead and manage a small team of scientists, in US and India, with different levels of seniority. |

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Innovate, file for, successfully defend, and receive 3 to 5 US patents (within 12-18 months). |

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Be the face of the company to the outside world (customers, partners, press, analysts, etc.) for all analytical matters. |

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Do more with less; demonstrate creativity, ingenuity, and capability to build and use synergy to grow DataInfoCom. |
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Have fun – we are developing highly complex technology, we want to enjoy the processs. |

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Care – we want a
proven professional who cares about what s/he does and her/his peers, subordinates,
etc. |

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Think – we are
looking for someone who can solve complex analytical problems that we can’t solve. |

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Help further the
reputation of DataInfoCom to customers, partners, analysts, press, and other industry
constituencies through innovation, quality, integrity, respect, hard work and
discipline. |

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Collaborate
closely, and sometimes regularly, with all the senior management of the Company. |

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Use technology (Skype, WebEx, Office Live,
Google Docs, etc.) to the fullest to supplement travel requirements without compromising
quality and timeliness of the deliverables. |
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| Requirements |
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Currently at a similar role with a reputable organization. |

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Proven track record – someone who has ‘been there and done that’. |

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Ph.D. (is a must) in Applied Statistics or a related field. |

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10 or more years of proven experience in Applied Statistics, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Neural Networks, etc., preferably in an enterprise software environment. |

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Extensive
understanding of – and hands-on experience in – the Statistical software tools (such as SAS,
SPSS, R, WEKA, Stata, RapidMiner, MATLAB, etc.). |

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Deep knowledge of Applied Statistics, Operations Research, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Neural Networks, etc. |

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Extensive understanding of – and real-life experience in – Business Intelligence, Analytics, Process Control, Decision Support, and related technologies. |

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Proven ability to understand business requirements for both, enterprise software and custom analytics projects, and translate them into existing statistical models/algorithms or devise new ones (if none exists). |

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Ability to develop adaptive, efficient, and self-contained statistical/mathematical engines, to be incorporated in enterprise software applications, that analyze data automatically and continually |

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Experience with programming languages, such as Java, C/C++, FORTRAN, etc. to be able to express algorithms in a form that software developers can understand. |

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Strong understanding of common software technologies, such as Databases (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, etc.), Graphical User Interfaces, Reports, etc. |

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Good Communication Skills. |

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Excellent Interpersonal Skills. |

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Comfortable with unknowns in the R&D environment – ability to innovate and find actionable and practical solutions to difficult technical/analytical issues. |

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Caring personality – comfortable in collaborating, productively, with people from different cultures, backgrounds, expertise, experience, education, etc. |
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Proven
ability to motivate people |

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Work ethics and
flexibility – this is not a typical ‘9 to 5’ job |

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Proven ability to
make decisions quickly and act accordingly |

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Comfortable with
several concurrent – at times, somewhat conflicting – priorities often found in a small
company during its growth phase |
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NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. |
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Vice President of Technology |
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Vice President of Technology |
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| Job Title:Vice President of Technology |
Type: Full Time Employment |
| Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Travel: ≤ 25%, worldwide, on average |
| Reporting to: CEO & President (in Austin, TX, USA) |
Base Salary: Commensurate with experience |
| Recognition: Will be named as an inventor in all future patents |
Other: Management stock options, performance bonus (cash, additional options, promotion to CTO within 1 year), etc. |
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| Company & Position Overview |
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DataInfoCom is a privately held, enterprise software company headquartered in Austin, Texas. The enterprise software that DataInfoCom has been developing can be categorized under Process Control / Analytics / Business Intelligence / Decision Support. More details about the software will be disclosed to the shortlisted candidates at the appropriate time. |

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DataInfoCom’s Board of Directors is made up of senior executives and board members at Dell, Microsoft, SAP, Texas Instruments, MIT, and Georgia Tech. The company is looking for a proven technology leader. |
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| Essential Job Functions |
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Own product vision, strategy, roadmap, management, development, and deployment for DataInfoCom, end to end. |

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Own all technical mandates (software technology, mathematical sciences, etc.) for DataInfoCom, end to end. |

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Complete the development of – and continually improve upon – a robust and adaptive enterprise software product that can withstand rigorous due diligence from Global Fortune 1000 customers and partners. |

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Lead, and manage, an organization comprised of software developers and scientists, in US and India, with different levels of seniority. |

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Innovate, file for, successfully defend, and receive 3 to 5 US patents (within 12-18 months). |

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Be the face of the company to the outside world for all technology matters. |

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Do more with less; demonstrate creativity, ingenuity, and capability to build and use synergy to grow DataInfoCom. |

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Build and nurture a competent, cohesive, loyal, honest, caring, and fun working environment – every member of your organization should be an asset to DataInfoCom and our customers and partners. |

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Establish and manage industry leading processes (and Best Known Methods) to ensure scalability, flexibility, agility, security, responsiveness, etc. |
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Have fun – we are developing highly complex technology, we want to enjoy the process. |

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Care – we want a proven professional who cares about what s/he does and her/his peers, subordinates, etc. |

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Help further the reputation of DataInfoCom to customers, partners, analysts, press, and other industry constituencies through innovation, quality, integrity, respect, hard work, and discipline. |

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Present quarterly to the Board of Directors, in person; interact monthly with the Board of Advisors. |

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Collaborate closely, and sometimes regularly, with the CEO and your peers. |
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| Requirements |
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Currently at a similar role with a reputable organization. |

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Proven track record – someone who has ‘been there and done that’. |

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15 or more years of proven experience in software development, with 10 of these years in large-scale, enterprise software development. |

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Extensive understanding of – and real-life experience in – Business Intelligence, Analytics, Process Control, Decision Support, and related technologies. |

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Extensive understanding of – and hands-on experience in – the latest software development technologies, tools, processes, methodologies, etc. |

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Deep knowledge of – and hands-on experience in (preferred) – Applied Statistics, Operations Research, Machine Learning, etc. |

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Excellent Communication Skills. |

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Excellent Interpersonal Skills. |

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Masters degree (preferably Ph.D.) in a related field. |

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Comfortable with unknowns in the development environment – ability to innovate and find actionable and practical solutions to difficult technical issues. |

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Uncompromising focus on timely results (our customers are highly demanding). |

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Caring personality – comfortable in collaborating, productively, with people from different cultures, backgrounds, expertise, experience, education, etc. |
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| Other Skills/Abilities |
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Proven ability to motivate people. |

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Work ethics and flexibility – this is not a typical ‘9 to 5’ job. |

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Proven ability to make decisions quickly and act accordingly. |

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Comfortable with several concurrent – at times, somewhat conflicting – priorities often found in a small company during its growth phase. |
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NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. |
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Vice President of Product Management |
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Vice President of Product Management |
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| Job Title:Vice President of Product Management |
Type: Full Time Employment |
| Location: Austin, TX, USA |
Travel: ≤ 25%, worldwide, on average |
| Reporting to: CEO & President (in Austin, TX, USA) |
Base Salary: Commensurate with experience |
| Recognition: Will be named as an inventor in all future patents |
Other: Management stock options, performance bonus (cash, additional options, trips), etc. |
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| Company & Position Overview |
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DataInfoCom is a privately held, enterprise software company headquartered in Austin, Texas. The enterprise software that DataInfoCom has been developing can be categorized under Process Control / Analytics / Business Intelligence / Decision Support. More details about the software will be disclosed to the shortlisted candidates at the appropriate time. |

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DataInfoCom’s Board of Directors is made up of senior executives and board members at Dell, Microsoft, SAP, Texas Instruments, MIT, and Georgia Tech. The company is looking for an experienced Product Management professional to lead its overall product mandate. |
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Learning – and staying up to date on – the domains the software is addressing and going to address. |

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Idea generation on whiteboards for a new software product, or for the next version of an existing product. |

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Gathering of business and/or market requirements from prospects, customers of earlier versions of the product, domain experts, technology visionaries, market experts, products / solutions from competing vendors, etc. |

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Crafting of Market Requirements Documents, or MRDs, which synthesize the requirements / needs of various stakeholders as outlined above. |

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Collaborating closely with the Scientists (e.g., Statisticians) to validate, and document, the feasibility of the software product. |

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Using the MRD as a basis, come up with a product requirements document or PRD, as an input to the engineering team to build out the product.
A PRD is also known as a functional specification. Frequently, a PRD can be a collection of UML Use Cases, UML Activity Diagrams, HTML mockups, etc. It can have other details such as the software development environment, and the software deployment environment. For example, where as the development environment can be J2EE / Java IDEs, the deployment environment can be the WWW (world wide web).
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Deliver the PRD to the software engineering team, and manage conflicts between the business units, the sales teams, and the engineering teams, as it applies to the software products to be built out. |

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Collaborate very closely with the engineering team to ensure the product being built is the product the market needs by enforcing the PRD specifications. |

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Once the software development gets into build / release cycle, conduct acceptance tests. OR, conduct acceptance tests at predefined milestones. |

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Deal with the packaging of the product. This can vary from demonstrating the product to customers using web-based conferencing tools, to building a flash/captivate demo and deploying it on the company website, to other placement and promotion tactics. |

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Determine appropriate pricing of the product. Prepare detailed ROI analysis, case studies, white papers, etc. |

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Once the product is deployed at a customer site, solicit customer feedback, report software bugs, and pass these on back to engineering for subsequent build / release cycles, as the product stabilizes, and then matures. |

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Perform competitive analysis as to how this product is behaving in the market, vis-a-vis other products catering to the same / similar customer segments. |

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Solicit and effectively interact with the reputable analysts, in market research firms like IDC, Forrester Research, and Gartner Group, to benefit the product and the company. |

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Solicit more features and benefits from the users of the software product, users of competitive products, and from analysts and craft / synthesize these requirements for subsequent product build / release cycles, and pass them on to the software engineering team. |
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DataInfoCom is looking for the right fit and will not hire someone who doesn’t have proven expertise to perform all of the above duties successfully.
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Minimum 10 years of experience in the enterprise software space. |

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Minimum 5 years of experience in the enterprise software product management. |

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Bachelors Degree (Masters or MBA preferred). |

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Deep understanding of software technology (we do not need a developer, but, this person should be able to talk comfortably with a developer, if needed). |

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Strong understanding of business, especially Global Fortune 100 corporations. |

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Exceptional verbal and written communication skills (we work in a globally distributed, 24/7, fast-paced environment with several Professors and several dynamic developers). |
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Deep knowledge of Statistics |

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Experience with filing Patents |

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Knowledge of software GUI |
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NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. |
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Vice President of Sales |
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Vice President of Sales |
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| Job Title:Vice President of Sales |
Type: Full Time Employment |
| Location: Austin, TX, USA |
Travel: ≤ 25%, worldwide, on average |
| Reporting to: CEO & President (in Austin, TX, USA) |
Base Salary: Commensurate with experience |
| Compensation: Cash compensation will include a competitive base salary plus generous commissions. Stock options will aim to reward three years of solid growth with a 1 to 2% stake in the company. |
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| Company & Position Overview |
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DataInfoCom is a privately held, enterprise software company headquartered in Austin, Texas. The enterprise software that DataInfoCom has been developing can be categorized under Process Control / Analytics / Business Intelligence / Decision Support. More details about the software will be disclosed to the shortlisted candidates at the appropriate time. |

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DataInfoCom’s Board of Directors is made up of senior executives and board members at Dell, Microsoft, SAP, Texas Instruments, MIT, and Georgia Tech. The company is looking for a proven technology leader. |
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(10+ years) experience in selling software into the sophisticated information technology organizations of large companies. |

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Solid knowledge of these information technology organizations as well as the other major components of large enterprises. |
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Sell DataInfoCom software to at least three new Global Fortune 2000 enterprises. |

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Expand sales to additional processes within two of the three new accounts. |

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Establish a strong sales pipeline to deliver accelerating sales over a two year period. |

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Develop a base of prospects and a sales method that will allow the effective addition of new sales people. |

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Begin building a solid Sales organization through carefully chosen sales professionals who can accelerate the company’s growth. |
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Leadership Skills |

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Self-directed with strong initiative. |

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Driven to excel and capable of inspiring others to excellence as well. |

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Able to envision a success strategy for Sales at DataInfoCom and then help turn the vision into reality through hands-on action. |

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Accepts the accountability for results in her/his organization and works to help others achieve their accountabilities. |
Learning Orientation |

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Recognizes that analytic software and its applications are new and rapidly changing. Keeps abreast of developments with clients, prospects, competitors, and academicians. |

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Know where the bleeding and leading edges are in this arena. |
Influencing Skills |

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Able to establish rapport, value and respect within a complex and highly sophisticated environment. |

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Able to promote DataInfoCom’s products to C-suite leaders within the Global Fortune 2000. |
Interpersonal Skills |

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Able to establish and build close working relationships with the DataInfoCom team and with customers and prospects. |

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Strong personal credibility and excellent relationship skills. Accomplished in individual, group, business and social settings. |
Problem Solving Skills |

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Brings a high level of intelligence and curiosity to work. |

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Able to apply mature, pragmatic business judgment in creating options and making decisions. |

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Sees both the commercial and technical aspects of problems and opportunities. Creatively and effectively challenges the thinking of others. |
Presentation Skills |

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Communicates ideas and information effectively in a broad range of settings. |

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Able to explain complex technical matters clearly and concisely to non-technical audiences. |

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Poised and professional in the face of tough questions. |

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Able to capture and maintain the attention of an audience. |

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Knows when and how to encourage participation. |
Planning and Organizing Skills |

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Recognizes the importance of and uses a sound sales planning method. |

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Arranges work so that it can be accomplished effectively. |

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Makes good judgments about priorities. |

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Focuses time and attention where the best results can be obtained. |
Start Up Company Skills |

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Understands the advantages and constraints in small, emerging companies. Accomplishes a lot with a little. |

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Equally comfortable in taking individual action, teaming and leading. |

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Flexible and adaptable. |

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Loves to grow a business. |
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Proven ability to motivate people |

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Work ethics and flexibility – this is not a typical ‘9 to 5’ job |

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Proven ability to make decisions quickly and act accordingly |

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Comfortable with several concurrent – at times, somewhat conflicting – priorities often found in a small company during its growth phase. |
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NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. |
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