About Yahoo!
 
Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online--in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now's the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people.
 
Are you passionate about building products and services that are essential to millions of users in their day-to-day life, all around the world? Whether you are looking for a restaurant in the city that serves your favorite dish or an event occurring in your neighborhood, we build products that help you complete your task! Join the Yahoo! Local team, and build cutting-edge products that help millions of users find businesses and things to do in their local area.

We are looking for a senior product manager who will help define and deliver platforms that power the next generation of local experiences for Yahoo! users around the world.          
 
In this role you will take ownership of new and existing platforms, identify needs, define the product vision, and lead the implementation of the overall roadmap with cross-functional teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Collect and prioritize requirements from multiple organizations (Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Homepage, Yahoo! Mobile, ...) and multiple geographies to define platform features required to power exceptional local experiences across Yahoo!.

* Evaluate market needs and competitive landscape in order to identify and propose new features.

* Work with management and other Yahoo! groups to further develop platform strategy and identify new opportunities.

* Lead geographically distributed cross-functional teams to successfully develop, launch and support new features throughout the product lifecycle.

* Build positive relationships and trust through strong on-time delivery, high quality, and continuous innovation.

* Grow platform usage and satisfaction by identifying opportunities for improvement and incorporating new features.

* Define, track and improve over time key success metrics.

* Evangelize local platforms across Yahoo! organizations.

REQUIREMENTS

* At least 5 to 7 years experience in a product management role, preferably in internet-based software, with a demonstrated ability to drive product implementation and strategy.

* Experience with cross-functional teams with a track record of leading and motivating great people. Experience of leading geographically distributed teams is a plus.

* Strong understanding of the product planning, product development and product launch process.

* Excellent oral and written communication skills.

* Solid ability to develop and formulate business cases to justify product strategy.

* Demonstrated ability to motivate and influence executives, business leaders, and technology leaders within a matrix organization.

* Ability to navigate complex environments and effectively communicate priorities, delivery expectations, risks and concerns to senior management.

* Knowledge of highly scalable back-end platforms or local search technologies is a strong plus.

* MBA preferred