Friday, February 22, 2013

Senior Recruiter


We are in search of a Senior Recruiter for our client in San Mateo, California.

The right candidate for this role will have the following attributes:
  • Be professionally polished
  • Be agile in a fast paced environment; able to "roll with the punches"
  • MUST HAVE a sense of humor
  • Experience in a mid-size or start-up environment
  • Bachelors degree preferred
  • Able to be in the office 3-4 days a week.



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Recruiting Manager

We are in search of a sharp-shooting Recruiting Manager to lead a team of recruiters for an exciting energy company in San Mateo, CA. 

If you are the right person.......
  • Your recruiting acumen and leadership will be tested as you build, train, and lead the recruiting team.
  • You’ll direct an efficient, client-focused, cost-effective, recruiting function to attract, present and close “A” players for all our open positions.for
  • You’ll shepherd candidates through our hiring process while maintaining a WOW candidate experience
  • You can provide hands-on recruiting supports.
  • You will build trusting partnerships with executives
  • You can ensure your team is to tracking to its targets and transparently reporting on recruiting progress

Your Profile… Our ideal candidate is a senior level talent scout who’s led scalable nationwide sales recruitment, with:
  • An impressive 8+ year history of hiring top-notch talent in record time for hyper-growth organizations
  • Experience leading teams of highly productive recruiters in both a corporate and an agency setting
  • Process-orientation and metrics-driven leadership approach
  • Exquisite client management skills with a collaborative mindset, compelling presentation style and consultative approach
  • Willing to be onsite at headquarters at least 4 days each week
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
  • Excellent customer service skills required
  • Education– BA degree
  • Attributes – Drive, tenacity, confidence, integrity, humor, influential, collaborative, strategic, unfazed by colossal changes

Thursday, February 21, 2013

FILLED | Inside Sales Manager


We are in search of an individual to manage an inside sales team for our SaaS client in San Francisco.

Reporting to the VP of Sales, this Inside Sales Manager will be responsible for managing the inside sales team and the lead generation process.  Major duties include: providing management communications to the Sales department; training & coaching; monitoring & reporting on sales metrics and managing the sales administration process.

Responsibilities:
* Build a solid inside sales team that exceeds sales goals
* Ensure that sales pipeline remains full with qualified leads and prospects
* Monitor employee productivity and motivate team to reach goals.
* Provide coaching for existing Account Executives and training for new staff.
* Ensure accurate and complete information is captured in customer relationship (Salesforce.com) system.

Requirements:
* University degree or college diploma
* Minimum of two years experience in Business to Business (B2B) sales environment
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
* Experience reporting to a senior management team.
* Able to work in a self-directed, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

Thursday, February 14, 2013

FILLED | Senior Linux System Administrator role in Sunnyvale (Perm Job)


We are in search of a Senior Linux System Administrator for our client in Sunnyvale, California.  This is a fulltime job opportunity with benefits.
The Senior Linux System Administrator is responsible for availability, installation, configuration, provisioning, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software. During the normal workday, the Systems Administrator will respond to trouble tickets created by the NOC, monitoring automations and internal customers; install new servers, rebuild existing servers, and configure hardware, peripherals, services, and settings in accordance with operational requirements.  During the work day the Systems Administrator will use, document, update and maintain installation and configuration procedures on the wiki, and shall contribute to and maintain best practices documentation for operations, security, and capital efficiency. 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Ensure proper security, monitoring, alerting and reporting for the infrastructure
  • Work with the NOC and DCTech teams, using our Tivoli monitoring system and other tools to ensure the integrity and availability of our hardware, server resources, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups
  • Work with the incident team to diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures working with or as the Incident Commander to coordinate and communicate with our internal customers
  • Assist project teams with technical issues in the planning phases of site or project development efforts
  • Gather system requirements and support of several project teams in evolving, testing and rolling-out new products and services, then transitioning the site or product to post launch operations activities throughout life of the product or service
  • Work with the R&D team and other systems engineers to make improvements
  • Document processes and procedures and follow a formal change management procedure

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
  • 10+ years’ experience administering Linux required.
  • Experience administering Windows Active Directory / II
  • Experience with Apache and high volume web servers
  • Experience with high volume mail servers
  • Experience with monitoring tools, e.g. nagios, cacti
  • Experience with kickstart or jumpstart maintenance and implementation
  • Familiarity with load balancers
  • Experience in analysis and system performance tuning
  • Working knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP
  • Working knowledge of OSI model
  • Knowledge of the challenges of a very large multifaceted global environment
  • Experience in Perl or Shell Scripting, with experience implementing automation and monitoring using shell scripting and other related tools
  • Experience with proxies / reverse proxies, e.g. squid, varnish
  • Ability to implement automation and monitoring using shell scripting and other related tools, e.g. cfengine
  • Has excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills
  • Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
  • High degree of honesty and integrity
  • Team-player, positive attitude and flexible

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Validation Engineers (approx 12 month contract)




Our Client is seeking an experienced Validation professional in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Quality Engineer supports work stream efforts for projects below. The QE will support validation activities and prepare documentation that meet our Client’s internal standard operating procedures. Activities will include acting as Validation Engineer on GxP Learn project (Client’s Learning Management System) and Authoring, reviewing, and approving Validation work stream deliverables, including, but not limited to:
  • Business Process Diagrams
  • Validation Plan
  • User Requirements Specification
  • Functional Requirements Specification
  • Design Specification
  • Installation Qualification Protocol
  • Operation Qualification Protocol
  • Performance Qualification Protocols
  • Data Migration Protocols
  • Traceability Matrix, Summary Reports
  • Standard Operating Procedure
  • Documenting, investigating, reviewing, and approving Issue Reports
  • Dry-running and executing test protocols
  • Conducting Requirements Risk Assessment
Knowledge Requirements:
  • Contributes to the development of validation concepts, techniques, and approach.
  • Problem Solving: Develop solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.
  • Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives.
  • Discretion/ Latitude: Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercises some latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment.
  • Liaison (Internal & External Influence): Serves as consultant to the Project Core Team (members consists of QA, Business Process Owners, and System Manager), and moderate matters pertaining to the validation work stream.
Specific Requirements
  • 6-12 years of strong Computer Systems Validation Experience
  • Experience in Regulations (e.g. Part 11, Annex 11, cGMP, GAMP 4)
  • Experiences with Risk Based Approach
  • Experience in SaaS and ComplianceWire Learning Management System (preferred but not required) 

Validation Lead (contract opportunity)


VALIDATION LEAD (CONTRACT - approx. 12 months)

Our Client is seeking an experienced Validation professional in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Validation Lead will install, validate, and implement ComplianceWire, a SaaS based Learning Management System (LMS) as part of a Part 11/CSV project. The candidate will be responsible for authoring most of the validation documents, and executing many of the documents. We are looking for a candidate who can take control of the project, and manage multiple contributors as well as roll up their sleeves and develop documents. The individual will assure that the client's business process is improved and efficiency increased, while creating a compliant computerized system.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee the installation of the Hardware
• Execute the configuration of the Hardware
• Oversee the software installation & IQ/OQ by the vendor
• Facilitate the business process evaluation and modifications
• Oversee the training and system launch
• Develop and execute the validation package, which includes the following:
• Validation Plan
• Requirements Specifications
• Hardware Qualification Documents
• Hardware Install
• System Configuration Baseline Documents
• System Use SOP
• System Management SOP
• Performance Qualification Protocol
• Performance Qualification Report
• Traceability Matrix
• Summary Report
• Training
• System Release Document

Requirements:
• 8-15 years in the FDA-regulated biotech/pharmaceutical industry, at least 10+ years performing computer system validation.
• Significant experience with 21 CFR Part 11 and Computer System Validation
• Significant project lead experience
• Significant experience generating and executing Validation Life Cycle documents such as Val Plans, URS, IQ/OQ, PQ, & UATP.
• Knowledge of 21 CFR Part 210 & 211
• Proven ability to resolve quality issues/discrepancies with others in a constructive manner is essential.
• Ability to effectively influence and motivate internal and external stakeholders with regard to the validation and implementation of GXP compliant computerized systems.
• Ability to work as a team player in a consulting environment.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong written, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Customer Success Account Manager


We are in search of Sales Executives for our SaaS client in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities:
• Be the CEO of your territory from territory planning to opportunity management to contracts and closing.
• Consistently exceed quarterly quotas.
• Manage a large pipeline and prioritize effectively.
• Carry a bag with multiple solutions including a high dollar, strategic complex solution with 6+ months sales cycle and smaller solutions.
• Clearly articulate and demonstrate our solution value proposition.
• Collaborate with technical resources for complex opportunities.
• Proactively establish and maintain relationships with short and long term prospects within the top 500 Internet Retailers and Consumer Brands from managers to C level executives.
• Work with inside sales and marketing to develop successful lead generation plans.  
• Clearly communicate and collaborate cross functionality.
• Collaborate with agency sales and account management for joint agency – product customers.
• Leverage Salesforce.com religiously to manage your pipeline.
• Feed intel from the field to continually improve company products and sales efforts.
• Travel – 25% - 50%.


Desired Experience and Skills:
• A/BS from a top tier university.
• 5+ years of sales experience in SaaS solutions.
• Experience working at larger established companies and start-ups is preferred
• A passion for, and deep understanding of e-commerce and SaaS software.
• Proven ability to sell to C level, VP and directors guiding conversations to meaningful strategic value.
• Demonstrated track record of exceeding quota with referable clients, handling complex sales with large dollar amounts, and successfully prioritizing pipeline.
• High level of energy, drive, ambition, enthusiasm, initiative, commitment and professionalism.
• Results-driven, self-motivated individual with a ‘can-do attitude who can work Proven ability to work collaboratively and solo.
• Confident, polished and detail oriented interpersonal, listening, writing, phone and email communication skills.
• Outgoing, personable with strong persuasive ability.
• Excellent organization, time management, efficiency, and ability to perform under pressure and think on your feet.