Product Manager
San Francisco

Founded in April 2006 by experienced search marketers and software experts, Marin Software provides a browser-based, enterprise-class paid search management application for advertisers and agencies. Marin Search Marketer®, designed for those spending at least $100,000 monthly on paid search, addresses the workflow, analysis, and optimization needs of large-scale advertisers and agencies, saving time and improving financial performance. Over 150 companies, including many of the world’s largest interactive agencies and advertisers, use Marin Search Marketer to manage more than $1 Billion of annual paid search spend. Marin Software is funded by Amicus Capital, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, and Focus Ventures.

Marin is experiencing tremendous business growth and is seeking to add an outstanding individual with strong prior product experience to our product team. This position is a leadership role where you are in charge, pulling resources from across development, QA and Client Services as well as training and selling to marketing and sales. It is an intense job so we need somebody who is ready to go all-in. We are focused on high-performing PM types who are looking for more responsibility and can be in charge.

Responsibilities
We are seeking a strong individual contributor to Start a Business – not manage a business that is already in place. This would include:

• Work on the primary market research and building your case for which features to prioritize
• Work with Sales and Client Services and external sources to research, refine, and document requirements
• Benchmark plans against competition and marketplace requirements
• Justify and prioritize requirements to fit into product modules and development timeframes
• Project-manage engineering and QA work for relevant areas; perform hands-on QA work as necessary
• Provide training and documentation for relevant areas
• Support Sales, Client Services, and Marketing teams

Requirements
• Strong educational background; preferably in a quantitative field
• Successful experience leading high-performing peers in a project-based team setting; minimum of 2 years product experience
• Strong attention to detail, comfortable with writing and speaking, strong communications skills
• Hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas is a plus:
- Back-end technologies such as EAI or OLAP
- Online Marketing including display or search
- Statistical modeling
• Strong written and oral communications skills

Compensation:
Full-time salaried position – compensation dependent on prior experience. Position includes equity participation and comprehensive benefits (healthcare, vision, dental, commuting reimbursement, and stocked kitchen).

This is an onsite position at Marin Software’s headquarters in San Francisco’s financial district (2 blocks from BART). Contract-to-hire applicants are OK.

Marin Software is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace.
To apply, please send a copy of your resume with "Product Manager" in subject line to: careers@marinsoftware.com.