Do you have a passion for mobile consumer products?   Is tracking and owning every detail of a product from idea to launch your idea of fun?  Loopt is looking for an experienced, talented, consumer-focused product manager to join our team!

Responsibilities:

• Write specifications, prioritize features, build consensus, coordinate product schedules, and deliver required technical data and creative materials to our engineers
• Facilitate communication and track tasks throughout the development process between a variety of internal teams including engineering, marketing, PR, creative, customer support, and executives
• Work closely with engineering and marketing to understand upcoming product improvements and changes in the user experience
• Participate in scheduling LOE/engineering tasks to set achievable ship dates
• Be the expert on the Loopt user base – run usability studies and surveys, as well as integrate research, metrics analysis and market analysis into product requirements to ensure products satisfy customer needs
• Understand Loopt’s strategic and competitive position, and work to define and deliver the best products which maintain, shape, and improve that position
• Schedule and lead team meetings

Requirements:

• 5 to 7 years of product management experience in online consumer services (mobile experience a big plus!)
• BA/BS in related field
• Strong technical abilities and ability to work with engineers
• Possess an understanding of the online consumer services industry, trends, user behavior, needs, and issues
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Detail oriented with exceptional organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize, work fast under pressure, and maintain flexibility
• Ability to “push back” when changing priorities will impact a ship date
• Ability to anticipate and resolve issues before they occur
• Be able to act as a bridge between marketing and engineering to ensure each group has and knows what it needs to get the job done

Loopt Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Sequoia Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Maverick Capital all back our company.

Loopt captures the four major growth trends of the consumer internet : mobile, social, local and real-time. Loopt is evolving its strategy to seize the lead in this flourishing space. Our mobile applications empower users to find their friends, places, and events around them in the moment. We connect people to their friends and to the places they care about. Loopt is on iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone 7. Our services have more than five million registered users.

Find Loopt at www.loopt.com, www.twitter.com/loopt and www.facebook.com/loopt

Loopt does not accept or pay fees for unsolicited resumes from outside agencies.