Career Opportunities at Dice

Dice Holdings, Inc. has an immediate need for a Marketing Manager, Customer Acquisition, in the Urbandale, Iowa office. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining a customer-focused marketing strategy by implementing projects related to customer acquisition as directed by Marketing Director and reporting on progress to project goals.

• Accountable for the strategic and hands-on management of large account marketing and special projects, with heavy emphasis on writing, for five brands.
• Organization, coordination, and execution of specific marketing projects and initiatives related to large accounts (national accounts sold by any sales channel).
• Write sales collateral, PowerPoint content, emails and direct mail content, introduction letters, webinar scripts, presentation scripts, presentation follow-up letters, video scripts, online/website blurbs, etc.
• Work with a graphic designer to design sales support pieces according to pre-approved branding guidelines.
• Extract pertinent data from internal and external sources and uses it to benefit marketing efforts for individual accounts, contacts and reps.
• Is a subject matter expert and able to address the specific needs of large accounts by segment, by individual account, and often by individual contact, with the ability to anticipate their needs and the needs of the different sales channels and individual salespeople working to sell, renew or retain them.
• Place articles/blurbs/other content related to large accounts on social media sites where HR managers and recruiters with large accounts go.
• Travel as necessary to become immersed in the large account experience and the needs of the sales reps calling on these large accounts. Travel at the request of the VP of Sales - as necessary - to win, renew or retain large accounts.
• Meet regularly and proactively with the executives and managers responsible for each sales channel. Works to develop a close, trusting bond based on solid marketing performance with large accounts.
• Keep current on marketing trends – especially those related to large accounts. Knows what research is available on the Internet; attends seminars, webinars and classes, and reads books/reports/analyses as necessary to continually look for new opportunities to learn more about large accounts and how to market most effectively to them.
• Set implementation schedule for projects, including start date, status reporting date, and completion date. Coordinate with all appropriate individuals, departments and vendors as necessary to achieve objectives.
• Provide written status reports on project progress to director and other relevant company personnel. Proactively communicate project status to all concerned parties.
• Identify barriers to project completion and brings these to supervisor’s attention.
• Act as liaison between Marketing and other company departments
• Regular attendance: Normal business hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. but position may require longer hours for extended periods of time

• Responsible for working with marketing and sales channel members, as well as other departments and vendors, in a goal-oriented, non-political manner.
• Perform duties of subordinate staff when necessary.
• Perform other job-related duties as required.

• BA/BS in Marketing or related field and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years B2B marketing experience with online expertise.
• Strong writing expertise.
• Strong creative and design expertise.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage internal and external resources including ad agency, freelance writers, designers and other vendors from a strategic and tactical perspective.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Positive, energetic attitude fundamental in leading prospect and customer-focused initiatives.
• Previous experience in B2B Fortune 1000 sales a plus.

Dice Holdings, Inc. has an immediate need in our New York office for a Sales Executive for the eFinancial Careers product. This person will be responsible for establishing, maintaining and growing relationships with existing and prospective eFC clients to achieve maximum revenue potential.

• Establish and build new client relationships
• Respond to customer questions and needs relative to sales related issues
• Present a positive, proactive attitude and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal communication and organizational skills to contribute effectively to a team environment
• Identify and communicate key competitive challenges in the workplace
• Troubleshoot issues and handle challenging situations with clients
• Work with Customer Support to ensure complete and timely customer support
• Attain established goals set by self and manager

• Accountable for meeting criteria set forth in monthly reviews
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by manager

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a related filed or equivalent proven experience
• Proven sales ability /experience- minimum 2 years
• Entrepreneurial, disciplined and results driven
• Ability to work in a team atmosphere
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Detail Oriented
• Financial Services Industry recruitment knowledge
• Strong knowledge Microsoft Office products and experience with a CRM system

Dice Holdings, Inc. has an immediate need for a Functional Analyst in our IT Department. This person will be responsible for ensuring that software engineers have a clear understanding of the business functional requirements, ensuring that functional designs meet the business requirements and may review and approve the designs developed by software engineers. This position will also ensure end-user acceptance and understanding which may involve developing and delivering end-user training.

• Understand specific business needs and overall business strategy pertaining to software changes
• Act as the application(s) functional expert
• Analyze, determine, and document functional requirements
• Conduct impact analysis of business requirements on the system
• Contribute to the development of conceptual systems designs as appropriate
• Facilitate interpreting user requirements into design specifications
• Provide inputs to test planning - develop and execute test scripts

• Miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or MIS similar field preferred; BA/BS or equivalent work experience required.
• Strong analytical skills
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle with emphasis on requirements management/gathering and test planning
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with HP Quality Center a plus
• Regular attendance

Dice Holdings, Inc. has an immediate need for a Manager, Software Development. This person will be responsible for supervising activities of applications development staff for a major project, several smaller ones, or a small department or group.

• Coordinates activities of staff to accomplish both systems and business objectives for specific projects
• Prepares the planning, design, development, and budgeting of system development projects, as required.
• Prepares activity and status reports for active projects as required.
• Plans and executes staff development activities and training.
• Performs coding and testing of complex items as assigned.

• Miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• BS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 10 years hands on experience with application development methodologies, project management, and several of the following technologies:
• Languages: Java, PHP, Perl, HTML, XML, SQL
• O/S: Linux/Unix, NT/2000/XP
• Databases: Oracle, mySQL, SQL Server
• Excellent oral and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products
• Strong organizational skills.
• The ability to work in a team atmosphere.