Department / Org: Windows Live Mobile China (Shenzhen)
(Mobile Client Team)
Business Area Overview:
Do you want to work on the leading edge technologies in a startup and fast growing environment? Are you looking for high impact projects across millions of users worldwide? Are you passionate on driving the innovation and competing with both global and local competitors, such as Google, Yahoo, etc?
Windows Live China (WLC) is building a world class engineering teams in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. The team will partner closely with teams in Redmond while having the full responsibility and ownership for building Windows Live products and services.
The Windows Live Mobile team provides wireless device access to popular Windows Live Services such as Windows Live Mail (aka Hotmail) and Windows Live Messenger (MSN IM). We also provide the wireless operator connectivity and mobile service expertise to many other groups within Microsoft as they look to extend their product reach into the mobile market. In many markets around the world our WL PC services cannot win the market without strong mobile integration. We are tasked with developing rich data services that can resonate with over a billion mobile users worldwide and we are looking for top talent to make this happen.
The Windows Live Mobile China team in Shenzhen is a close partner of the Redmond Windows Live Mobile product group with a mission of delivering key features in the global mobile product. We build rich clients running on multiple handset platforms as well as SMS, MMS & WAP services and platform components.
We are looking for individuals who can help capture the mobile innovation that is happening in China and apply it both to products being deployed locally as well as globally. Mobile communication continues to increase in importance in many diverse applications and will continue to take a more central role in the evolution of all forms of communication and technological advances over the coming years. The WLC team is primed for significant growth with our continued investments in the overall WL Mobile strategy so now is a great time to get in on the ground floor and join a space which is limited only by your passion and creativity!
Role:
This position is based in Shenzhen, China. The products developed will be deployed globally as part of Windows Live Mobile services and will require strong coordination with various teams around the globe including the US, UK, Finland and China.
The Mobile Client Team works closely with internal and external partners in Redmond, Shanghai, UK, Finland, German and elsewhere to develop a rich, scalable and reliable Mobile Client including Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Contacts and etc for multiple mobile OS.
We are looking for a technically-deep PM to own significant pieces of mobile client.
Responsibilities:
• Work with internal and external partners to determine requirements for the Mobile Client.
• Write functional specifications.
• Drive projects and ensure that the end products meet the expectations of the customers.
• Coordinate communication between the wide range of internal and external teams.
People Management:
• Initially, there are no formal people management expectations but we expect these roles to increase and opportunities for managing people will become available.
Education and Qualifications:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
Experience Level:
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in project management and/or product feature specification roles
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
• Strong technical skills. Experience writing mobile application specs.
• Project management experience, as well as the ability to work well in cross-group situations.
• Experience in mobile application software projects (specifically mobile client applications), web service development, mobile OS (Symbian, Linux), a solid understanding of the unique challenges the mobile space presents and experience in working with device manufactory is highly desirable.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, strong oral and written English is a priority with the ability to communicate orally in Mandarin highly desirable.
Future development with this role:
This role offers excellent career progression, with potential movement in the direction of Lead and Group Program Management roles.
Hiring Manager's briefing
1. Good Communication and negotiation skills - maintain relationship balance internal dependency and maintain relationship with external partner – Nokia
2. Strong command of English - communications with Finland Nokia and Redmond
3. Good knowledge of Mobile applications development implementation cycle handle UX display– must have
4. Mobile technology – S60 Symbian mobile OS different from MS Window platform
5. Symbian plafform knowledge – good to have
