Jobs

JOBY is always in search of curious individuals who think differently and are willing to break boundaries and disrupt convention. If you are razor sharp, enthusiastic, entrepreneurial and fanatical about the consumer experience, we’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line at jobs@joby.com and let us know a little about what makes you tick and how you would contribute to JOBY.

The Company:

JOBY is a young, high-growth company that creates well-designed, revolutionary products that inspire the creative and active lifestyle. The Company revolutionized the camera accessories market in early 2006 with its GorillaPod line of flexible tripods and continues to redefine the consumer electronics market with its GorillaMobile and GorillaTorch product lines. The brand has a strong and loyal following of consumers who are passionate about both innovative design and functional performance. Founded in 2005, JOBY is a privately-held company headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with offices in Santa Cruz, CA; Geneva, Switzerland; Singapore and Shenzhen, China.

Open Positions:

Product Marketing Manager - US & Latin America
Finance Manager / Controller - US & Latin America

Product Marketing Manager - US & Latin America

Reports to:
SVP & GM, US & Latin America

Location:
Petaluma, CA

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Approval Date:
November 2011

Do you have vision with a sense of purpose? Are you able to bring strategic thinking to life with the tactics and meticulous attention to detail necessary to see the job all the way to the finish? If so, then keep reading!

About Daymen:
Headquartered in Northern California, DAYMEN is a leading provider of photo accessories (innovative bags, packs, cases & flexible tripods). The Company's flagship Lowepro® brand has been the leading name in premium camera protection since 1972. DAYMEN also sells totes, cases and sleeves under its Acme Made® brand name and just recently acquired the market leader in flexible tripods - Joby®. The Company's products are sold in more than 100 countries through its subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, France and Poland as well as through a network of independent distributors. DAYMEN also distributes a number of leading photographic and imaging equipment brands in select geographies.

Purpose of Job:
The Product Marketing Manager (PMM) is responsible for evaluating and understanding industry and market trends to guide our product line development and assortment plans. The PMM ensures that the US & Latin America product opportunities are being developed within the Worldwide Product team and that the USLA sales and marketing teams are well educated on market & competitor activities. This position will manage the current and new product line strategy, product life cycle, product rationalization, perform market research & analysis to position our products successfully while working in partnership with the USLA Marketing Manager to develop and implement successful Go-To-Market product launches.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop product portfolio and line strategy that grows and maintains Daymen US & LA's market leadership position and achieves regional goals. This should be market driven and tied to financial metrics.
Effectively plan and manage product life-cycles from introduction through exit to achieve product strategy, inventory and profit margin objectives.
Partner with Marketing Manager on product launch communication contact and work with the sales organization in program creation supporting Go-To-Market initiatives.
Lead development of product selling stories and strategy presentations, both written and verbal, for use in sales and management presentations that aligns with and supports the brand messaging.
Conduct primary and secondary research on market forces such as consumers, competitors, distribution channels and suppliers. Research category and hardware trends. Develop extensive competitor and marketplace intelligence knowledge on category and conduct analyses.
Collaborate across functions to gather information to manage and plan introduction of new product lines to ensure successful market launch. Influence key stakeholders to achieve product goals.
Evaluate product success, analyze trends and make product line recommendations based on the study of profitability, strategic advantages, and alignment with corporate objectives.
Maintain active in-field presence to ensure program success with the channel. Present marketing concepts and programs to field sales and buyers in an organized and professional manner.
Formulate product pricing strategies.
Responsible for salesmen samples and sales collateral planning.
Support trade shows, events and training.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and four years related experience required.
Consumer brand product experience with a background managing a multitude of products; distribution network and/or retail experience.
Assortment planning skills; experiences as a retail buyer would be a plus.
Requires high degree of organization, ability to prioritize tasks appropriately while managing multiple projects, ability to manage differing types of projects, services and vendors.
Requires both high-level strategic thought capability and meticulous attention to detail.
Must be able to deal with multiple changes to information on a daily basis. Ability to prioritize, multi-task and execute under pressure.
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and have the ability to build relationships with all departments and executive staff.
Requires product management financial literacy and competency.
Photography and cut-and-sew industry experience highly desired.
Must be able to operate computer and be proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and E-mail software.

Finance Manager / Controller - US & Latin America

Reports to:
SVP & GM, US & Latin America

Location:
Petaluma, CA

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Approval Date:
January 2012

Purpose of Job:
Responsible for all US and Latin America finance activities including corporate accounting, financial budgeting, strategic planning, analysis, reporting, profit, audits, AP, AR, and all financial internal controls and processes. This position is a key leadership position and will be expected to proactively manage financial functions to ensure revenue and profit objectives are met by developing and implementing processes and controls for any and all financial considerations in all functions. Will also need to be actively involved and know and use systems. Must bring Best Demonstrated Practices into financial area and focus on Continuous Process Improvement in all phases to support our goal of aggressive growth by becoming a world class distribution organization. Will work closely with SVP/GM of US & Latin America to maximize earnings through effective cost management.

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate accounting - with the accounting group ensure that all accounting of the company is carried out in line with GAAP and accurately reflects the financial performance of the company's operations and activities.
Financial budgeting and forecasting processes - this will include the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reporting and will entail the setting up of reporting guidelines and templates and the consolidation of all company activities and entities.
Internal controls - ensure all financial and accounting controls are in place, documented and regularly tested to protect the company's assets, adhere to company policies and report financial information accurately and consistently.
Strategic planning processes - working closely with the management team to develop and coordinate the strategic planning process that covers all operations and activities of the company.
Investment analysis - work with management on all aspects of capital investments highlighting ROI and risks - this will include fixed assets, inventory, new product lines or channels of distribution.
Group reporting - with the management team ensure all that all activities are consistently and accurately reported as required by the Group for global consolidation and reporting.
Product & channel profitability - establish profitability models and analysis of product lines, retail accounts and channels of distribution.
Financial indicators - implement consistent and frequent reporting that highlights the key performance metrics of the operations - weekly orders, sales, margins, backorders etc.
Risk and liability management - with other members of the management group ensure all activities and assets of the company - whether tangible, intangible, receivables, inventory, overdependence on customers / products/ or manufacturing entities or human - are adequately covered in terms of insurance, disaster recovery etc. and that overall risk assessments are continually carried out, monitored and reported.
Financial assistance with regards contract and project analysis as required - this will include healthcare costs, insurance renewals, systems implementations and upgrades, equipment leases etc.
Benchmarking - where possible carry out financial and operating benchmarking against other best of class companies and activities
Manage incoming issues and assure proper and timely responses
Guide creation and analysis of monthly operation report (MOR) for review by Senior Management.
Works closely and collaboratively with managers in other departments, such as sales, marketing, operations, on updating policies and procedures.
Develop and implements plans to ensure continuous improvement of financial processes.
Infrastructure Development - Evaluate and expand the existing infrastructure to support the exponential growth of the company, including the establishment of a shared service model.
Business Indicators and Analytics - Identify, develop and/or enhance an evolving set of metrics by lines of business that the management team can use to more effectively manage the business.

Qualifications:

University degree; MBA preferred.
CPA with a minimum of 10 years of progressive financial management experience.
8-10 years of management experience.
Key leader who can effectively influence others to drive positive business results and communicate in a respectful and professional manner.
Extensive financial reporting experience at both corporate and divisional levels with high attention to detail and accuracy.
Proven experience developing and implementing processes resulting in a finely tuned financial department.
Excellent knowledge in assessing, developing, and implementing internal controls.
Experience working in high-growth dynamic environments and leading change.
Seasoned diplomacy to interact effectively cross-functionally as well as with various levels of staff and management.
Willingness and ability to be hands-on and tactical as well as strategic in an environment characterized by significant growth and constant change.
Problem solving and decision making in a complex and changing environment.
Ability to organize and manage a variety of activities while addressing multiple priorities.
A demonstrated sense of urgency in order to respond to situations quickly and decisively.
Solid analytical, conceptual, quantitative skills with the ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems.
Must be flexible but results-focused and able to deal with multiple changes to information as well as direction being received from a variety of sources and personalities.
Ability to have fun in the process.
Strong organizational and computer skills.