Wednesday, August 26, 2009

SECOND ANNUAL NIGHT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP




EVENT DETAILS
This event is proudly sponsored by State Farm Insurance. Join NSHMBA, the Hispanic Alumni Association of Columbia Business School (HAA) and State Farm Insurance for our Second Annual Night of Entrepreneurship. A panel of successful entrepreneurs will share their insights about the keys to successfully launching and building new enterprises.

Network with entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs and share ideas and inspiration while enjoying food, beverages and camaraderie at the Harvard Club of New York City.

Scheduled Speakers (subject to change without notice):
Ali T. Curi, President - Hispanic Professionals Networking Group
Andrew Herrera, CEO & Founder – Remezcla.com
Angel L. Rodriguez, Agent & Owner – State Farm
Rafael Rodas, Co-founder & President – The ROCI Group, LLC
Debra Torres, President & Founder – Debra Torres Guayaberas


DATE
Thursday, September 17th, 2009

TIME
6:00pm - 9:00pm

LOCATION
Harvard Club of New York City
27 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

RSVP REQUIRED - http://tinyurl.com/nkc2ms

For more info, visit http://newyork.nshmba.org/calendar.asp

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Open Position - Product Manager

Invest in your Career
You'll see the return working at ESL Federal Credit Union!


Product Manager
As a $3.6 billion financial institution with more than 292,000 members, and 18 branch locations, ESL is one of the largest and most progressive federal credit unions in the country. We are known for valuing people and sharing our success with our employees.

Consider an opportunity with a leading local organization!
• Recognized as one of Training Magazine’s “Top 125” companies in 2007, 2008 and 2009
• Recipient for seven years in a row of “Rochester’s Choice Awards” by the Democrat & Chronicle readers as Rochester’s “favorite bank/trust company”

We offer a very generous compensation and benefits package including health, dental, life, 401(k), pension, vacation, paid holidays, profit sharing, and more. Part-time employees that work 28 hours/week or more are offered the same medical and dental cost shares as full time employees.

We are currently recruiting for a Product Manager to meet ESL’s financial and marketplace objectives for assigned products and services.

Principal Accountabilities:
Develop products and services to meet member needs and capture market opportunities
• Assess market conditions, competitive environment, and trends.
• Lead concept and investigation phases for development of new products/services
• Determine product and service features and functions.
• Provide clear objectives to Advertising and Communications to ensure proper advertising support.

Manage product and service portfolio
• Develop promotional plans to support product line growth to include marketing communications brief and business case justification for spending
• Develop recommendations to solve business problems related to assigned product line
• Support regulatory changes that impact existing product and services
• Monitor the competitive environment and adjust and enhance product line as needed

Achieve volume objectives and profitability goals
• Develop projections and targets
• Lead volume plan implementation

Monitor, analyze and report on portfolio results and performance trends

Deliver assigned projects on time and within budget

Other Accountabilities:
Adhere to ESL’s member contact and member experience guidelines

Requirements:
• Bachelor degree in Business, Finance or Marketing or equivalent experience
• Minimum three years experience in product management or marketing
• Project management experience
• Excellent financial analysis skills
• PC skills (Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of compliance as it relates to financial products

If you are interested in the above opportunity please go to our Career Opportunity site located at esl.org or click on the link below to take you directly to the job posting:

https://www.ultirecruit.com/ESL1000/jobboard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*3F2AA053562DF872

ESL Federal Credit Union is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer