Marketing Manager

Posted on 30.11.2009

Job description
Leaseweb is one of the largest hosting providers in Europe. Our mission consists of enabling organizations to achieve an online presence. We focus on internet professionals who make a living on the internet. To that purpose we invested heavily in a state of the art infrastructure such as a 10 MW datacenter and a 700 Gbps IP network. So far we have grown by way of mouth to mouth advertising. The continued professionalization of the company now requires the establishment of a marketing department with a focus on online activities.
As a Marketing Manager you are responsible to implement the online marketing strategy in order to:
•Increase profits by acquiring new customers
•Increase profitability per existing customer
•Increase customer satisfaction
•Reduce churn

Your responsibilities include:
•Define the brand values of Leaseweb
•Elaborate a marketing and communication strategy
•Initiate, coordinate and carry out all marketing activities
•Liaise with product manager in order to define and launch new products
•Translate research data into concrete recommendations
•Proactively identify and share information (trends)
•Search engine optimization
•Coordinate activities with partners and customers
•Administer the website content management system
•Conduct competitor analyses
•Measure customer satisfaction and client input
•Monitor the web forums and develop a strategy for these forums
•Prepare management reports

Requirements

• Higher professional education level with a degree in marketing (preferably a MBA)
• Approximately 8 years of relevant work experience, preferably in an Internet, IT or FMCG marketing environment
• Experience in SEO, SEA and Web Analytics would be an advantage
• Excellent written and oral command of English
• Excellent communication skills
• Flexible, independent, enterprising, hands-on
• Ability to work in a structured and organized manner
• Experience/interest in Internet-related services

Product Manager

Posted on 09.11.2009

Job description

The Product Manager is responsible for all product-related communications as well as statistical analyses. (S)he has complete control over market and competition research and also assists in other product management areas.

We expect that the Product Manager develops a solid understanding of LeaseWeb’s products and processes within a short introductory time at LeaseWeb.
While some prior knowledge is an advantage, quick learning abilities based on solid comprehension of IT and the hosting industry are essential.

While Product Management is in charge of all LeaseWeb products, the main focus in this role will be in the area of dedicated servers and virtualization platforms. 

Your responsibilities include;
• Statistics: analysis of website, promotion and product statistics
• Market research:
o Responsible for market and competition analyses for all product lines
o Research industry trends
• Product communications (in English!)
o Product descriptions for website and marketing material
o Define and communicate product messages and USPs to PR and marketing
o Internal product information, trainings and briefings
• As a member of the team, the Product Manager will also cooperate on:
o Introduction of new products and features
o Managing and tuning current products
o Product design, packaging, specials/promotions 

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years experience in the hosting industry, prefrably as Product Manager
• Solid understanding of hosting technology
• At least HBO/bachelor level
• Superb organizational and structuring skills in combination with enough flexibility to adjust to a fast growing company
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Communication and social skills are very important
• Mastering of Excel and a good knowledge of further MS office software; experience with Content Management Systems a plus
• Stress resistant when working under pressure and on many projects at once
• Last but not least: a good portion of common sense

TeleSales Executive

Posted on 09.11.2009

Job description
As a Telesales executive you are selling mainly to internet professionals (streaming, ecommerce shops, adult, and web 2.0 sites) but also to resellers and corporate accounts over the telephone and over the internet using instant messaging tools. You will be the lead generator for the entire sales team.

Your role will involve identifying the DMU within an account and understanding the requirements. You will be required to sell and follow up with regular calls, skypes and emails. To be considered for this position you must have proven business to business sales experience, ideally within the internet industry. Over and above you must love new business! 

Your responsibilities include; 
• Searching for contact details via the web or other channels
• Targeted acquisition through outbound sales calls. Some email acquisition also required
• Building networks over ICQ and Skype and actively selling online
• Making 80+ outbound calls per day, with 3 hour+ talk time
• Keeping up-to-date records of sales activity in SalesForce
• Keeping up-to-date on relevant technologies and product offerings
• Working very closely with the team by handing over “hot’’ leads

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of successful telephone selling IT or telecommunications products or services
• Confident and enthusiastic about selling over the telephone
• Demonstrable closing and cold calling skills
• Fluent English and other European language/s
• Focused and target oriented individual
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail in reporting and administration
• Self starter, high energy, good sense of humor and strong commitment
• Team player
• A technical understanding of hosting will be an advantage

Software Developer

Posted on 26.09.2008

Job description
Job title                Software Developer (m/f)
Sector                  Corporate services, ICT, Internet
Hours per week     40 (fulltime)
Location               Amsterdam

Job description
As a Software Developer, you are part of a small team (Programming Group) within our organisation. Your responsibilities include performing a variety of programming activities on the basis of PHP, ASP.Net. These activities include:

• Computerising manual processes and procedures
• Establishing links between different platforms using XML / SOAP
• Performing operational management, including keeping the configuration and scripting up to date
• Drawing up problem analyses, and providing problem reports
• Maintaining existing in-house applications
• Providing technical support to internal users

We offer
We offer our employees a good and extensive package of primary and secondary conditions of employment, including:
• A market-based salary and an attractive group profit sharing scheme
• Travel allowance
• Pension provision
• Group health insurance
• Employee savings scheme and life course savings scheme
• Personal Development Plan (POP)
• Study facilities

Requirements

Profile
You have demonstrable experience with computerisation and an affinity for the Internet.
We also expect you to have most of the following characteristics:

• Higher professional education (HBO) or equivalent experience
• Extensive knowledge of PHP
• Command of C#, C++, Bash and Perl is an advantage
• Familiarity with ISP network environments is an advantage
• Team player with communication skills
• Good verbal and written command of Dutch and English
• Command of a third foreign language is an advantage (German, French, Spanish, Polish, Russian, etc.)
• Creativity, flexibility and perseverance