Product Manager Position at Cashstar

From: "ray.chang@ymail.com" <ray.chang@ymail.com> 
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:24:13 
To: <Harvard-startups@yahoogroups.com> 
Subject: [Harvard-startups] Product Manager Position at Cashstar 

Hi Folks: 

Below is a Product Manager opportunity with CashStar. 
Please follow-up with Lee Hoffstein and feel free to copy me and drop my name. 

Thanks! 

Ray 
__________________________________________________________ 
Hi Ray, 

I hope all is well. I'd appreciate your help regarding a new Product Mgr. 
search we just starting working on. Our client is CashStar 
(www.cashstar. com) in Portland, Maine. I thought you might have some ideas? 
I don't have a formal job description, but I've attached a quick overview. 
Please let me know if anyone comes to mind that I may want to contact. 

Thanks for your help! Have a nice Holiday! 

Thanks, 
Lee 

Lee Hoffstein 
Woodlyn Partners, Inc. 
281 Winter Street, Suite 305 
Waltham, MA 02451 
781-890-6590 x203 
lhoffstein@woodlynp artners.com 
www.woodlynpartners .com 
http://www.linkedin .com/in/leehoffs tein 

Review Our Current Job Assignments: 
http://www.woodlynp artners.com/ opportunities. asp 

Company: CashStar (www.cashstar. com) Portland, Maine 
CashStar is leading the multi-channel payments evolution as the only interactive gifting and incentives company for top brands. The company works with national retailers to offer highly-personalized virtual gift cards delivered to consumers via email. CashStar is creating a new category of print-on-demand media with its interactive gift card and incentive solutions. With 85% of plastic gift cards being used once and then tossed in the trash, print-at-home solutions are more convenient, and also more economical and eco-friendly. In addition, CashStar's interactive gift cards offer unparalleled personalization along with an offer management platform to help retailers drive gift card sales. 
CashStar was incubated by Coupons, Inc., the leading U.S. provider of consumer-printed coupon marketing and technology solutions and experts in print-at-home financial media. CashStar leverages Coupons, Inc.'s secure print barcode technology foundation to provide a secure payment technology platform. Both companies connect the digital and physical worlds through print-at-home solutions. 
Based in Portland, Maine, CashStar is privately held and has received venture funds from a multi-billion dollar global investment firm. The company's senior management team brings deep technology and payments experience from market-leading companies including American Express, Blackhawk Network, inComm, Coinstar, Wright Express, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and L.L. Bean. 

Position: Product Manager 
• Build business cases 
• Write product specs 
• Work closely with engineering 
• Talk to customers about product requirements 

Notes: 
• 30 person company 
• Sister company is Coupons, Inc. 
• This position will report to David Stone – CEO and will work closely with VP of Engineering. 
• Need SaaS experience, Retail vertical experience, online / ecommerce experience. 
• Prefer candidates with B2B and B2C experience 
• Culture is open and direct and non political 
• Looking for a high energy individual, someone who will roll up their sleeves, has a fire in the belly 
• Might be out of Demandware, ATG, Paytronics, Bottomline Technology, LL Bean, Fidelity, maybe services companies like Sapient or Viant 
• Will need to be in Portland, Maine office 3 days a week