Wi-Fi Alliance - Careers

Careers

Current job openings within the Wi-Fi Alliance:

Manager, China Market Development (May 2008)
Manager, Global Membership (May 2008)
Senior Software Engineer (April 2008)

Manager, China Market Development (Austin, TX)

Job Description:

Market development manager for industry-driving, high-tech global trade association. Responsible for market development, member acquisition and member support in China. Reports to Senior Director.

Duties:

Membership acquisition and member support in China
Strategic analysis of new member and market opportunities in China and Asia
Reporting of member acquisition and retention
Negotiate market development agreements and support regional marketing activities as needed to acquire new members

Experience:

7-10 years directly-related experience including work in:

Sales/sales management and customer acquisition
International technology markets (especially China and Asia) - telecoms preferred
Marketing and sales communications (collateral, web, presentations, etc.)
Market research

Skills/Behaviors:

Results-oriented (success measured by member acquisition, member retention, member satisfaction, perceived membership value)
Ability to assemble information from multiple sources and create strategic recommendations
Leads by influence, proven team player – works well in cross functional teams
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to succeed amid international cultures
Persuasive speaker, ability to present to and interface with multiple levels of management
Thrive in small company environment, experience in large company environment
Mandarin language skills

Education:

Marketing/business or technical degree, MBA a plus

Salary, Benefits, Etc.:

Compensation commensurate with education and experience (no relocation)
Competitive benefits, including health, dental, 401K
Requires US and international travel (30%+)
Position located in Austin, TX—no relocation

Qualified interested candidates please send your resume to: jobs@wi-fi.org

About the Wi-Fi Alliance:

The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global industry association of more than 300 member companies from more than 20 countries devoted to promoting the growth of high-speed wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). The Wi-Fi Alliances' test and certifications programs ensure the critical interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. More than 4000 products have been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(tm) since inception of the certification program in March 2000.

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Manager, Global Membership

Job Description:

Membership manager for industry-driving high-tech global trade association. Drives global member acquisition, membership value management and member support. Reports to Senior Director.

Duties:

Global membership acquisition
Global membership value management
Global membership support
Strategic analysis of new member and global market opportunities
Reporting of member acquisition and retention

Experience:

7-10 years directly-related experience including work in:

Global sales and customer acquisition
Global technology markets
Marketing communications (collateral, web, presentations, PR, etc.) and Market Research

Skills/Behaviors:

Results-oriented (success measured by member retention, member satisfaction, perceived membership value)
Ability to assemble information from multiple sources and create strategic recommendations
Leads by influence, proven team player – works well in cross functional teams
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with multiple international cultures
Persuasive speaker, ability to present to and interface with multiple levels of management
Thrive in small company environment, experience in large company environment
Mandarin language skills a plus

Education:

Marketing/business or technical degree, MBA preferred

Salary, Benefits, Etc.:

Compensation commensurate with education and experience (no relocation)
Competitive benefits, including health, dental, 401K
Requires US and international travel (25%+)
Position located in Austin, TX—no relocation

Qualified interested candidates please send your resume to: jobs@wi-fi.org

About the Wi-Fi Alliance:

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Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be a leading developer of embedded applications and tools for the deployment and ongoing evolution of a fully automated, open-source test platform for certifying Wi-Fi compliance of devices such as mobile phones, laptops, wireless infrastructure and other consumer applications. Given the nature of the organization and seniority of the position, the candidate will also be regularly asked to interact with member company representatives - providing training and collaborative support.

Requirements:

5+ years of software development experience
Expertise in C/C++ in Linux and/or Windows environments
Strong experience in TCP/IP socket and thread programming
Experience writing applications and device drivers for serial and bus architectures
Knowledge of and conformance to common programming practice
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, small team environment
Solid communication skills (written and oral)
Professional presence for public group presentations
Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs
Appreciation of wide range of responsibility
U.S. citizenship

Desirable skills:

Script programming experience - VBscript, Python, .NET, C#
Understanding of 802.11 or other wireless technology
Understanding of general networking technologies (stacks, routing, switching, NAT, DSCP, QoS, ToS, etc)

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science required; Master's degree preferred

Location:

Santa Clara, California, USA (no relocation allowance)

Travel:

Up to 10% (US/international)

Salary:

Based on experience

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