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FundingLess than 250K USD
Employees6
SalaryShhhh...
FulltimeYes
TelecommuteYes
IndustrySearch, Consumer, E-commerce, Recommendations, Social Networking
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Product Management

Director / Vice President (VP) of Business Development (part time / full time)

at Rec.fm in Los Altos, CA   —   Feb 08, 2012   |  
help charities by recommending products you loverec.fm home page"Rec" what you love - takes 1 min.2010 SXSW Web Award Finalist Rec.fmAshton & Demi's DNA Foundation - Charity partnerShakira's Barefoot Foundation - Charity partnerBen Stiller's StillerStrong.org - charity partnerMashable: Recommend products for a causeMTV features Rec.fm on blogWe love it when people who help winEasy to find friend "recs" on Facebook
Overview
Experienced consumer website business development deal maker needed for 2010 SXSW Web Award finalist Rec.fm - a new site featured on Mashable.com which allows fast and fun creation and sharing of quick product recommendations ("recs") in social communities for the benefit of charity. Partners include top traditional charities and foundations created by some of Hollywood's most influential entertainers.

Rec.fm users recommend & buy products they love to help causes they care about - they “search friend recs” on Facebook before buying a product or downloading a movie and earn points, gift cards and iPads for helping great causes. Rec.fm loves it when people who help out win !

Rec.fm is fully operational in public beta and fully integrated with major social networks like Facebook and Twitter and major commerce networks such as Amazon.com, Apple iTunes and Shopping.com. Close partnerships are in place with traditional charities including The Red Cross and The National Foundation for Cancer Research and with foundations created by Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Shakira, Ben Stiller and John Legend.

Proprietary technology of Rec.fm scores product recommendations based upon data indicators of “trust” and prioritizes presentation of the most trustworthy recommendations to searchers. Intellectual property includes three provisional patents, a robust cloud-based service delivery platform and a substantial domain name portfolio.

Rec.fm's mission is to take the most powerful force social network users yield - $ 150 billion of online commerce - and turn it into the most powerful tool for doing good. Our mission is founded in a desire to help great causes and to become an agent of their success. Our partnership with those causes defines the core credibility of our service offering.
Responsibilities
Prospecting, negotiating and closing partnership agreements with social networks, commerce networks, charity partners and traffic sources.
Experience
Prior experience at consumer web start-ups or emerging companies prospecting and negotiating deals with large partners. Fund raising experience or contacts a plus.
Skills
Prospecting, negotiating and closing partnership deals
Education
BA / BS
MBA or equivalent experience desirable
Compensation
Generous equity compensation & cash incentives.
Normal and usual salary, incentive and equity compensation upon completion of funding round.
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