JR Fent, Recruiter in Los Angeles, CA

Time Blocking to get things done…

2010-03-10T23:37:55Z

From FastCompany. Great video explaining the cost of not blocking time and the best ways to do it…

Interaction Designer / Information Architect

2010-02-03T18:57:47Z

This is a web technology company that is lead by a management team that is notorious for their successes. We’ve put together a top notch web development team and need a great Interaction Designer / Information Architect to help us to create product features for our popular site. This is a well-funded company steered by a CEO that graciously rewards his employees success.

The Interaction Designer / Information Architect will lead interaction design and research for new product features. Working with product managers, engineers, and designers to help evolve ideas for new and existing features, this team member will also create wire-frames and flows for our site.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop user interaction model, site maps, work-flows, prototypes, and interface guidelines

• Conduct usability research and translate the findings into design improvements

• Create iterative interface designs and design specs

• Collaborate closely with engineering and design teams to implement and ensure the development of a consistent and effective user experience

• Lead interaction design through the entire product lifecycle, providing a range of tools and deliverables.

• Identify appropriate user research techniques and metrics for gauging success.

• Guide product direction and set UI requirements based on user research, functional requirements, and business goals.

• Conduct user and design research including: usability studies, user surveys, prototype testing, competitive product analysis, and latest industry & design trend research.

• Present and communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale to the team

• Document actions by creating functional descriptions and completing functional specifications with product manager.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, or greater in HCI, Computer Science, Graphic Design or related field.

• 5+ years of experience on a user experience team with a track record of defining interaction design on large-scale web, mobile and/or desktop applications.

• Experience building wire-frames, low and high fidelity prototypes, storyboards, and information architecture mapping.

• Understanding of issues of accessibility in UI design.

• Passion for improving the online world and a desire to continually increase customer satisfaction

• Portfolio of previous projects or work and work/content

• Solid working knowledge of CSS, HTML, Javascript, AJAX, and design skills in Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Expression or other design package.

• Strong knowledge of cross-platform compatibility required.

• Must be an effective problem solver.

LOCATION: In the Greater Los Angeles area (near LAX)

RELOCATION: Possible. Relocation assistance available for the right candidate.

TELECOMMUTE/REMOTE: Not possible

SALARY: Excellent. DOE of course.

TO APPLY: email your resume to 409-MH1313@apply.maxhire.net

Sr. Flex / Adobe Air Developer in Greater Los Angeles area

2010-02-02T00:57:06Z

Job Description:
Senior Adobe Flex / AIR Developer is needed for an exciting opportunity building a highly visible consumer application.

This job is not about maintenance. It’s about creating something new.

With agreements already in place, this application will be preloaded on many devices and will have a huge built in audience with the current customers. Your creation will be seen and used by a massive audience of users.

Job Requirements
Seeking candidates with a strong mastery of OOP, experience with AS3 libraries and the Adobe AIR platform.
Mastery of ActionScript 3.0 and object oriented programming, and comprehensive understanding of Adobe AIR and other front end technologies.

Can lead code reviews, identifying architectural best practices and constructively suggesting improvements. Has the ability to produce samples of: good design practices, Web optimization practices and examples in XHTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Experience creating dynamic Flash applications that use XML and server side technologies; experience with XML and Flash, including an understanding of XSD/DTD for validation.

Good understanding of Flash memory management and experience building applications that manage large numbers of objects efficiently.

You’ll need to work well with User Experience team (interaction and usability), Engineering team (server communication and application integration), and Creative team (look and feel).

And you must have a portfolio or other way to demonstrate previous work for reference.

This is an onsite position in Los Angeles, CA – near LAX. To apply, email your resume and a cover letter to: 392-MH1313@apply.maxhire.net

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States.

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Director of IT to groom for CIO position

2010-01-25T22:20:55Z

Director of IT To Groom for CIO

I have to start by reminding myself “make this job description about you, the person reading it”.

The person in this position will be overseeing a team of dedicated software developers, engineers, and other team members needed to design, develop and implement excellent business applications within the company. These applications are for key business functions, including ERP and customer web portals that improve the overall experience for our end-users (the customers).

There’s much work to be done and you’ll be well compensated for doing a great job. In the first 60 days, you’ll need to restructure the team, build your relationships with the business groups, and start to plan your roadmap based on their key business needs.

Will you be overseeing hardware and the WAN/LAN? No – not initially as Director of IT. But when you’ve earned the right to be the CIO, you’ll oversee those aspects of technology too. So, you’ll need to of had some experience that arena for future use.

Key information that I got from the hiring manager that you may want to know: Although this is labeled as Director of IT, the position is about the ‘applications side’ of IT in the beginning. The CIO is looking for his replacement and feels that they (as a company) need to do a better job in picking people with potential to reach beyond their job and can stretch to the next role in the organization quickly. To me that’s pretty cool – because that’s what I like to find in a manager. (oh darn, I just made it about me).

The interview process will be tough but from what I gather from the team members I’ve talked to – it will be well worth it because they say they would never want to work anywhere else.

The projects that are already ‘on the table’ will require that you have experience in project management, process management, and communicating between the business groups and your IT team. There’s an ERP implementation coming up, so background in dealing with a national or global SAP implementation would be very helpful. You’ll need a background in IT within a financial group, business group, etc. (manufacturing experience would not relate as well) An of course, from an education standpoint – a degree in Business Administration, Finance, and/or MIS or CS. 7-10 years of experience in IT Management.

I asked the CIO – “what will this person achieve that will make you deem them as successful in this position?”
1) Creating a solid Technology Steering Committee
2) Building great relationships with the business units and the IT team
3) Improving Project Management and Delivery
4) Improvement in specs for deliverables
5) Building a solid team that achieves.

That’s it – an interesting job description for a great opportunity. And if this is the right job for you – please reach out and contact me as soon as possible. Call JR Fent at 424.241.3368 or mail your resume to jrfent@i-hire.com .

The position is located in North Carolina (near Greensboro and Winston-Salem) and relocation assistance would be available for the right candidate.

COMPENSATION: 130k +/- and a great performance bonus.

Senior Accountant, Los Angeles, CA

2010-01-15T20:46:50Z

Performs complex accounting and reporting functions, requiring minimal directions and supervision.

Utilizes industry specific accounting and reporting principles and techniques, advanced computer skills and a profound understanding of the business unit’s products, work flows and administrative systems.

Since the company is a spin off from *****, we want to have creative people that want to help grow this company with bold, fresh ideas. We’ve got big equity backing, but get to act like a new kind of startup. So please read on…

Responsibilities

Verifies the accuracy of all journal vouchers, account balances and accounting classifications assigned to various reports .
Follow up on accounting/system issues that affect accounts to ensure proper reporting of financial data.
Assist and train other accountants in research of issues that require advanced accounting or system knowledge.
Analyze statistics and make recommendations for improvements to work flow and systems to management .
Develop and maintain accounting specifications.
Develop and maintain financial reporting and tracking tools.
Work with both internal and external sources to ensure proper reporting of financial data, and represents accounting at meetings.
May assist in some ad–hoc accounting research and projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, MBA preferred
CPA designation preferred
5+ years accounting experience in public accounting or the financial services industry preferred
Experience with Dynamics GP Financial System preferred
Broker Dealer experience a plus

The location for this position is El Segundo CA, in the Greater Los Angeles area (near LAX).

Senior Financial Analyst, Los Angeles, CA

2010-01-15T20:40:58Z

The senior financial analyst will provide support for the Advisors Network finance team in forecasting, strategic recruiting analysis, long-term business forecasting, and various ad-hoc projects. The senior analyst will independently handle reporting and analytical projects and will utilize existing processes to facilitate accurate and efficient reporting of financial information.

Responsibilities

Assist the Financial Reporting Manager with various functions related to short and long-term forecasting and strategic recruiting analysis.
Analyzes results of studies, reports, analyses. Prepares complex reports/analyses to summarize current and projected financial information. These may include balance sheets, income statements, annual/quarterly reports.
Researches and prepares financial reports on subjects such as rate of return, depreciation, working capital requirements, investment opportunities, investment performance, and/or impact of governmental requirements.
Conducts special studies to analyze complex financial actions.
Work effectively as a team member by sharing technical expertise with others to facilitate the completion of a variety of projects within the business unit. Provides functional advice or training to less experienced financial analyst’s jobs.
Apply knowledge of finance and accounting to perform financial analysis and reporting for a variety of assigned responsibilities, accurately and within the appropriate time constraints.
Develop and maintain knowledge of Advisors Network business practices and products. Recommends process improvements.
May assist in some ad–hoc accounting research and projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required, MBA or CPA preferred
5+ years of previous financial reporting and analysis, accounting or finance experience required. A strong history of a forecasting and analysis preferred.
Understanding of complex financial concepts (e.g. IRR and CBA).
Knowledge and experience with the following applications preferred: PeopleSoft; Dynamics Great Plains General Ledger; PeopleSoft Query, Hyperion Essbase tool; and Microsoft Office suite.
Must have the ability to design extensive financial modeling in Excel.
Broker Dealer experience a plus.

The location for this position is El Segundo CA, in the Greater Los Angeles area (near LAX).

Contact

2010-01-15T16:17:14Z

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Executive Recruiter (Walnut Creek-CA, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, or Hackensack)

2010-01-14T23:25:12Z

Searching for an individual to add to the Executive Recruiting team. This role is responsible for running a “full cycle” permanent placement desk, focusing on degreed, high level, permanent positions in an Advanced Technology organization. This individual will recruit, interview, and assist professional technology candidates, from high level Account Executives, Regional VPs and C-Suite candidates. Must have the ability to manage the relationships and expectations of both candidates and hiring managers.

We are looking for someone who is bright, motivated, energetic, professional, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Bachelor’s degree is required, and the ideal candidate will have experience in one of the Big Four Consulting OR Major consultancy ( Bain, Booz, McKinsey, Bearing Point, Keane, etc) firms and a retained search background. 5 years of total experience minimum. This individual must be a team player and a self-starter, with the ability to work with minimal supervision and facilitate business in an International corporate environment. You must have extensive experience in high level ( Sr manager, Director and Partner level) retained style search.

Location: Either Walnut Creek CA, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Chicago, Boston, or Hackensack NJ.

Compensation is variable (contract) dependent upon performance this opportunity can be extremely lucrative. Interested and qualified candidates, please submit a Word or PDF version of your resume to jrfent@i-hire.com with “Executive Technology Recruiter” in the subject line.

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Technical Recruiter (Contract) in Hackensack, NJ

2010-01-14T23:15:13Z

My client is a long standing business partner of our company and they are getting ready to do a large hiring of technology related employees and contractors. In order to facilitate this, they need two technical recruiters onsite as soon as possible. They have contracted with us to supply these technical recruiters to them.

What I do know:

Close to Hackensack New Jersey

Skills:

Technical recruiting background in internal and agency style recruiting.
Must have background in working with h1-b candidates
Must have background in multiple software development technologies.

Compensation: Good to excellent DOE.

Please contact me with your resume at jrfent@i-hire.com with TRNJ at the beginning of the subject line.

Recruiting Coordinator, Los Angeles, (position filled 1-13)

2010-01-14T13:59:18Z

Recruiting Coordinator, ON-SITE Contract

i-Hire, Inc. is one of the leading outsource recruiting and staffing company in California. We are seeking a Staffing Coordinator to join or team of highly qualified professionals.

Day to Day of this position:
Onsite at our clients office in El Segundo, CA, you’ll be working with our team of recruiters to schedule interviews and track candidate activity. You’ll be called on to be the point person for the team when it comes to setting up meetings, making sure candidates are taken care of while on property for interviews, and that all the paperwork is done correctly to facilitate an easy transition to Human Resources for the client.

Responsibilities:
• Provide day to day support to the recruiting team – scheduling all interviews
• Track all candidate activity.
• Implement our hiring processes – interview packets, job descriptions etc..
• Interfacing professionally with hiring managers, recruiters and candidates.
• Work in a team environment to ensure the success of our team.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• BS Degree or equivalent.
• Experience working within a fast paced environment serving multiple client groups, preferably within the staffing function.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with a strong customer service focus, gaining consensus of team and colleagues while implementing new processes and tools.
• Outstanding communication & interpersonal skills.
• Must be detail oriented.

Location: El Segundo, CA – Greater Los Angeles area, 2 miles from LAX (ONSITE ONLY)
Expected Contract Duration: 2 months or more.
Compensation: 20-30 per hour DOE (1099)

How to apply: Submit your resume and a cover email to jrfent@i-hire.com