One of the top search engines on the Web, Ask Jeeves combines world-class search technology with one-of-a-kind search tools to help searchers get what they are looking for faster. Ask Jeeves delivers world-class information retrieval products through a diverse portfolio of Web sites, portals and downloadable applications. Ask Jeeves locales (and those of its Ask.com affliates) include United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Japan.

Ask Jeeves and its Ask.com affiliates own differentiated search technology, as well as natural language processing, portal and ad-serving technologies. Founded in 1996, Ask Jeeves / Ask.com became a wholly-owned business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) in July, 2005. Its headquarters are located in Oakland, California, with offices throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia. The UK office is based in Central London.

IAC operates leading and diversified businesses in sectors being transformed by the internet, online and offline...Our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world.

This spans from Ask Jeeves / Ask.com the unique way to obtain accurate search results, and to social networking sites such as Evite, MyWay, and Match.com, the worlds largest online dating and personals service.

IAC Search & Media delivers world-class information retrieval products through a diverse portfolio of Web sites, portals and downloadable applications.

The Ask Jeeves UK team is seeking a passionate, focused, creative, and driven individual to successfully innovate, manage and design products for our UK site. The ideal candidate will be committed to innovation for the UK users and have real world experience in delivering products that provide the best user experience. The selected candidate will own UK-specific product requirements as well as, coordination of the localising global projects to the UK market. This position will also assume ownership of UK product partnerships for a given set of products.

Requirements:

• Strong product management and product development background in the Search space with proven ability to deliver on time and with the right product.
• Strong quantitative analytical skills and understanding of search business metrics, such as frequency, retention, etc. Use of these data points as well as a strong understanding of internet trends and search market in the UK should drive new product ideas and ideas for ways to improve existing product.
• Successful track record in leading cross-functional and distributed teams, such as engineering, QA, marketing, customer support, business development and external partners through the product life cycle.
• Strong knowledge of UK culture, history and current trends.
• Ideal candidate has had project management and development leadership experience before transitioning into a product management role.
• Proven ability to prioritize development pipeline and maximize market opportunities.
• Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural distributed environment.
• Outstanding, proactive, and concise communication skills.
• Degree in computer science or equivalent.

Application instructions:

This position will be based in London, UK. Please email your CV here: 32269-CS-1927@ask.hrmdirect.com
MS Word, RTF, PDF HTHL, or ASCII text format resumes are accepted. If you wish to enclose a cover letter, please include it in the body of your email message.

The Ask Jeeves UK team is seeking an energetic, bright and ambitious individual to help find ways of growing the UK business from our market research team. The ideal candidate needs to be enthusiastic about the internet, have strong analytical skills and be comfortable working with the company's senior managers.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Carry out background research into potential growth areas for Ask Jeeves using our internal data systems and external subscriber sources. These strategic-related projects will allow the candidate to work directly with the European MD and head of UK product. Good examples are a) “Who are our users” – analysis to segment our user base into meaningful groups (what do they search for, how frequently, etc.) and b) “What companies should we strategically align ourselves to?”.
• Carry out analysis of current marketing initiatives(e.g., tv campaigns) workingout the impact they had on new visitors, which demographic group they hit and how well we retain these new users.
• Compile regular reports that cover revenue and queries and comment on deviations vs plans and forecasts.

Skills / Experience:

• Experienced in quantitative analysis, preferably with either a degree in a quantitative subject (e.g., Engineering, Maths, the Sciences, Economics, Finance, Management) or have become used to applying GCSE–level (and occasionally A–level) Maths to workplace problems.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Any SQL or internet programming skills (desirable not essential).

Attributes:

• Self–starter
• Team Player
• Personable
• Strong communication skills
• Hard working
• Creative thinker, able to tackle complex problems

Additional Requirements:

• Degree in a quantitative subject (e.g., Engineering, Maths, the Sciences, Economics, Finance, Management)
• Ideally experience gained in a related field before (e.g., either in the internet sector and or in marketing analysis) or from a strong problem solving background – e.g., management consulting, internal trouble–shooting role, etc.

Application instructions:

This position will be based in London, UK. Please email your CV here: 32270-CS-1927@ask.hrmdirect.com
MS Word, RTF, PDF HTHL, or ASCII text format resumes are accepted. If you wish to enclose a cover letter, please include it in the body of your email message.