International Business Analyst- Growing Top Internet Company (san mateo)

NexTag

NexTag is seeking a highly intelligent International Business Analyst to
help assess NexTag’s entry into new markets, applying NexTag’s
successful blueprint already in use across many countries. The selected
candidate will be responsible for conducting research, understanding the
e-commerce landscape, assessing the viability of comparison shopping,
and working with the team to develop entry strategies and plans. The
individual will also assist in managing NexTag’s launch within those
markets, working across Content, Engineering, and other teams.

We are the leading comparison shopping site for products, travel,
education and more. At the core of NexTag are proprietary technologies
and algorithms that enable shoppers to quickly compare prices and find
the best deals on millions of products and services. For thousands of
merchants, service providers and individuals, NexTag is an extremely
efficient sales channel with its highly qualified traffic and
performance-based pricing. More than 18 million people per month use
NexTag to research, compare, and save on products and services online.

Here are some NexTag attributes:

• founded 1999
• 84 consecutive months of robust profitability, 28 consecutive profitable quarters
• 2003: fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley, 7th fastest in the US (by revenue, SF Business Times, Oct’03)
• 2003: fastest growing number of unique visitors for a shopping site (by a factor of two, Nielsen NetRatings)
• 2004: 2nd fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley
  (despite the difficulty of growing a large number exponentially: SF
  Business Times, Oct’04)
• 2005: selected by Red Herring as a Top 100 Private Company
• 2005: named among the top fastest growing companies in 2005
  http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/about/pr/2005-10-20.jsp
• 2005: named one of the largest online advertisers (Nielsen Netratings Ad Relevance Top 10)
• 2006: ranked the #1 shopping site by SmartMoney.com http://www.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20060426
• 2007: NexTag featured on the front page of the business section
  of the Wall Street Journal. The article estimated the company to be
  valued around $1.2 billion.
• 2008: named one of the 50 Best Websites 2008 by Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809955_1811450,00.html
• 2009: named one of the Top 10 Comparison Shopping Sites (2nd place after Google) by CPC Strategy http://blog.cpcstrategy.com/the-top-ten-comparison-shopping-engines-compared/
• 2010: Jeffrey Katz, chairman and founding CEO of Orbitz named CEO of NexTag http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/about/press_release.jsp?pr=2010-03-01

JOB: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research on and analyze online shopping in new markets
• Assess the landscape and dynamics of consumers, customers, and competition
• Help build NexTag’s entry strategy, applying NexTag’s
  successful blueprint in comparison shopping and tailoring it to new
  markets
• Analyze and forecast financial and operating metrics of new markets
• Identify potential partnership opportunities
• Help project manage new market launches, working cross-functionally with other teams

Requirements:

• 3-5 years investment banking or management consulting experience,
  preferably focused on Internet, telecom, or consumer retail space in
  foreign markets
• Highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic;
  thrives in a dynamic and small team environment where you must take on
  multiple responsibilities and get things done
• Superb analytical, quantitative and research skills a must
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Detail-oriented individual who learns quickly and can quickly respond to change
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well across an organization and at all levels
• Highly organized with exceptional time management and prioritization skills
• Fluent in the language and culture of either Korea or Brazil
• General knowledge of Internet company business models and their relevant metrics strongly preferred
• BA/BS from a top-tier university. Top MBA strongly preferred
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

To apply:

Please send resume to job1@nextag.com

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.nextag.com

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