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We're building www.gazelle.com with big goals in mind. Sure, we want people to think of us as the place to sell used electronic devices. It's designed to be easy and fast with zero hassles for folks selling anything from cell phones to MP3 players, Apples to Blackberries.
But we also want to accomplish a couple of other things:
- Change the way people think about consumption and ownership.
- Provide an alternative to the devastating escalation of e-waste.
Gazelle is aiming to assemble the very best team and is highly selective when hiring. If you can contribute to our passionate, creative, freewheeling team, we want you. You'll need to learn quickly and be comfortable making independent (correct) decisions as we forge new territory together. Gazelle fosters a collaborative environment that encourages input and rewards initiative.
In addition to the chance to make internet history, every employee receives three weeks vacation, full medical and dental benefits, participation in a 401K plan and a generous bonus plan.
Listed below are current openings. See if any are the right fit for you.
Gazelle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Current Openings
Director, Business Development
Rails Developer
Skills: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, HTML, JavaScript, TDD, BDD, MySQL, EC2
Location: Allston, MA
Position Type: Full time Permanent
Compensation: Competitive and based upon experience, stock options, quarterly bonus plan, matching 401K
About the Team
Second Rotation aims to assemble the very best team and is highly selective when hiring. If you can contribute to our passionate, creative, freewheeling team, we want you. You'll need to learn quickly and be comfortable making independent (correct) decisions as we forge new territory together. Gazelle fosters a collaborative environment that encourages input and rewards initiative.
In addition to the chance to make internet history, every employee receives three weeks vacation, full medical and dental benefits, participation in a matched 401K plan, and a generous quarterly bonus plan.
Opportunity
We are looking for mid-level Ruby on Rails developer to help deliver solutions to support the Second Rotation vision. As a member of the Second Rotation engineering team, you will be responsible for supporting and enhancing gazelle.com and our supporting systems. You will be expected to learn the system from end to end and be willing and eager to learn new technology to support the business. You will be working in short iterations with frequent releases, so responsibilities can and will change frequently. You will work closely with the rest of the engineering team, as well as with business stakeholders to refine requirements.
An ideal candidate will have:
- 2-3 years web development experience
- Experience working with Ruby on Rails
- Agile development experience, including iterative development, (T/B)DD, and automated testing
- Strong web skills (construction, not design) - HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- Relational database skills - MySQL, Rails-style structure, performance issues
- Knowledge of Apache/Passenger server configuration
- Experience with Git or another DVCS
- Load-balanced, multi-machine, multi-environment deployment experience
- Understanding of, and experience with, Amazon Web Services, including EC2 and S3
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Willingness to research and learn to find the best solution to a problem
- Experience with Mac OS X (for development) and Linux (for deployment)
No recruiters please!
Contact us to learn more at careers+dev [at] secondrotation.com with Rails Developer in the subject line.
Gadget Inspector
We are looking for gadget gurus! Folks who love poking and prodding all the latest electronic devices (and last year's models too!). Cell Phones, MP3 players, Gaming consoles, Digital Camcorders, Cameras and Laptops...we get it all. Consumers send them to us, we inspect them and then re-sell them. Where do you fit in? We need self motivated, detail oriented people who can learn our process, turn on a dime, take apart an electronic gadget, test it per our guidelines and then move on to the next device with an eye on quality and the customers experience. Previous work experience with electronics, mobile phone activations, computer hardware, warehouse logistics, shipping, Inventory systems and eCommerce/Internet technologies.
Requirements/Characteristics
- An aptitude for consumer electronics
- Detail oriented and can follow directions well
- Hands on, team player that can do the work,
- Primary duty will be to inspect and test used consumer electronics but will also include a combination of manual and clerical shipping, receiving, distributing and or storing duties.
- Receives incoming materials, supplies and equipment.
- Unpacks and checks product into our proprietary system.
- Prepares materials for shipment.
- Constantly recommends and supports performance improvements
- Must be able to effectively and professionally interface with internal and external customers of varying ranks and positions.
- Solid communication skills, both written and oral
- Must be self-directed, confident, and able to work in a startup environment
BS degree or equivalent experience
Contact us to learn more at careers@gazelle.com with 'Inspector' in the subject line.
Director, Business Development
Position:
The selected Director of Business Development will be a driven and talented executive with the ability to source and close business deals with enterprise customers for Gazelle's online trade-in platform. This position requires a creative, entrepreneurial, analytical, sales oriented person who is self-motivated, and can keep momentum going throughout a long sales cycle. Your broad responsibilities will include targeting specific verticals and customer segments, establishing those business relationships, and managing the day-to-day interactions in order to build long-term business and revenue opportunities. This process is highly consultative and involves developing and managing long-term partner relationships, delivering compelling presentations, analyzing business processes to uncover opportunities and create compelling value propositions. An ability to build, develop and manage a valuable deal pipeline is crucial.
Responsibilities:
The Director of Business Development will function as a member of the management team working closely with the VP of Interactive Marketing and the CEO. In this role the Director will: Meet or exceed customer acquisition and revenue growth targets. Identify customer prospects and manage the prospect pipeline. Identify new ways that Gazelle can help partners grow their businesses. Develop and deliver compelling sales and partnership presentations. Engage evangelism, marketing and management as appropriate to assist with deals. Effectively use CRM and data analysis tools. Create and execute a business development plan and ensure it's in line with the Gazelle business direction. Execute the strategic business development plan while working with key internal stakeholders.
Requirements:
Experience in Business Development (preferably in an ecommerce environment) and a demonstrated ability to negotiate contracts, close deals, and generate revenue is required. This executive must have strong verbal and written skills and the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations. Strong analytical skills are required as well as the ability to interact with a broad set of businesses through presenting over the phone, web and in person. Experience working with big box retailers and consumer electronics OEMs is highly desired. Data analysis experience using Excel, Access, or SQL is required, and a BS/BA is required; advanced degree preferred but not required.