Exceptional People, Inc. is pleased to announce that we have been retained by Tablus, a leading provider of content protection solutions in the white-hot content security market.

Our mission is to locate an experienced and creative:Senior Product Managerwho will drive product vision and strategy and serve as the product champion for Tablus products. This exceptional senior marketing technologist will also set and manage the product roadmap, release themes, and market readiness activities.

Tablus’ technological innovation has been built on a solid foundation of product successes in the information access and content categorization space. This intense focus on the data itself differentiates the Tablus product line and allows its enterprise customers to scan vast amounts of information with unmatched accuracy. Tablus solutions are currently being deployed by enterprises including one of the United States’ leading online banking providers, as well as one of the most successful retailers in America.

Strong customer demand drove the company’s record annual sales growth of 300 percent in 2006. 2006 is the most successful financial year in the company’s history and reinforces the importance of content monitoring and filtering technology as part of a complete enterprise security posture. Customer awareness of information risk has been fueled by high profile data leaks and an increase in state and federal privacy regulations. Tablus’ comprehensive content protection solutions reliably and accurately monitor sensitive data so that enterprises can be assured of where information resides on the network, who has access to the information, and how the information is being used. The company’s rapidly emerging marketplace demands expertise in such diverse areas as high-performance network analysis, data discovery and classification, statistical algorithms and information visualization.

Funding Information: Tablus has completed its Series “B” round of funding from Trident Capital and Menlo Ventures

Responsibilities:

- Champion Tablus products internally and externally
- Set product vision and strategy to maximize profits, margins
and market share
- Develop Marketing and Product Requirements Documents
- Lead product positioning and messaging efforts
- Drive results across functional areas.
Responsible for product delivery: Market analysis including target customers, competitive analysis, and industry trends.
- Strategic planning,
Define and establish competitive positioning
- Drive product pricing, licensing, and packaging initiatives
- Strong communication skills to interact with manager and executives to identify strategic issues and goals.
- This individual will bring a history of effective management working with cross-functional teams, customers and partners to build innovative products.

Required Skills:

The appropriate candidate will have distinguished him/herself providing

- 10+ years enterprise software experience in a structured setting, with at least 5 years experience in product management
- Security and Networking Product Experience
- Excellent time management and organization skills to develop and execute detailed plans
- A solid, technical background, as well as strategic and business management skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Creative problem solving skills and a strong work ethic
- Interpersonal skills necessary to closely work with engineering and marketing and take a product to market. Customer-focused, energetic attitude
- B.S. in Computer Science/EE or equivalent experience

Individual Characteristics:

- Strategic, Visionary Leadership - with confidence, expertise, and insights
- Strong, analytical mind
- Creative – demonstrated ability to think creatively and innovatively to create sustainable business-building ideas
- Personal Character: Has a mature, well-balanced perspective.
- Pragmatic-:Flourishes in a hands-on role, adding value at many different levels.

Compensation:

A qualified individual can be attracted with a very competitive base salary and benefits package. This position will be located at the Tablus headquarters in San Mateo, CA.

The selected individual will be part of the senior marketing team and will bring a direct, measurable impact on the business. This individual brings an comprehensive knowledge of the market and a passionate commitment for building a brand of long-term enduring value. The position offers significant responsibility to demonstrate one’s strategic capabilities by providing the Director of Product Management and other members of the senior marketing team with insight and recommendations to aggressively further their sector dominance.

For additional information and to send your confidential resume please contact:

Stacy Holland
President, CEO
Exceptional People. Inc.
Tel: (415) 388-7767
Mob: (415) 407-4418
stacyh@exceptionalpeople.com

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