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Director, Corporate Development - Jamster - Los Angeles, CA

Authored by dmw on June 18, 2007 - 4:06pm.
Jamster, an affiliate of Jamba is one of the world's leading providers of mobile entertainment, offering a wide variety of products and services available directly via SMS text messages, mobile internet (WAP) or the internet. Mobile users from 35 territories on five continents are able to purchase from a huge selection of popular content from around the world, including branded content from News Corporation divisions; aggregated content from major media companies, including chart-topping ringtones from top music labels and mobile games from renowned game developers; and original content made exclusively for mobile phones. Jamster is a Joint Venture between News Corporation and VeriSign, Inc. and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, and Berlin, Germany.

This individual will lead as well as support corporate development projects by developing complex financial models, analyses, and presentations and conducting other research and analysis as needed. He/she will work with top management across Jamster in a challenging and fast paced environment. This position reports to the Executive Director, Corporate Development and Strategic Planning.

REQUIREMENTS:
• MBA from a top-tier business school.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience including 3-5 years post-MBA experience, such as strategy consulting, strategic/business planning at a media company or investment banking/venture capital/private equity.
• Expertise in financial analysis, modeling and deal making is essential.

Key areas of responsibilities will include:

• Corporate strategy: Director will work with the Executive Director, Corporate Development and Strategic Planning to establish and maintain processes related to strategic goals, innovations, project implementation, annual budget and 3-year plan. He/she will aggregate regular strategic updates and maintain the overall company roadmap in conjunction with the department heads and senior management.
• Corporate development: Director will focus on projects that will grow the overall business. He/she will identify new business and revenue opportunities (e.g., broad partnerships, new revenue streams, etc.), make recommendations based on in-depth analysis (through market sizing, projected revenue, estimated costs, etc), and assist in the implementation of these new initiatives.
• Mergers and acquisitions: Director will support all M&A activity for Jamster (e.g., evaluate companies, model financial projections, provide recommendations, etc.). He/she will track and analyze potential M&A opportunities working with multiple internal departments, as well as various News Corp divisions.
• Research and analysis: Director will manage the overall research function for the company. He/she will develop and oversee the analysis related to new research and trends in the industry. He/she will distribute information within the company and manage the person responsible for updating information regularly.
• Strategic analysis: Director will provide ad hoc support for strategic analysis projects for CEO as well as various departments.

The ideal candidate must possess strong analytical and quantitative skills, and be organized, focused, and extremely articulate, with the ability to interact confidently with Senior Management.
• MBA from a top-tier business school.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience including 3-5 years post-MBA experience, such as strategy consulting, strategic/business planning at a media company or investment banking/venture capital/private equity.
• Must have strong strategic capabilities.
• Expertise in financial analysis, modeling and deal making is essential and mobile experience is a plus.


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