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Provide technical vision, design, and project leadership in this role serving as a product evangelist for ArcGIS Desktop. This is a challenging opportunity for an accomplished GIS professional with proven experience to help define and lead new software development efforts for ArcGIS.
Responsibilities:
Work with lead software engineers to define, build, and release GIS software.
Capture key user workflows and functions that will be engineered into the software.
Synthesize user requirements, industry needs, and competitive analysis into an effective product specification.
Provide direction and lead teams.
Oversee various projects and work with managers to set goals and milestones.
Communicate the goals and progress of the ArcGIS Desktop team to various audiences.
Help to define and implement division-wide project management efforts.
ESRI is the world leader in GIS software development with more than 35 years of carefully managed growth. We develop and support innovative tools for visualizing, analyzing, and managing geographic data on the desktop, across the enterprise, in the field, and on the Web. ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, 60 worldwide health ministries, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities.
We employ 4,000 people worldwide, 1,700 of whom are based at our Redlands headquarters, a community ideally located in Southern California. Our mission is to improve our world through delivering GIS software and solutions that enable better decision making. We offer exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, 401k and profit sharing programs, paid holidays, scholarships, tuition assistance, a Cafe complete with Starbucks coffee bar, an onsite fitness center, and much more.
Qualifications
Requirements:
A minimum of five years of advanced GIS experience in mapping, geodata management, or geoprocessing projects.
Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, GIS, or related field.
Special insight into how to apply GIS.
Desire to define new GIS technology for use by GIS practitioners.
Creative problem solving skills and ability to propose solutions.
Proven leadership experience.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Recommendations:
Presentation skills.
Programming background with languages such as C#, VB, or Java.
Consulting background.
Project management or planning experience on project teams.
How to Apply
Our work is dynamic, interesting, and challenging. Learn more about ESRI and apply online at www.esri.com/careers.
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