I'm pleased to report that Jive's Bay Area office is officially open! We're still getting unpacked and the office is definitely still un-finished (note the ugly cubes that were already there). But the Palo Alto location already feels like Jive and is going to be a great place to work. Some of the good and/or interesting highlights so far:
We're expanding our engineering team and looking for great people in the Bay (and Portland!). If you're passionate about social software and building incredible products for the world's biggest companies then we hope you'll reach out. You'll be joining the growing group in Palo Alto and the larger Jive team that's leading the social business software revolution. Please check out the job reqs for application information or drop me an email or DM.
When I first interviewed Ben a few months ago, it only took a few minutes before I was trying to sign him up. Finding a good marketing exec is one of the toughest challenges out there -- very few people have the gift to bring big ideas together with an execution mindset, the ability to build a category while working closely with the field, partners and customers; and most importantly, a talent for making the people around them better. In short, Ben is a hugely talented leader who brings the energy and focus needed to put more distance between us and the competition in the Social Business Software (SBS) category.
Ben will be responsible for Jive's global marketing strategy, in addition to spearheading strategic partnerships and corporate development activities. He is joining us at a pivotal time in our evolution where, despite the brutal economy, we continue to post record-breaking quarters and demonstrate market momentum. Ben's track record in scaling companies for growth and success, and capitalizing on unique opportunities, is going to be pivotal in our strategy.
Before joining Jive, Ben was the Chief Marketing Officer for Interwoven, one of the fastest growing companies in the web content optimization market, through their recent acquisition by Autonomy. He has also held executive management positions for technology leaders including Siebel Systems, Onyx Software, and Clarify (where he worked alongside fellow executive Tony Zingale, now a Jive Board member). In addition, Ben has led product marketing, corporate marketing, field marketing, and partner teams for both emerging companies as well as billion-dollar organizations, and has been very closely involved with the industry analysts. You can learn more about his credentials on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-kiker/0/167/7a4).
You'll be hearing more from Ben soon (he'll have a blog shortly) as we get him ramped up!
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Jive's Bay Area Office 2 weeks ago in Jive Talks | by Matt Tucker |
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Ben Kiker Joins as Jive's CMO 1 month ago in Jive Talks | by Dave Hersh |
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Enterprise Cloud Computing: Announcing Jive Express 2 months ago in Jive Talks | by Matt Tucker |
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Jive had its best quarter. Ever. 2 months ago in Jive Talks | by Dave Hersh |
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Can single-tenant work for enterprise SaaS? 2 months ago in Jive Talks | by Matt Tucker |
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Jive in the New York Times 2 months ago in Jive Talks | by Dave Hersh |
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Jive Partners Rock!!! 3 months ago in Jive Talks | by Robert Brown |
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Making Sense of Clearspace and Jive Social Business Software (SBS) 3 months ago in Jive Talks | by Christopher Morace |
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Changes at Jive 3 months ago in Jive Talks | by Dave Hersh |
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Welcome to the Social Business Revolution - Introducing Jive SBS 3.0 3 months ago in Jive Talks | by Dave Hersh |
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