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via LinkedIn posted_at: 7 hours agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
About The Job Toptal developers work with speed and efficiency to deliver the highest quality of work. We are looking for someone who is passionate about their client’s business, and ready to work on exciting projects with Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley startups, with great rates and zero hassles. If you are looking for a place to advance your career, enhance your skill set, and build... connections around the globe, Toptal is right for About The Job

Toptal developers work with speed and efficiency to deliver the highest quality of work. We are looking for someone who is passionate about their client’s business, and ready to work on exciting projects with Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley startups, with great rates and zero hassles. If you are looking for a place to advance your career, enhance your skill set, and build... connections around the globe, Toptal is right for you.

About Toptal

Toptal is an exclusive network of top freelancers from around the world. Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley startups hire Toptal for their most important projects. Toptal is one of the fastest-growing fully remote networks and empowers freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers worldwide to grow and excel in their freelance careers. Toptal clients vary in sizes and industries, from enterprise organizations and big tech companies to Silicon Valley startups and renowned universities. Once you enter the network, our matchers will contact you with project opportunities that fit your expertise and preferences. We have experts in over 120 countries who get to work remotely on projects that meet their career ambitions.

About The Role

We are seeking a Unity developer (independent contractor) with solid experience in Virtual Reality. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 1) developing, designing, and setting up core features and systems, 2) creating and iterating on prototypes for new designs, 3) implementation of 3D/2D character assets, and 4) creating or implementing assets including scenes, material, and shaders. A commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and a quality product are essential.

Requirements
• English language proficiency
• 3+ years of professional experience in software development
• Experience developing cross-platform Unity mobile games.
• Strong VR development experience
• Experience with system architecture or leading a software team is a strong advantage
• Full-time availability is required

If you’re interested in pursuing an engaging career working on full-time freelance jobs for exclusive clients, take the next step by clicking apply and filling out the short form to get started.

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via LinkedIn posted_at: 3 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
Toptal is an elite network of the world's top talent, connecting the best and brightest in business, design, and technology with leading organizations around the world. Our client is a US software corporation that is currently looking for a Senior Developer with HW architecture expertise to help them build an algorithm to create matrics for hardware evaluation (Intel, AMD, Arm) and virtual... architecture evaluation. Required Experience: • Computer Toptal is an elite network of the world's top talent, connecting the best and brightest in business, design, and technology with leading organizations around the world.

Our client is a US software corporation that is currently looking for a Senior Developer with HW architecture expertise to help them build an algorithm to create matrics for hardware evaluation (Intel, AMD, Arm) and virtual... architecture evaluation.

Required Experience:
• Computer HW architecture (physical) - familiarity with CPU design / GPU design / Intel, AMD, ARM / RISC / CISC / ARM architecture / X86 architecture
• Experience writing algorithms (in a high-level programming language such as Node.js, JavaSript, Typescript, C++, or Java)
• Experience with simulation tools (MATLAB or similar)

This is a 2-3 month long, fully-remote engagement. A full-time commitment is required with 4-5 hours of overlap with ЕST.

If this job description piques your interest, please apply to learn more about the opportunity and Toptal in general
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via Toptal posted_at: 7 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 50K–300K a yearwork_from_home: 1
We are an entertainment company specializing in new deliveries of journalism content. We are looking to hire a Golang and C++ expert to scale up the backend of our platform. The ideal developer will provide suggestions to help update the many high-scale services powering our content platform. Design your lifestyle as a full-time freelancer, with the freedom to work however, wherever, on your terms. About Toptal: Freelance work is defining the careers We are an entertainment company specializing in new deliveries of journalism content. We are looking to hire a Golang and C++ expert to scale up the backend of our platform. The ideal developer will provide suggestions to help update the many high-scale services powering our content platform.

Design your lifestyle as a full-time freelancer, with the freedom to work however, wherever, on your terms.

About Toptal:

Freelance work is defining the careers of today’s developers in exciting new ways. If you’re passionate about working flexibly with leading Fortune 500 brands and innovative Silicon Valley startups, Toptal could be a great fit for your next career shift.

Toptal is an elite talent network for the world’s top 3% of developers, connecting the best and brightest freelancers with top organizations. Unlike a 9-to-5 job, you’ll choose your own schedule and work from anywhere. Jobs come to you, so you won’t bid for projects against other freelancers in a race to the bottom. Plus... Toptal takes care of all the overhead, empowering you to focus on successful engagements while getting paid on time, at the rate you decide, every time.

As a freelancer, you could join an ever-expanding community of experts in over 120 countries, working remotely on the projects that meet your career ambitions.

That’s why the world’s top 3% of developers choose Toptal. Developers in our elite network share:

Requirements:
• English language proficiency
• At least 3 years of professional experience
• Experience with system architecture or leading a software team is a strong advantage
• Full-time availability is a strong advantage
• Project management skills
• A keen attention to detail

If you’re ready for a career shift to impactful freelance work, take the next step by applying today
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via LinkedIn posted_at: 7 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
About Toptal Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote company... We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move About Toptal

Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote company...

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Position Description

As the VP of Strategy & Operations, you will be responsible for cross-functional initiatives that help build strategic direction, execution frameworks, process automation and workflow enhancements, KPIs, and team structures necessary to drive Toptal’s growth. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role interacting directly with Toptal’s CEO, executive leadership, and other senior leaders across the company. In this role, you will draw upon your extensive experience running Strategy and Operations teams to build out this capability to ensure the success of key initiatives that support the mission and objectives of the company. You will be trusted to tackle challenging and impactful problems at Toptal, working directly with cross-functional team members to achieve success.

This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere. Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who enjoys finding ways to increase efficiencies, create processes, and remove roadblocks. You will design and build operating models and frameworks to meet company objectives - executing flawlessly upon them. By utilizing your extensive experience operationalizing strategic and organizational initiatives, you will align key priorities across the company. You are a stickler for quality and organization, can see around corners, and proactively engage with executive stakeholders to keep a plan on track. You will build a reputation for reliability and trust-worthiness.

You will have an ongoing responsibility for determining and defining project approaches, scope, and objectives, capacity planning, and managing resources in an effective and efficient manner. As the leader of Strategy & Operations, you will maintain ongoing communication with leaders across the company, and be responsible for ensuring deadlines are met and projects / deliverables are successfully completed. Your expertise in a wide variety of project types will allow you to make strategic adjustments as needed and measure performance to identify areas for improvement.

In The First Week, Expect To
• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Work to get up to speed with how the organization runs, including how our OKRs, RACIs, and other operational frameworks work. Understand the fundamentals of Toptal and what sets us apart.
• Meet with key Executives and senior leaders across the company to deep dive into understanding Toptal’s functions and how each supports the company’s mission and objectives.
• Start to develop an in-depth understanding of Toptal’s operating model.

In The First Month, Expect To
• Begin initial scoping of assigned functional and cross-functional initiatives.
• Break down big business challenges into manageable projects that are easily understood by a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Deliver timely updates and identify key roadblocks and solutions on projects under your management.
• Develop quarterly OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for your team, as well as a quarterly and annual planning process.
• Lead a variety of internal team and external stakeholder calls.

In The First Three Months, Expect To
• Refresh the Strategy & Operations Roadmap, ensuring all the business outcomes delivered by the team are at an exceptional level.
• Using your understanding of Toptal and your expertise in prioritization, ensure that the most critical areas of operational infrastructure are invested in during your first 12 months.
• Oversee Project Managers and consult with Subject Matter Experts responsible for the rollout of any new tools, approaches, and/or project management standardization frameworks.

In The First Six Months, Expect To
• Experiment and learn rapidly as you build solutions, adapting your approach in real-time by leveraging your knowledge and doing everything it takes to make sure the OKRs of your projects are moving in the right direction.
• Be fluent in the types of support and deliverables required for various initiatives so you can make recommendations to inform project planning.
• Ensure all Strategy & Operations team members have solidified training, career paths, and developmental opportunities.

In The First Year, Expect To
• Achieve recognition as an expert at the company for your areas of responsibility.
• Meet/exceed stakeholder expectations for the delivery of world-class operational services.
• Have a strong operational infrastructure in place to ensure quality and consistency across all activities within the Strategy & Operations function.
• Work with leaders in other areas of Toptal to improve their own internal project management processes within their teams to align with yours.
• Measure the efficacy of your work, iterate, and improve.

Requirements
• 10+ years of professional experience in Business Operations, consulting or related fields, with the last 3-4 in a senior leadership capacity at a technology or hyper-growth company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related quantitative field preferred.
• MBA or a Master’s degree in strategy, finance, operations or a related field preferred.
• Experience managing the full life cycle of projects.
• Strong background in operations management, change management, and a successful track record in mentoring other leaders in these areas.
• World-class analytical skills with the ability to draw intelligent and actionable insights.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required. Good communication is at the core of everything we do, and you must be a strong communicator able to work with a wide range of stakeholders from senior executives to individual contributors around the world.
• Comfortable working with an array of web-based productivity tools such as Miro, Google Suite and Slack - and are a quick learner.
• Intuitive about how to use and present data to inform strategic and operational decisions.
• Excellent organization skills and detail-oriented. You are hyper-organized, know how to work efficiently, and prioritize execution, as well as mentor others to do the same.
• Resourceful. You should be a self-starter who thrives on the freedom and accountability that comes with managing your own workflow.
• Adaptable. Comfortable managing changing priorities, learning new skills, and building consensus across varied stakeholder groups.
• Ownership. You are a dependable leader who takes responsibility for your success as well as the success of the entire team.
• Quality. You take pride in everything you deliver as a reflection of yourself.
• Able to provide examples of cross-functional integrated programs or campaigns you have managed.
• You believe no task is too small, and you are willing to help in any capacity when needed as an individual contributor.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

The US-based salary range for this full-time position is $225,000 - $325,000 per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the US-based salary range does not include the value of Toptal’s benefit offerings. In the US, Toptal’s benefit offerings include participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions; medical, dental, and vision insurance plans in which Toptal pays 100% of the premiums for an employee’s coverage; basic life insurance coverage; short-term and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts, including dependent care and health savings accounts, access to telehealth virtual doctors, an employee assistance program, and flexible paid time off.

This position is also eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

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via LinkedIn posted_at: 9 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
About Toptal Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote company... We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move About Toptal

Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote company...

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Position Description

Toptal is a hypergrowth organization, which means that our core teams and operations infrastructure must constantly be evolving to sustain and further this growth. As a Director of Strategic Initiatives at Toptal, you will work on cross-functional initiatives across the company to help build strategic direction, execution frameworks, process automation and workflow enhancements, KPIs, and team structures necessary to drive Toptal’s growth. You will be trusted to tackle challenging and impactful problems at Toptal, working directly with the executives to achieve success.

This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere. Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities

You will work with the Business Operations team to identify areas of highest impact across the company, define engagement scopes, and build comprehensive strategies to solve the underlying issues and execute.

In this role, you will partner with executives and other senior leaders to achieve successful outcomes through initiatives that result in enhanced infrastructure and processes. Your ability to drive order and create value by addressing root cause analysis will result in the scalability and desired business outcomes that prepare Toptal for continued hypergrowth.

The life cycle of your projects, at a high level, will be: Dive into a problem, team, or initiative as an internal consultant, asking questions to learn everything you can about the subject. Remove constraints and use non-incremental thinking to determine how to frame the engagement such that the project can deliver an order of magnitude greater impact. Execute on your plans, frequently doing things yourself as an individual contributor, and laying a solid foundation that can be built upon. Ensure that the project can be sustainable within the function or company without you - either by recommending hiring the right leader or by implementing processes that allow for its success into the future.

Example Projects May Include
• Planning and executing the launch of a new operational business unit.
• Working with executives and other senior leaders to optimize outcomes and execute upon strategic and operational initiatives for the team.
• Planning and implementing a better workflow for collaboration between two key teams.

In The First Week, Expect To
• Onboard and integrate into Toptal.
• Rapidly begin learning about Toptal’s history, culture, and vision.
• Shadow Business Analysts across the company to learn the core of Toptal’s operations, goals and measurable outcomes.

In The First Month, Expect To
• Undergo a deeper training and mentorship period with Toptal’s Business Operations team, including existing Directors of Business Operations.
• Begin working on projects alongside other Directors of Business Operations designed to provide you exposure and learnings about the multiple functions within Toptal.

In The First Three Months, Expect To
• Continue working alongside other Directors of Business Operations to support current and new initiatives.
• Begin partnering with company leaders to assist with problem resolution and other ‘change the business’ initiatives.
• Experiment and learn rapidly as you build solutions, adapting your approaches in real-time by incorporating your learnings and doing everything it takes to make sure the KPIs of your projects begin moving in the right direction.
• Gain a detailed understanding of the primary functions within a two-sided marketplace - Revenue and Talent Supply.
• Work with the Business Operations team to continuously stay up-to-date on the status and evolution of ongoing operations projects and areas of need across the organization, contributing to team discussions by surfacing ideas and best practices from your current project focuses.

In The First Six Months, Expect To
• Complete your first solo operations projects successfully, as evidenced by the associated teams operating efficiently and effectively, relevant KPIs trending up and to the right over time, and value-driven by this area of the company being a step function greater than it was when you started.

In The First Year, Expect To
• Successfully have completed 2-4 operations projects, every 3-6 months in length and actively delivering impact for Toptal, enabling the organization to scale further.
• Work with the team members you partnered with to ensure their future success.
• Establish yourself as a trusted, general-purpose problem solver at Toptal, capable of tackling any high-impact problem through a rigorous, analytical, creative problem-solving methodology.

Requirements
• 8+ years combined business operations and consulting experience.
• At least 1 year working for a major consulting firm with expertise in development of strategic operational frameworks and executive presentations.
• Leadership experience with responsibility for business results in a fast-paced, multi-function environment.
• Creative problem solver with proven results in improving processes in a business operations and/or sales environment.
• Ability to leverage data to perform root cause analysis and address the source of issues.
• Proven ability to develop creative solutions that result in measurable transformative outcomes that reach beyond incremental improvements.
• Strong collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to influence and execute effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Impeccable organization skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to apply effective change management principles and consider the human element of change.
• A knack for being able to convey complex information and recommendations in a clear, logical, understandable manner to stakeholders at executive levels.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be a high integrity, team player with flexibility to meet the demands of changing business priorities.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

The US-based salary range for this full-time position is $150,000 - $250,000 per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the US-based salary range does not include the value of Toptal’s benefit offerings. In the US, Toptal’s benefit offerings include participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions; medical, dental, and vision insurance plans in which Toptal pays 100% of the premiums for an employee’s coverage; basic life insurance coverage; short-term and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts, including dependent care and health savings accounts, access to telehealth virtual doctors, an employee assistance program, and flexible paid time off.

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via LinkedIn posted_at: 8 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
About Toptal Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote company... We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move About Toptal

Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote company...

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Position Description

Toptal is looking for a Senior UX Writer to join our Growth Product team. This person will be responsible for developing impactful, conversion-focused copy for all Toptal products and platforms.

Successful hires will be extremely well versed in UX writing best practices, SEO best practices, in product conversion principles, experienced in writing world-class product content geared for growth, and have the ability to achieve this while maintaining the brand voice and natural communication across all platforms.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally with a team of Growth Product Managers, Product Designers, Engineers, and Marketing Strategists to strategically communicate Toptal’s narrative and drive action.

This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere. Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities
• Help lead Toptal’s growth product content strategy across Toptal’s public site.
• Continuously elevate the quality of product copy, making sure it is backed by credible facts, conveys clarity of thought, and is compelling and action-inducing for an intelligent, driven audience in alignment with Google’s E-A-T (expertise, authoritativeness, trustworthiness) guidelines.
• Work seamlessly with the Growth Product and SEO teams to ensure that growth principles are applied to all UX and product copy.
• Ensure that content adhered to conversion best practices and is maximally optimized for SEO performance, particularly in regards to target keyword and subject inclusion.
• Write, edit, and test all copy on Toptal’s site, platforms, and portals to exceptional UX, E-A-T, growth, and SEO standards.
• Use data to ensure all produced and edited product content leverages the maximum known and measurable context of the audience’s journey, the success metrics for the content, and the SEO ranking optimization of the content.
• Collaborate with Product Designers and Growth Product Managers to ensure that UX writing and content is tailored to achieving the specific key results associated with the given project.
• Work with UX Research to test and iterate on micro-copy within the product to improve conversion.
• Develop content tailored to Toptal’s various audiences, including Clients and Talents.
• Define and apply product copy standards, ensuring that all users have a clear, consistent, and compelling experience.
• Contribute copy to the development of clear and concise product specs.
• Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to other UX writers. Educate cross-functional partners on the role of UX writing and content strategy in the product development process.

We’re Looking For a Candidate Who Is
• Growth-oriented: You are inspired by the challenge of writing authoritative content that in turn, is designed to inspire positive action and intent while using the specific language and SEO keywords that the audience is searching for.
• Versatile: You are comfortable handling a wide variety of topics (Engineering, Design, Technology, etc.) and can apply E-A-T, SEO, and conversion best practices across all of these topics.
• Organized: You are a capable multitasker, able to manage workflows, good at sticking to timelines, and willing to set expectations around deliverables.
• Proactive: You are motivated, willing to chase down the information you need when you need it, and are not easily dissuaded when obstacles get in your way.
• Detail-oriented: You sweat the details, leverage data, are comfortable working with a style guide, and take great pains to ensure your copy is clean before you hand it off.

In The First Week, Expect To
• Onboard into Toptal.
• Integrate yourself into the Growth Product team by meeting with each member individually.
• Immerse yourself in your first growth product and UX content project.

In The First Month, Expect To
• Meet other teams across Toptal that you’ll work with.
• Complete several content projects and get a better feel for the type of work you’ll be doing.
• Clarify and pressure-test different processes and workflows you’ll use when collaborating with other functions.

In The First Three Months, Expect To
• Become fully integrated into Toptal.
• Have completed several initiatives that you’ll be proud of.

In The First Six Months, Expect To
• Strategize how to scale the work you do as Toptal grows.
• Have helped launch a new app and other exciting product features and enhancements.

In The First Year, Expect To
• Be seen as an integral member of the Growth Product team at the company for all things related to the UX copy on Growth Product and on E-A-T and SEO standards in UX copy generally, while pushing the limits of what people believe is possible in regards to quality, and consistently upleveling them.

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Human-Computer Interaction, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience working as a UX Writer and/or Product Content Strategist for digital products.
• A strong creative mind and a consistent track record of connecting UX content strategies to business growth objectives.
• A passion for inspiring confidence and trust in users through product copy.
• A deep knowledge of SEO content tactics and best practices.
• Ability to think about and write product content focused on nuanced technical concepts relevant to development, design, and finance and liaising with SMEs in these fields to produce content. Technical writing experience is a plus.
• Experience working with an in-house growth product team, including working with UX/UI Designers and information architecture, to achieve product success collectively.
• Ability to work with partners to understand detailed requirements and build copy flows for complete user experiences that meet stakeholder needs and vision.
• Outstanding clarity of thought in communication and analysis, and the ability to explain complex user experiences in simple terms.
• Ability to visualize strategic product solutions and bring them to life with copy.
• You must be a relentless, creative problem solver who is unwilling to compromise on the clarity and impact of copy.
• Strong understanding of the components of compelling, action-inducing communications.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, as well as perfect grammar and command of the English language.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal.

The US-based salary range for this full-time position is $90,000 - $140,000 per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the US-based salary range does not include the value of Toptal’s benefit offerings. In the US, Toptal’s benefit offerings include participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions; medical, dental, and vision insurance plans in which Toptal pays 100% of the premiums for an employee’s coverage; basic life insurance coverage; short-term and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts, including dependent care and health savings accounts, access to telehealth virtual doctors, an employee assistance program, and flexible paid time off.

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via LinkedIn posted_at: 9 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
About Toptal Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote company... We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move About Toptal

Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote company...

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Position Description

As a Senior Creative Strategist, you will be responsible for ensuring Toptal’s client audience of small businesses, startups, enterprises, and everything in between, experiences the Toptal brand through consistent and compelling creative. You are the glue between strategy and execution, guiding content marketing strategies and steering the creative process for all aspects of marketing. You will be responsible for framing creative briefs and projects in the context of the customer journeys, user personas, and in ways that are optimized relative to the channels that each brief or project will relate to. You stay close to the market, as the subject matter expert resource for creatives at Toptal. You are the primary brand steward who builds and maintains Toptal’s creative assets, best practices, brand guidelines, and are the final quality control owner for all brand and creative positioning and compliance relating to the Toptal initiatives and projects to which you are assigned.

Successful hires will have experience working with creative teams, developing comprehensive messaging architectures and creative briefs, and understanding what problems clients have and how Toptal uniquely solves them. You must understand best practices relative to each channel and rely on data to inform creative decisions. Knowing how creative impacts CTR (click through rates), UX (user experience), CRO (conversion rates), and other marketing-related metrics is a must in order to develop impactful and successful creative briefs relative to the channels the creative will be deployed on. Ideally, you understand the nuances of each channel (SEM, SEO, display, landing pages, etc.) and how to develop creative briefs that will result in creative that is as impactful as possible relative to each channel’s constraints and nuances.

You should have experience working closely with all functional marketing areas. You know how to market solutions for a B2B audience and ideally have experience in B2C as well, are a stickler for quality and organization, can see around corners and proactively communicate across stakeholders to keep a deliverable on track. You are passionate about branding and developing persuasive content that drives measurable results. You design compelling narratives based on Client successes and outcomes. You write tight briefs and your creative counterparts are always delighted when you are leading one of their projects. You will be expected to be both a facilitator and generator of world-class marketing ideas that are put into action at Toptal.

This is a remote position that can be performed from anywhere. Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities
• Work with various Marketing teams to create and curate deliverables in support of marketing plans and branding initiatives.
• Act as the primary liaison between Marketing Strategy and Toptal’s in-house Creative and Publications teams to facilitate the creation of compelling, on-brand content across all media.
• Act as a high-level project leader to all of the creative projects you are responsible for, ensuring work is properly prioritized and resourced so it is delivered on time with excellent quality.
• Facilitate the development of world-class case studies and client testimonials leveraging different media types.
• Work with the Social Media team to ensure organic engagement with Toptal content by our potential B2B clients and talent network members, particularly focused on LinkedIn.
• Arm the Events team with messaging and standout executions to maximize pre-, during, and post-event outreach supported by engaging content and consistent sales enablement materials.
• Work with the Communications team to develop relevant stories and ensure they have everything they need to engage effectively on Toptal thought leadership initiatives.
• Ensure all programs and content developed support the business goals of the organization.
• Partner with Growth Marketing and your Marketing Strategy segment leader to engage all relevant channels in your content distribution plans for maximum amplification and ROI.
• Participate in regular business reviews with the Business Analytics and Marketing Operations teams to review data and ensure the content and programs you drive are effective at building pipeline and converting prospects to clients.
• Work with the Market Insights team to extrapolate audience insights that inform useful, differentiated content, optimized by channel.
• Act as an internal SME for brand creative, best practices and guidelines, and as a creative expert within the Marketing Strategy team.

In The First Week, Expect To
• Onboard and integrate into Toptal. Meet with associates in Marketing Strategy to understand our strategic marketing plans, goals and primary initiatives.
• Work to get up to speed with how the organization runs, including how our OKRs, RACIs, and other operational frameworks work. Understand the fundamentals of Toptal and what sets us apart, particularly focused on the benefits to business clients.

In The First Month, Expect To
• Understand the inner workings of the Marketing team and how they work effectively with other teams.
• Build relationships and trust with your Marketing Strategy leader, other marketing executives, and primary business partners. Meet with key team members to understand the Toptal client journey and brand standards.

In The First Three Months, Expect To
• Assume ownership of deliverable execution against the respective marketing plans — on time and meeting quality standards.
• Have a very strong understanding of how the Marketing team and all related external teams are working together with Marketing.
• Have charted a path for ensuring collaboration is strong and work output remains at an extremely high quality level for all marketing-related initiatives.
• Garner the trust of your peers and the individuals who you’re most closely working with.

In The First Six Months, Expect To
• Be fully immersed in all Toptal processes and tools and design the creative strategy in support of business initiatives working with your Marketing Strategy leader.
• Execute multiple creative projects successfully.
• Have exemplified the ability to inspire and mentor the teams with whom you’re working.
• Have upleveled the team’s ability to brainstorm, collaborate, and execute materially.

In The First Year, Expect To
• Be seen as a “go to” for all communications touchpoints on brand initiatives and other assigned areas of responsibility.
• Develop a deep understanding of the customer journey by market segment, and have a strong, data-driven point of view about what messages and vehicles resonate with different buyers at different stages.

Requirements
• You must have at least five years of experience in consulting, strategy, Growth Marketing, digital campaign creation, or a similar type of role where you owned brand and messaging and leveraged data to draw insights about potential clients and marketing strategies to inform your decisions.
• You must be familiar with interpreting marketing metrics and insights relating to CTR (click through rates), UX (user experience), CRO (conversion rates), and apply them while developing creative briefs relative to the respective channels.
• You must have the ability and willingness to review, with meticulous attention to detail, all of the final creative work product for which you are responsible.
• You must be able to classify and understand customer personas in order to create effective marketing messages that resonate with that precise customer type.
• You must be able to quickly research, analyze, and create strategies around the types of creative that will be most effective by channel.
• You must have a best-in-class, analytical and data-driven background and approach to creative development. You are intuitive about how to use and present data to inform marketing decisions.
• You must be able to determine if the brand and creative execution for any given marketing initiative is of extremely high quality, or not.
• You must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fortune 500 or big brand experience is a plus, as is creative agency experience. Prefer experience marketing companies who provide consulting expertise or skilled resources to solve client problems.
• Able to provide examples of creative programs or campaigns you have overseen and launched.
• Brand + Sales mindset - you are always thinking about your work in the context of how helpful it will be to Toptal’s Brand goals and Client team.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

The US-based salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 - $180,000 per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the US-based salary range does not include the value of Toptal’s benefit offerings. In the US, Toptal’s benefit offerings include participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions; medical, dental, and vision insurance plans in which Toptal pays 100% of the premiums for an employee’s coverage; basic life insurance coverage; short-term and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts, including dependent care and health savings accounts, access to telehealth virtual doctors, an employee assistance program, and flexible paid time off.

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via LinkedIn posted_at: 29 days agoschedule_type: Contractorwork_from_home: 1
General information Our client is a leading global insurance and investment enterprise company with a presence in 80 countries, providing property insurance, life insurance, and retirement solutions, is looking for an SAP talent with Treasury experience... Required experience • SAP • Treasury experience • Previous finance or banking domain • Excellent communication skills • Previous experience leading a team Engagement highlights • General information

Our client is a leading global insurance and investment enterprise company with a presence in 80 countries, providing property insurance, life insurance, and retirement solutions, is looking for an SAP talent with Treasury experience...

Required experience
• SAP
• Treasury experience
• Previous finance or banking domain
• Excellent communication skills
• Previous experience leading a team

Engagement highlights
• Location: Remote
• Open to applicants from North and South America
• Overlap: 4-5 hours with EST time zone (GMT-5)
• Commitment: full-time.
• The client is open to starting on a part-time basis and ramping up to full-time in 2 weeks.

For more information about Toptal, visit us here: https://www.toptal.com/freelance-jobs/what-sets-toptal-apart
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via Jooble posted_at: 13 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
About Toptal Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world's largest fully remote company . We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation... social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at About Toptal
Toptal is a global network of top freelance talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and over 40% year-over-year growth, Toptal is the world's largest fully remote company .
We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation... social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.
Position Description
Toptal's Growth Product team is responsible for Client Growth, Talent Growth, Brand Growth, and Marketing Tools. We are looking for a Director of Growth Product Management to lead one of our Growth Product squads. This role will be responsible for setting the product strategy for the squad while collaborating cross-functionally with leaders in the marketing function. This role will involve a mix of leadership and hands-on work.
You will direct a team of Growth Product Managers focused on executing initiatives and experiments to consistently grow our quality and quantity of inbound clients and freelance talent. You will guide your Growth Product Managers to succeed in our ultimate mission of driving sustainable growth. Ultimately, you'll be responsible for areas of the public-facing website of Toptal.com.
You will be responsible for growing and up-leveling your Growth Product Managers. You'll help your team rapidly test and iterate on growth hypotheses to acquire new clients or talent. On any given week, you may be creating new product strategies, launching new offerings, building new landing pages, designing A/B tests to improve the conversion rates of existing pages, or executing SEO-focused tests.
The Director of Growth Product Management is responsible for developing the squad product strategy and growing the Growth Product program. This could include taking a new business offering to market, launching a new tool, and creating and launching new features.
This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere. Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.
Responsibilities:
• Lead Growth Product Managers and other marketing team members to deliver on our OKRs and ultimately drive sustainable growth for Toptal.
• Continuously formulate and execute a roadmap to drive inbound growth, working alongside your fellow Directors of Growth Product Management and partnering closely with our VP of Marketing Strategy.
• Mentor and coach Growth Product Managers.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops that drive collaboration, prioritization, and improve impact, ensuring that good decisions are made.
• Establish effective relationships across a wide range of teams in the business, managing stakeholder expectations and building trust and confidence over time.
• Establish a shared understanding of business priorities and strategy within your squad and your partners.
• Define and prioritize detailed objectives and specifications for initiatives ranging from landing pages, UX improvements, content offerings, user engagement tests, technical SEO improvements, nurture flows, and more.
• Coordinate the creative development of design specifications, including ensuring that all work is high-quality to meet goals.
• Conduct high-quality and detailed qualitative and quantitative research to evolve and inform the direction of product development.

In the first week, expect to:
• Onboard and integrate into Toptal. Meet the teams and people you will have long-term working relationships with.
• Partner with your manager to get a fundamental understanding of the teams, goals, and processes.
• Independently start to study and learn the Toptal platform and product suite.

In the first month, expect to:
• Work cross-functionally with your Growth Product Managers to refine your product's strategy.
• Start to organize and prioritize your high-level roadmap and backlog.
• Start collaborating closely with cross-functional leads including design, engineering, content, and marketing sub-functions where required.
• Take ownership of your team roadmap, working directly with your Growth Product Managers to understand priorities and opportunities.

In the first three months, expect to:
• Gain a deeper understanding of users to generate product insights.
• Contribute ideas and facilitate workshops and discussions for new experiments and initiatives.
• Ensure that your teams are accurately staffed, collaborating with leaders when necessary to recruit and onboard more people.
• Be able to demonstrate a clear measure of your impact through business results, your partner relationships, and execution excellence.

In the first six months, expect to:
• Refine future product strategy and roadmap for your squad.
• Take ownership of stakeholder relationships for your teams.
• Drive significant impact on revenue growth from inbound clients and talent, using the latest thinking in user experience, growth hacking, SEO, lead nurturing, and conversion optimization.

Requirements:
• 6+ years of professional experience in Product Management.
• 2+ years of Growth experience either in online growth, SEO, or performance marketing.
• 2+ years of people management experience leading Product Managers.
• 2+ years of experience in a role where stakeholder management is a key success factor.
• A Bachelor's degree, preferably in an analytical field.
• Have an entrepreneurial mindset, be able to deal with ambiguity, and be willing to wear multiple hats to get the job done.
• Experience leading design and engineering teams, driving the development of high-quality landing pages and digital experiences that effectively accomplish business goals while maintaining brand standards.
• A foundational understanding of design thinking, user research, and user testing.
• An extremely sharp eye for detail and a strong sense of what types of creative products will be both effective for growth and representative of the Toptal brand.
• You are the type of person that craves accountability.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and proven skills in stakeholder management including executive-level presentation skills.
• A demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Openness to receiving feedback and constructive criticism.
• A background in web development or understanding core fundamental concepts would be advantageous.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Please Note: This is a role that, while not open at the moment, highlights skill sets that are consistently in high demand within Toptal. We encourage interested applicants to apply - as a rapidly scaling company, we end up developing innovative new roles often. We regularly review the applicants for this position to find matches for these unique opportunities.
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via LinkedIn posted_at: 21 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
Toptal is an elite network of the world's top talent, connecting the best and brightest in business, design, and technology with top organizations around the world. Our client is the global leader in whole-person virtual care and they are looking for an Enterprise Architect with a TOGAF certification and extensive experience with... • Agile Methodologies • Consulting • Stakeholder management • Business analysis Nice to have skills: • SAFe • Toptal is an elite network of the world's top talent, connecting the best and brightest in business, design, and technology with top organizations around the world.

Our client is the global leader in whole-person virtual care and they are looking for an Enterprise Architect with a TOGAF certification and extensive experience with...
• Agile Methodologies
• Consulting
• Stakeholder management
• Business analysis

Nice to have skills:
• SAFe
• Health/clinical domain background

The right candidate will have to be able to learn on the go while creating a new project from the scratch, collect and clarify stakeholders' roadmap, define KPIs for the system to be successful, fix current technology, and introduce new technologies to be implemented.

This position is fully remote, with the talent required to be located in the United States or Canada, and it is a full-time, mid-term contract.

If this job description piques your interest, please apply to learn more about this opportunity and Toptal in general
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