My presentation to EPFL tech students about new IT jobs. From my personal business experience to growth hacking, but "code as long as you can!" ... if you like it.
2. • Discover a lot of things
• Know what you like
• Do what you like
• Code SW
• Use SW
• Developer
• CRM admin
• SW product
manager
• BI manager
•…
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•
•
•
DB specialist
IT architect
Project leader
…
IT professions, something new? nicolas@galixo.com @NicolasSierro
Introduction (do you like to code?)
3. CAD teacher
Engineering
Programming
CAD, robotics
Mobile/Internet
Product Manager
Project leader
Key Account Mgr
Deputy head dev
International
Use SW (CAD)
Training
In project
Engineering
International
Internet/mobile
Project leader
Product Manager
Operation … as freelance
Everything…
except SW dev
Marketing (CAD)
play with code
Digital, tech, mobile
Product Manager
COO & partner
IT professions, something new? nicolas@galixo.com @NicolasSierro
Ready for change? (my way)
4. • Language, framework ? Scala developer
• Methodology
(agile, unit<=> mobile
test, quality)
• Web, API, frontend
• IT architect (&biz) • Project leader
+ you
… in team
• Teams in different
location (offshore)
• International
• Operation (cloud)
• CTO
IT professions, something new? nicolas@galixo.com @NicolasSierro
What our customers are looking for …
(example of competences
& experiences)
• Developer (senior)
5. New IT job example: Growth Hacker
marketing
programming
actions, realized with
customized
growth hacking
SW development & operation,
in short time (iteration)
[automatize marketing manual tasks | AARRR]
e.g.
Acquisition
Activation
Retention
Revenue
Referral
• A/B test of your online campaigns & service (sites & apps)
• link actions <=> specific monitoring in AARRR funnel’s steps
• Give your referral customers free package(s) (dropbox)
• Message competitor’s customers with link to website (airbnb)
• Identify LinkedIn profiles as lead for your business & visit
their pages, so that they visit yours & your brand/service
• Expose newsletter recipient to your brand in social media
• etc.
IT professions, something new? nicolas@galixo.com @NicolasSierro
Online marketing
6. Before your questions, my question…
What is the difference between these 2 pictures?
from http://prez.mahemoff.com/hn-devexp/#/
Merci!
nicolas@galixo.com
@NicolasSierro
Notes de l'éditeur
[why engaged as employe] / opportunity / <= depends on biz cyclesSion: what I like > Dungeons & Dragons (1st program)Lausanne / experienced in something new > assistant EPFL (European project) ; CAD robotics in Fribourg /Zurich: stay in CAD, no more programming + 6 months in England [ok for Junior, EPFL] / Coordinator Europe-India ; IT strategy Energy (IP& e-mail) /Monthey: my desire for small company, new area (construction), broader (+ marketing) [EPFL, CAD, German, ready to stay]Bern: (stop CAD) NEW Internet, Web, Java, + telco/mobile, happy for product management, further with Internet/mobile, 2 caps (marketing/biz & tech) [EPFL, ABB, German] / technical project leader Kudelski (same job) + stay by Swisscom /Geneva: broader for Internet, more experience with consulting [experience in “new” (mobile, telco), ready for “not already done”]Vevey: I can do it alone, 2 years in Germany (not more money, but more time <=> family) / insourcing <= people saw me at work /Singapore: same as Vevey + operation , [old boss, experience in consulting, + always up-to-date (Internet, mobile, social media, deep web, API, EPFL=tech), PM>stategy] / insourcing /