Director of Development

Description

 This is a permanent, full-time, remote position with a salary of $135K to $150K annually.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage the entire product life cycle from strategic planning to implementation
• Collaborate with the Engineering Director, Marketing Operations, and HR in the hiring process, including supporting recruitment efforts, setting standards for rubrics, trials, and acceptance criteria, and supporting developer onboarding efforts
• Represent the team’s interests in cross-team planning sessions
• Manage and mentor development resources to maximize productivity and quality for each project
• Provide timely and accurate communications with business partners.
• Provide strategic roadmaps for systems and processes and present to business owners and stakeholders
• Help create & track concrete, objective measurements to organization level goals & KPIs
• Investigate defects and suggestions for improving internal systems
• Assists with patch management testing and deployment
• Determine plans for efficiently incorporating new products into production workflow
• Reflect on company goals and articulate how engineering work aligns with the broader company vision, goals, and objectives
• Keep job knowledge current by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications
• Be responsible for the employee life cycle including; disciplinary actions, performance reviews, goal reaching activities, fostering a positive environment, following company policies, etc.
• Manage departmental budget in conjunction with company overall budget
• Participate in the incident management process

Skills, Competencies, and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or commensurate experience
• 10+ years proven development leadership experience, leading, coaching and mentoring developers
• Well versed in all aspects of Software Development Life Cycles
• Strong communication abilities, both written and verbal
• Proven ability to lead a large team with a broad array of focus areas

• Strong business acumen in managing costs, developing business cases, and delivering cost effective solutions
• Demonstrated success in being a change agent, with a vision to transform internal systems and operations to fully support our customers
• Ability to delegate to peers or direct reports in a constructive manner
• Have experience in highly collaborative/open-source communities
• Strong organizational, administrative and documentation skills

To be successful as a Manager of Development on this team you need:

• Extensive WordPress development experience
• 5+ years of relevant experience:
• Experience with developing blocks for the Block Editor
• Experience with continuous integration and automated deployment pipelines
• Experience building accessible, performant sites and applications

We Offer:

• Excellent Employer paid Benefits options - Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription
• Traditional and Roth 401k with company matching
• Fun employer-sponsored events
• A collaborative team culture
• Consistent/set work hours
• Challenging non-redundant daily duties
• A voice in how things get done
• Access to ongoing training

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