Director of Development (US-based remote opportunity) at Mediacurrent | Torre

Director of Development (US-based remote opportunity)

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Full-time
Compensation
USD60k - 150k/year
Non-negotiable
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Hybrid (United States)
Posted almost 6 years ago

Responsibilities


• Guides the development team on best practice development techniques with the intent to foster programming excellence. • Ensure 1:1 feedback loops take place with each direct report creating an environment of cross-communication between teams. • Collaborate with other Directors, department heads, and cross-departmental teams working towards a common vision of ensuring the highest quality and efficiency of deliverables in client projects. • Be a critical part of the escalation of issues, identifying a path forward when a problem halts progress with a billable project. Advise the direction and communication of problem-solving project situations. Escalate issues and recommendations within the leadership team when needed. • Recruit, interview, and hire for roles within the development team. • Provide feedback and support the communication of changes in best practices to ensure delivery teams are consistent in their execution. • Performs routine health checks on projects. • Define and ensure industry-leading, best practice SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) protocols and procedures defined by Mediacurrent are being adhered to. • Consistently research and keep abreast of industry-leading innovations and emerging technologies. • Supports training and onboarding of newly hired developers. • Provide development and analysis of enterprise projects. • Participate in Sprint Planning, Code Reviews, and Task Creation on client projects. • Assist sales team on scoping and pricing custom development and support projects. Maintain effective, efficient custom-project scoping techniques to ensure scoping tasks compromise as little profitability as possible. • Articulate high-level technical solutions for enterprise projects to customer stakeholders. • Provide thought leadership on technical subject matter related to Drupal and additional open-source software to generate awareness around Mediacurrent in the marketplace.