Web Development Manager 

Description

iMarket Solutions is looking for a Web Development manager who will own every facet of the production of individual client websites as well as the strategic innovation and evolution of the website product as a whole.

The ideal candidate for this role has a passion for web technology in all its forms, a drive to own and continually advance our website product capabilities and is skilled not only at creating effective processes and relationships with their own team but also working effectively with website stakeholders throughout the company.

This role is a key focal point at iMarket Solutions, a digital marketing agency dedicated to delivering success for our core client - home services contractors.  Although iMarket offers a wide array of digital marketing solutions and business planning programs for our clients, just about every client comes to us looking for a website to promote their business objectives and brand, outperform their competition in technical performance, and delight their customer base with a clean and elegant user experience that eliminates friction points and drives conversion.
 

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of web developers responsible for implementation of the website product and associated systems by:
    • Defining a professional development path and coaching of each team member through goal setting, quarterly reviews and one on one meetings
    • Ensuring efficient operations of all processes the team follows and maintaining team capacity by scheduling and prioritizing work as needed 
    • Creating flexibility in product delivery capacity via employment of high quality outsourcing 
    • Ensuring profitability of the website product and team by understanding costs and financial implications of entire website development process
  • Own the strategic vision and innovation of the website product as a whole by: 
    • Keeping up with industry trends and understanding the competitive landscape in order to drive development of a product that is best in class in all aspects - user experience, performance engineering, integration with third party systems
    • Defining and documenting the capabilities of the website product and working with other stakeholders to ensure alignment  
    • Driving product innovation by creating a roadmap to continually improve product capabilities 
  • Support a positive client experience related to the website by:
    • Ensuring every client website has a specification in line with product capabilities in order to deliver what is promised and tracking the status of all points of website product delivery workflow to resolve stuck points 
    • Owning the outcome of the website product delivery by ensuring websites are delivered on schedule and working with key stakeholders to adjust expectations if delays occur 
    • Being an expert and champion in how to promote and sell iMarket's website product
    • Measuring and ensuring client satisfaction related to the website product and handling all escalations for website product concerns surfaced by clients

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Experience managing a team of web developers, designers, and/or programmers
  • Experience directly developing or contributing to the development of professional websites or other software  
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent projects on various timelines 
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; Computer Science preferred, but will accept all
  • Understanding of Agile process and ability to adapt concepts into a methodology that works for your team 
  • Understanding of the core functions of a Content Management Systems (CMS)
  • Knowledge of: 
    • Business to consumer web technologies and industry trends
    • Web design and user experience best practices 
    • Web development LAMP software stack - Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP 
    • Third party tracking and analysis tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, PageSpeed Insights, etc 
    • Business planning and financial management concepts  
    • Structuring workflow in Asana, ClickUp, or other similar project management software  
  • Skills to: 
    • Balance strategic and operational website product needs
    • Understand and engage with the current systems surrounding the websites to innovate strategically
    • Work in a fast paced environment and effectively manage your own commitments and priorities
    • Effectively manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders 
    • Engage with clients and team members varying levels of technical understanding about website requests and capabilities
    • Demonstrate strong leadership and take ownership of all areas of accountability

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