Head of Web Development
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane
About this role:
The Head of Web Development is responsible for leading and managing a global team of web developers to manage and develop eCommerce projects for LION Digital clients. The Head of Dev will report to the Managing Director and ensure that the development team’s goals align with the greater goals across the global organization.
Your responsibilities will be:
- Work closely with our Sales and Marketing teams to lead web development scoping, planning, and technical architecture for all projects involving web development.
- Provide leadership to Australian and Global team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new training and development.
- Manage a development team (currently 3 full-time developers) as well as third-party developers (part-timers, contractors, and partner-teams) to ensure the technical quality, product quality, and efficient use of resources.
- Own and implement the global standards for Development and QA processes for all projects and tasks.
- Establish and maintain foundational code libraries to boost team efficiency and reduce time spent on repetitive tasks.
- When necessary, take a hands-on development approach to create new pages and features across the whole stack, with a specific focus on the presentation layer.
- Stay up to date on best practices and ensure that team members are following them as well.
- Identify, evaluate, and implement new technology that is beneficial to the goals of the organization.
- Participate in regional and global leadership meetings to discuss direction, strategy, and priority of internal initiatives – share your insights regarding your areas of expertise and advocate for initiatives that will benefit both your team and the entire agency at large.
Required Skills
- 6+ years of eCommerce web development experience.
- 3+ years of experience managing a development team and technology vendors.
- 3+ years experience using CMS platforms such as Magento, Big Commerce, Shopify & Neto
- Experience building and managing nearshore, offshore, and onsite development teams, simultaneously.
- Strong, current knowledge of modern web application development technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, REST, and React for front-end and back-end applications.
- Must also have strong technical, organizational, and communications skills, and a passion for user-centered technology.
Preferred Skills
- Strong knowledge of Git, CDNs, and development operations within an agile sprint system.
- Reasonable knowledge of server-side development, including PHP and database development.
