DevOps Careers

Honestly: Director, Development

Headquarters: North Carolina

URL: https://honestly.co/

• Lead a team of front-end, back-end and full-stack engineers and developers; including both full-time staff, contract staff and external partners


• Work alongside other company directors to develop overall business strategies and advise on technical progression in particular, sharing performance updates and suggesting new areas of improvement


• Monitor the progress of projects and performance of employees to ensure that high technical standards are being met, work is completed efficiently, and hard work is rewarded


• Collaborate with team members to scope projects and present solutions to clients.


• Communicate the technical vision of the company internally to staff and externally to potential clients and others in the industry 


• Guide the lead support engineer and customer success manager to ensure technical support is delivered effectively and efficiently


• Serve as a billable leader in client interactions and on projects in a consulting capacity


• Represent Honestly’s digital team at the senior leadership level

• Collaborate in the development of strategy, roadmaps, and appropriate technology choices, staying up to date on industry trends, tools, and technologies and keeping innovation at the forefront.


• Devise technical solutions aligned to business strategy, providing direction and support to the engineering and operational teams that must deliver and support these solutions.


• Be a resource for clients, leadership and makers on digital projects from start to finish


• Guide project development between teams during all phases of its lifecycle, from new build to support to post-launch feature changes. 


• Ensure all digital projects contribute to:


• Quality work


• Excellent client experiences


• Operational success


• Ensure development deliverables are tested, meet best practices and are well-vetted before being deployed

• Serve as a mentor to Honestly’s digital team, providing career guidance and professional development


• Serve as the direct manager for Honestly’s digital team members


• Build and nurture strong relationships with development collaborators and partners alike, helping them understand and embrace Honestly’s direction


• Identify opportunities, problems and trends among members of the digital team


• Work closely with Honestly’s Engagement Leads to select, assign, deploy and propel digital team resources as necessary


• Communicate clearly, frequently and thoroughly with Engagement Leads to help Honestly and its clients see around corners


• Craft and uphold the standard for Honestly’s development product


• Be the driver of the process, evolving our digital process to make client projects successful and set our team up to deliver

• Participate in senior leadership planning and strategic initiatives


• Represent Honestly's best interests in interactions with Honestly clients, colleagues, digital collaborators and other contacts


• Collaborate on business development activities including networking; attending prospect meetings; assisting with engagement summaries and proposals; and helping address other sales need

• Excellent communicator - both written & verbal


• Resourceful problem solver - willing to dig in & troubleshoot


• Works well with different personalities


• Cultivates & shares a perspective based on knowledge & experience


• Comfortable with a combination of hands-on work & leadership

• Confident and humble


• Self-starting and team-oriented


• Encouraging and truthful


• Overly prepared and flexible


• Focused and approachable

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/honestly-director-development