Director/VP - Technical Architecture - MV Frameworks

Director/VP - MV frameworks (React JS, AngularJS, Backbone JS, or similar)

Job Summary:

- Director/VP is responsible for providing thought leadership on a regional and local level regarding emerging technologies within the practice. Also responsible for helping to develop the capabilities, clients, and domain skill sets regionally as it pertains to Front End Development. Business development, project oversight, and day-to-day team management are also responsibilities of this role.

Requirement:

- 12 to 25 years of experience.

- Be aware of emerging technologies and market trends and have a POV on them.

- Experience with MV- frameworks (React JS, AngularJS, Backbone JS, or similar) and knowledge of common JavaScript design patterns.

- Hands-on experience working with Node.js along with setting up frontend build systems and automating the same using Grunt / Gulp.

- Hands-on experience working with TDD in JS with the help of frameworks like Jasmine, Mocha, Karma etc.

Responsibilities:

- Lead all domain work in the architecture and development of a quality solution for a large or complex project.

- Track progress according to the plan created for the project (conduct code and design reviews and status meetings as needed) and reports status to the clients/broader engagement leadership.

- Make changes to design plans, staffing levels, or deliverables as required throughout the course of the project to ensure quality and timely deliverable.

- Attract, recruit and retain interactive development talent to grow the creative capability.

- Identify the tools, templates and techniques that evolve existing approaches for the larger creative community . Works on a local and regional level to ensure the implementation and success of these tools and processes.

- Collaborate with staffing to make project allocation decisions.

- Enhance the brand by regularly producing blogs, whitepapers, and point of views regarding front-end technology and actively engaged in speaking engagements. Should be an evangelist of the domain.

- Actively drive initiatives and projects that directly relate to domain development.

- Focus on domain/skill set development for Organization interactive and provide guidance and direction of building capabilities within the domain.

Strategy Development & Planning : 

- Actively involved in supporting strategic partnerships that help business and will bolster

- Organization's overall capabilities and offerings as it pertains to Interactive Development.

- Actively supports and maintain relationships with external vendors that will help the organization provide a full range of capabilities to our clients.

- Helps in developing strategies to address emerging technologies, informing and influencing Organization- offerings for SI, consulting, and commerce.

- Regularly communicates updates/advances in front-end technology regionally and locally.

- Pro-active problem solving on the project, team, and domain levels.

- Works with other domain leadership to better define and teach project process, which include an interactive component.

Client Management : 

- Works with CE's to represent the domain to clients and stakeholders.

- Works with development / technical team leads on the client side as necessary to ensure the successful delivery of experience technology tracks.

Business Development : 

- Helps drive account/business development to create and develop new business opportunities.

- Assists in Sales pursuits by providing domain knowledge and strategy. Regularly owns content sections within proposals and RFPs

Education:

Bachelors/Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Personal Attributes:

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Articulation skills

- Leadership skills

- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks

- Process orientation and the ability to define and set up processes