Director of Labs (Remote)

Human Capital Consultants is a strategic professional services
consulting organization serving industry leading, entrepreneurial, and near
start-up organizations across the United States. Human Capital Consultants
offers proven, customizable and matrix driven solutions for our clients'
Recruitment, Human Capital Management, and Human Resource Consulting needs.
Human Capital Consultants has the experience and bandwidth to provide clients a
wide array of resources from a single Recruitment or HR Resource to an entire
team dedicated to single or multi-location needs, including Strategic
Engagement Planning and Management. For more information visit our web site
http://www.humancapitalconsultants.com.

Director of Labs (Remote)

Are you a passionate, multi-talented individual with a desire to
help launch an exciting new organization dedicated to entrepreneurial
innovation? Are you that rare type of professional who possesses technical
knowledge, project management skills, and design dexterity? If so, our client
wants you.

We're looking for a Director to lead the new research
division of our client.  We're not looking for a Development
Manager, though. We need a designer who can create brand identities, web
application interfaces, and mock-ups, then turnaround and implement screens in
HTML and CSS, and guide projects through development using Rails (RoR).

We need someone interested in researching and building
high-value, innovative web applications using the latest web technologies
(rapid application development frameworks, cloud services, and AJAX). This new
division will consist of a small group of remote web developers that will
collaborate virtually to conceptualize, prototype and produce disruptive web
services and applications for multiple markets, with a primary focus on
providing valuable services to entrepreneurs.

Leading a small team of remote developers you'll
collaborate with your team like a start-up company, rapidly generating ideas,
developing prototypes, and building full applications. With the resources of a
fast-growing company at your disposal, you'll have the freedom to move between
projects knowing customer support, marketing and network operations are in good
hands.

The Director of Labs has a truly unique opportunity to
capitalize on the resources of our client while operating in a dynamic and
creative work environment. This is a rare and unique chance to think, explore,
collaborate and create the products that will help entrepreneurs, and maybe
even change the world.

Responsibilities

• Perform
  detailed research during vetting process for potential Labs projects


• Recruit,
  motivate and grow a team of Rails developers


• 
  Disseminate tasks across multiple teams with diverse skill sets


• 
  Oversee creation and documentation of coding standards and
  conventions for all applications


• 
  Oversee and participate in the development of prototypes and
  fully-functional web-based applications


• 
  Guide the development of brand identity for new applications


• 
  Ensure positive user experience, interface design and
  optimization for all applications


• 
  Lead brainstorming exercises with key staff members to generate
  product ideas


• 
  Collaborate with other team leaders to coordinate sharing of
  resources


• 
  Report division progress to CTO

Qualifications

• Ruby
  on Rails development experience


• Proficiency
  in (X)HTML, CSS, and Javascript


• Understanding
  of RESTful web services and APIs


• 
  Knowledge of user experience
  principals


• Familiarity
  with web application development frameworks


• Ability
  to give project estimates and work within deadlines


• Understanding
  of source control and bug tracking


• Self
  directed and self managing


• Good
  communication and organization skills


• Ability
  to motivate and lead a team


• Enthusiasm
  for new technologies


• Familiar
  with brand and identity development

Required
Experience

• 3+
  years experience managing and leading a team of Developers


• Experience
  developing web applications that utilize e-commerce


• Experience
  designing and/or planning web application interfaces


• Project
  management experience (even if at the Developer level)


• Actual
  examples of web applications that you were involved in developing or developed
  yourself


• Experience
  developing the brand that represents a product or service

Preferred
Skills & Experience

• Experience
  working remotely


• Experience
  with Balsmiq


• Experience
  working for a start-up or web-based company


• Degree
  in web design is a huge plus


• Demonstrated
  ability to appreciate and execute good design and usability principals


• Dexterity
  developing both front and back end of applications with emphasis on front-end
  development


• Branding
  experience is a plus


• Experience
  with web analytics tools (such as Google Analytics)


• Ability
  to generate financial projections


• Demonstrated
  ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven dynamic environment


• Familiarity
  with the latest web and cloud-based services


• Entrepreneurial
  experience a plus

A   About our client  

Our client is one of the fastest growing privately held companies
in the U.S. They help entrepreneurs start and grow their small
businesses.   Our client is motivated by the entrepreneurs they serve
and supported by their company's core values, which inspire them to go
above and beyond, always be entrepreneurial, encourage their radically
passionate nature, and work as a team.

Interested
and qualified candidates are invited to apply online http://humancapitalconsultants.catsone.com/careers

Please
note that we are not able to accept 3^rd party referrals at this
time.

Michael
S. Astringer, CEO

Human
Capital Consultants, Inc.

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Free: 800.378.0847
Ext: 701

Fax: 267.200.0084

E-mail:
mike.astringer@humancapitalconsultants.com

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