Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Power is seeking a Director of Application Development to join our Business Technology team at our state of the art headquarters located just outside of Philadelphia, PA. Reporting to the VP of Application Development and Infrastructure, you will have the opportunity to work with talented people on challenging problems and make a significant impact on the business and industry. We believe deeply in what we do: to build something lasting, sustainable and positive.
As the Director of Application Development, you will be charged with helping to build a technology organization focused on delivering state of the art technology solutions to our growing business. We are a development culture stepped in learning and collaboration, and your experience as a technology leader who has led healthy, happy teams through large scale technology projects will instantly go to use as we take on major initiatives and technology rollouts. You will be responsible for the success of a growing team of software developers across several Scrum teams. Using your interpersonal skills to build relationships with talented software developers is also a key part of the role as you represent the company at technical events, job fairs, and candidate interviews, and ensure their successful start as a member of a Scrum team.
Come be part of an amazing team and see what it’s like to brag about your team and where you work.
What we do here
At Power, our technology team builds a custom suite of products that run our entire business. We create and deploy complete solutions for marketing, sales, operations, finance and more. We even have a custom communications platform that connects everyone in the company.
We enjoy all the benefits of a startup to move fast, ship rapidly and iterate quickly, but within an established organization that is well-funded and profitable. We get to dip our toes in many different, fascinating areas and solve unique, challenging problems that could on their own be standalone apps or companies. We’re a tech powerhouse hidden inside a remodeling company.
We value diversity of all types at Power and our team is made up of a kind, thoughtful group of people with a wide range of backgrounds. We actively try to find people with different perspectives and experiences to the ones we already have.
Power has been awarded Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT, Fortune Magazine’s #1 Workplace for Millennials, one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work, one of Inc. 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, and Philadelphia Magazine Coolest Companies.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience guiding application development teams and delivering large scale, technology initiatives
- Proven success building healthy, technical teams
- Builds relationships and collaborates within and across teams
- Demonstrated, hands-on experience motivating others to achieve technical goals
- Understanding of Scrum and Agile principles and practices
- History of delivering quality work on time
- Works effectively with multiple Scrum teams using an agile workflow
- Enjoys working with product specialists and end-users to understand requirements
- Takes a pragmatic approach and adapts to change
- Creative approaches to problem solving
Valuable Experience
- Working with the Technology Leadership team and key stakeholders
- Interacting with local and remote development teams
- Coaching others for professional development, writing performance reviews, and conducting one on ones.
Benefits
- Full medical, dental, life and disability insurance plans that can be tailored to your specific needs and the needs of your family
- A competitive 401(k) retirement savings program matched by Power
- Competitive salary
- All the tech you need - We'll pay for whatever hardware and software you need to work and make sure you're regularly upgraded to the latest versions
- Personal development - We provide books, courses and conferences
- Paid parental leave - When the time comes to welcome a new member of the family, we offer paid parental leave
- 3 events per year focused on internal development and improvement
Local candidates only