Web Development Manager

Location: Feasterville, PA Description: Our client is currently seeking a Web Development Manager

Web Development Manager:The Web Development Manager manages the web development team which plays a critical role bridging customer experience with client technologies. Leveraging an ERP CMS system, Magento, VueJS apps, Feeds and API's, the web development team oversees multiple web properties owned and operated by client and executes on a wide variety of projects and support work including:
• Updates to site search, navigation, and product display
• Visual updates to customer experience
• Changes to My Account functionality
• Updates to Magento extensions, including in-house managed
• Addressing site performance issues
• Marketing JS-based integrations
Overview:
• This is a "hands-on" manager role - the expectation is that the Web Development Manager will function as a point of escalation and resolution for a variety of HTML/CSS/JS display issues, front-end performance issues (i.e. onload time, core web vitals), day-to-day Magento management on Threadsy.com, and debugging of in-browser JS/VueJS.
• A significant portion of this position entails mastering an ERP CMS system built in Progress WebSpeed ABL that drives most of client's web properties and coordinating functional extensions to it as needed.
• Additionally, the Web Development Manager plays a pivotal role in tracking of support issues, prioritizing them with business, and tracking work vs labor to ensure IT understands trends ticket resolution capacity and capability.
• Off-hour's support required when needed for production support or other activities that cannot occur during business hours.
Responsibilities:
• Support large strategic initiatives
• Find opportunities to introduce contemporary technologies that enhance the customer experience when and where possible
• Coordinate with IT Management and Architects to ensure alignment of future directions of the platform
• Work closely with business to ensure that all support requests are being appropriately prioritized
• Own front-end performance management and metrics
• Ensure daily that "blockers" for internal development work are being identified and addressed
• Ensure programming output meets expectations of quality and stability
• Ensure all company HR rules are being enforced - Conduct annual reviews - identify areas of growth opportunities with staff
• Work closely with business leads on changes to ensure quality and requirements are fulfilled
• Support QA testing, resolve defect tickets
• Adhere to all release management and version control policies in place
• Be available for production support escalations as needed
Required Skills:
• 5+ years of experience managing technical resources
• 5+ years of experience of programming in Progress WebSpeed or Magento (including M2)
• 5+ years HTML, JS, CSS
• 3+ years VueJS with API integration
• 5+ years of designing and documenting technical solutions based on business requirements/requests
• 3+ years GIT for version control
• Solid understanding of release mechanics and release processes
• Experience with front-end performance management
• Experience with marketing front-end integrations (i.e. GTM, SEO, etc)