Shape Up The Nation/Providence, RI (Boston, MA / Providence, RI)Company Description
Shape Up The Nation (www.shapeupthenation.com) is a fast growth wellness company that works with Fortune 500 clients and health plans to help employees and members improve their health through web-based fitness and nutrition programs that focus on social networking to achieve behavior change.
We have a small, dedicated, brilliant team that is trying to change the world. The work is hard, the hours are long, but the environment is exceptional.
Job Description
The VP of Engineering / Product Development / CTO is responsible for the strategic and tactical aspects of the Shape Up The Nation health social-networking platform. This person will provide the leadership and management necessary to ensure that the company has the proper resources to continue to develop a world class product. As a core member of the senior management team this role is critical to the growth and development of Shape Up The Nation.
Primary Responsibilities
• Develop, review and maintain product roadmap with CEO, founders and VP of Engineering
• Solicit and manage product development ideas from staff and customers
• Answer high-level technology questions for potential clients during the sales and implementation process
• Oversee final code review and testing process
• Develop relationships with third-party content and service providers
• Product development budget responsibility
• Set goals with VP of Engineering and review progress regularly
• Set goals for programming and web design staff and review regularly
• Build and develop product development team
• Oversee security assessment and testing with VP of Engineering
To Apply
The candidate must:
• Be able to evaluate product development decisions that affect multiple business units
• Be able to lead a team (engineers, developers, designers, and QA) and communicate a road map and vision across an organization
• Have a passion for improving the health and lives of others
• Adapt to a quickly changing and fast-paced environment
Qualifications
• Web programming (Ruby, Python, or PHP) and database development (MySQL) experience
• Intuitive understanding of user interface design and web user needs
• Proven track record of defining, developing and implementing effective product development plans
• Proven ability to effectively allocate resources, with budget and time constraints
Contact Us
If you do think you have what it takes – please apply for this position by emailing your resume AND cover letter AND answers to the two following questions to jobs [at] sutn.com with “COO/CFO†in the subject line (we will NOT respond unless you follow these directions exactly).
Required application questions:
• What are three things that you did before you went to college that showed personal initiative / outside the box thinking
• What is the most ambitious thing you have done?
• What is the most effective way to minimize database reads in a dynamic LAMP application and improve performance and scalability?
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