Head of Technology (IT Projects & Infrastructure)
Location: Ferrymead, Christchurch, New Zealand
Position: Full time
Status: Closed
Doubledot Media is looking for a new Head of Technology to play a key role in our rapidly growing company. You will be solely responsible for all aspects of our technology, and kept busy managing IT projects, coordinating developers and improving our infrastructure.
If you thrive on multi-tasking, are extremely well organised and have experience managing technology and staff - then keep reading.
We’re looking for someone who has strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills, along with a critical eye. While a background in IT management is preferred if you’re a quick learner with the enthusiasm to quickly grasp technical concepts – we’d still like to hear from you.
What will you be doing?
- Coordinating our developers and system administrator, and providing regular feedback on work completion and staff performance.
- Managing technology-based tasks and projects (and scoping them) as required and infrastructure such as server maintenance, software/framework improvements and hardware.
- Understanding our market and audiences and coming up with ideas for how to best shape our products/technology to serve them better.
- Getting your hands dirty from time to time. If the work load gets high we expect you to jump in and code.
Preferred skills and abilities
- 2-3 years managerial experience and commercial project management skills.
- Know how to develop a strategic plan specific to IT and infrastructure.
- Have a passion for all things IT.
- 4-5 years commercial programming and server experience.
- The ability to communicate with utmost clarity: In writing and in person.
- Ability to coordinate a team, ensuring they have all the information they need. You'll be acting as the go-to person for a large proportion of the company, so it's important that you're good with people!
- Initiative: The ability to see when things could be improved, and start setting these things in motion.
- Resourcefulness: You should be able to research things yourself and find solutions.
- Perspective: The ability to step back and see the bigger picture, and understand how everything is going to come together. We don't want someone who is going to get bogged down on one unimportant task!
We're looking for a person with a good head on his or her shoulders - someone with a broad range of skills and aptitudes who can quickly understand our products and thrives in a challenging environment. If you think you've got what it takes, get in touch!
This role reports to the CEO.
Ready to Apply? Please follow these steps carefully!
- Visit some of our websites (www.affilorama.com www.salehoo.com) and make sure we're the type of company you'd be keen to work for.
- Create an email for jobs@doubledotmedia.com (Subject: Head of Technology Position).
- Write a short (but not one-sentence) introduction with a description of yourself and why you are the right person for the job including examples of projects you have been involved in and your background in IT including technologies you have worked with.
- Attach your CV as a PDF.
- Send!
About Doubledot Media
Founded in 2005, Doubledot Media has rapidly become a global leader in online business training, helping over 400,000 people worldwide achieve their business goals by providing multi-media training resources and web applications.
Doubledot Media has developed more than 10 different training programs, the most notable of which are Affilorama, a free multimedia portal for affiliate marketers; SaleHoo, an online wholesale supplier directory; and the most recent tool to join the fold - Zeadoo, a free browser homepage that helps businesses organize and manage the websites.
The company was recognised by the Deloitte Technology and Unlimited awards in both 2008 & 2010 for achieving one of the fastest rates of annual revenue growth in both New Zealand and the entire Asia Pacific region.
Doubledot Media's headquarters are in Ferrymead, Christchurch, New Zealand. The company currently employs 31 staff throughout New Zealand, Australia, Ukraine and the Philippines.
