Development Manager Job Posting

Job Title:	Development Manager
Company:	Cobalt
Position Type:	Permanent
Pay Rate:	Open
Skills:	Java, Weblogic, J2EE, SQL , Agile
Date Posted:	Oct-15-09

Cobalt is the largest digital advertising platform provider for the automotive industry and is transforming $8 Billion dollars in advertising spending from traditional offline media to online advertising.

Cobalt is looking for an innovative Development Manager to enhance and expand Cobalt's digital marketing platform. You will have an opportunity to provide overall leadership to development teams and will be responsible for their performance and productivity. Accountable for resource allocation, prioritization, quality and timeliness of all development deliverables, and collaboration across the management team. Requires a strong leader who can provide input to the strategic direction of our product roadmap and who can influence and organize a team achieve this roadmap.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a group of engineers to ensure timely delivery of all development deliverables to acceptable quality levels.

Work with program and product management and provide input to product roadmap; provide estimates for technical components.

Provide technical leadership and direction to the team; ensure development processes are followed.

Establish goals and performance measures for the team; conduct performance reviews, coach and mentor team members to meet strategic objectives

Required Skills:

Experience managing large projects, preferably J2EE-based.

Experience with Agile methodology.

Experience building and developing high performance teams (hiring, career development, motivation).

Strong leadership, interpersonal, organization, and communication skills.

Demonstrated success collaborating with large multi-disciplined groups.

10+ years experience with software development including Java, Weblogic, J2EE, SQL and relational databases.

Ability to speak to the strengths and weaknesses of various technology solutions.

Solid problem solving capability.

6+ years experience in a technical leadership role.

3+ years experience in people management (hiring, performance management, etc.).

Cobalt - Culture and Benefits:

The Cobalt work environment is fast-paced, energized, friendly and professional atmosphere with focus on quality, innovation, and an ongoing commitment to excellence. Problem solving and thinking outside of the box is important to our culture. We value talent and intelligence, group spirit and diversity, creativity.

Location:	US-WA-Seattle
Telecommute:	No (Onsite Position)
Contact Name:	Todd Davis
Contact Phone:
Contact Email:	tdavis@cobaltgroup.com
URL:	http://www.cobalt.com