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Are you a super talented and driven ecommerce CTO / Technology leader who’s looking for an exciting and more rewarding opportunity in a fun and fast growth (but stable) environment? We are working with Healthy Back Institute in its search for a CTO / IT leader based in Dripping Springs, Texas 78620 (near Austin).
The Healthy Back Institute is one of the leading direct to consumer providers of natural pain relief products and information with over 500,000 customers all over the world. HBI seeks a super bright, high energy, “jack of all trades” and “hands on” technology wiz to join its team. HBI is a small group of talented and hard working “A” level performers who thrive in a fast paced, results focused environment.
You must have experience thriving in a lean, results-oriented company.
As HBI’s CTO / Technology Leader (the client isn’t big on titles) you will have full accountability for all technology decisions, vendor choices, staff, budget, etc. HBI has a large content website as well as an existing customer database and its data is growing very rapidly. For example, HBI sends >5 million emails per month — so you must have experience with large databases, high volume ecommerce, and big league email marketing.
View Harry Joiner’s profileYour primary responsibilities will include:
- Systems Architecture (selection of new OMS, CRM, ESP, Ecommerce systems)
- Manage migration to and integrations of new systems
- Manage website and existing web development staff / resources
- Network Operations (manage our web hosting infrastructure – cloud hosting, video hosting, CDN, etc)
- Systems, Data Security and Disaster Recovery
- Technology Contracting (outsourced vendor and developer mgmt)
- Handle all things “tech” for HBI
Required Skills / Knowledge:
- Developing / managing ecommerce websites with heavy traffic and order volume
- Working in fast pace, results focused, entrepreneurial companies
- Software Systems Selection / Architecture
- Ecommerce Software Systems (OMS / ERP / CRM / ESP / Marketing Automation Platforms)
- Migrations (large data sets)
- API integrations
- Server / Cloud Hosting Management
Bonus if you have:
- Web development experience (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP)
- Project management certification
- Experience in direct response marketing
- Passion for natural health and fitness
About You:
- Highly driven – Passionate, self-starter who thrives under pressure
- High energy – Work hard / play hard
- Responsible – Ownership attitude
- Organized – Manage multiple projects on time and on budget
- Strategic – See things clearly, identify opportunities and threats
- Analytical – Identify trends, patterns, problems and create solutions
- Innovative – Come up with new ideas, better solutions
- Resourceful – Finds ways over, around or through barriers
- Team Player – Approachable, good collaborator
- Fun – Good sense of humor as we LOVE to crack jokes and have fun
- Great communicator – strong written and verbal communication
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