Experience and solid working knowledge in TCP/IP, DNS, WEB Technologies, Data & Metrics is necessary. We're looking for a someone who knows what they want… already be perfectly comfortable self-managing, and have experience successfully achieving the time and objectives in a Technical Product Development role. Managing people in the past is a plus, with a special emphasis on oneself. We are looking for substantial evidence of effectiveness helping lead the way or working closely alongside those who know how to give people a chance to be their very best and achieve results for the organization and celebrate the efforts of a team. A background in a Project Manager role will be a plus, and you should be familiar with the Agile/Scrum CI model and appreciate a basic understanding of Kanban in terms of its essential objectives and benefits in Product Development. We believe experience at a Manager level or above is a must, and you should have no particular ceiling on how far you think you can go while bringing out the best in those around you. This role could easily offer a relatively short path to Director and then perhaps beyond. Most importantly, you should have a keen sense of how to get at and translate into results, the needs and personas of the present-day Internet-savvy Customer on a global basis. Anticipating and innovative features that deliver maximum value while fitting our strategic model are paramount. You should find the Internet future exciting but understand that the best imaginable tomorrow will only be realized through the excellent work of genuine creators and builders who communicate and work very well together as a motivated and highly informed team. We talk to our Customers but we want to get better in many areas. We listen well and at low latency along with our very active and involved Development and Engineering groups. We have an extraordinary combination of Senior Technical Development and world-class Design. We are growing but have well established, dedicated in-house development personnel for each of our major platforms on the Desktop, iOS, Android and Linux/Windows Systems. This role will work in concert with a Senior Manager of those combined Teams and regularly with Senior Management and Owner/Operators. OOKLA is an exceptional, experienced and in some cases veteran Internet master-crafters. We are working hard to extend the full orchestration of a growing and evolving development, business & operations model enterprise wide. This is a dream gig for the right person, but it is not for everyone. We don't expect 60 hour work-weeks but we do ask for your unmistakable best effort to do three things: Engagement, Effectiveness & Efficient contribute a noticeable best effort designer to build a better Buffer experience for more than 1.4 million users around the world. Primary RESPONSIBILITIES Help to develop product business case and specifications documents ensuring alignment with Ookla's overall vision and brand, and ties strongly to Ookla design leadership, and the user experience. Own, lead and manage web and application development from discovery phase and requirements through implementation & release. This will include defining and documenting technical implementation requirements and solutions Create project plans, manage resources, and monitor timelines to ensure deliverables Successfully transition the client from requirements gathering, through QA and testing (A/B, informal focus groups, beta testers, etc), to go-live Manage the content collection process for your projects Liaise with external partners and contractors as needed. Help to coordinate internal and external communication about new and existing products, ensuring consistent messaging and understanding, and gathering feedback as necessary. Analyze relevant data and making recommendations for product or marketing development based on that analysis. Work with Jive, Jira, Producteev, etc to keep track of project details Secondary RESPONSIBILITIES Managing misc. content projects like video and info graphics Managing graphic design projects that come up from time to time like an occasional print ad or brochure Making sure edits that are outside the scope of website projects are tracked by the developer and billed by giving these details to the accounting team.