Product Lead 2013

Product Lead

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General

• Executive position - responsible for managing core work of design and prototyping of Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) machines
• Long-term intent, full time offer, may tele-commute 50% of time
• 40 hour minimum work week, with extra time as demanded in startup mode or for deadlines
• Intent of position is to grow with the organization
• Competitive salary based on experience and culture fit
• Kansas City or New York City location
• Official title: Product Lead, promotion track to Chief Technical Officer

Role Description

• Responsible for managing technical contributions from a broad range of dedicated staff and contract-based developers - designers, fabricators, engineers, consultants, and others
• Manages workshop and production runs
• Assists ED in developing effective protocols and innovative tools for streamlining development
• Provides contract scopes of work and specifications to developers
• Maintains and updates OSE Development Handbook, a guide for effective open source product development
• Works with Documentation Manager to assure delivery of documentation
• Engages in Talent Search of contributors
• Reports to Operations Manager
• Maintains a contributor database with assistance from Technical Community Manager
• Publishes RFPs and solicits bids
• Collaborates with Technical Community Manager on special development events

Requirements

• 20+ years of engineering experience
• Experience in interviewing
• Excellent communication in written, verbal, email, and video forms
• Conflict resolution skills
• Keen ability to identify and recruit talent
• Excellent team working skills
• Track record of community and humanitarian service
• Extensive experience with project management software
• Extensive experience with database management
• Engineering management experience
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Willingness to migrate to Linux as the OSE computer platform