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Description
Media.Monks HILVERSUM is looking to hire a new technology champion to join the Platforms team.
- You'll vet incoming projects and define our initial response and take it from there. Your extensive expertise in conquering technical challenges will safeguard new projects from the get-go.
- You will engage at the CIO/CTO level to hone in on the best technical architecture to achieve client success.
- You technically guide our development teams to success by setting future goals and working together with the client.
- While based in Hilversum, you will also work with our teams across the Americas, primarily LA, SF, CDMX, and Canada.
- Some of the projects you'll work on engage with experimental technologies and can be technically challenging, requiring you to lead the way across uncharted paths of development.
- Once projects have been sold, you'll help to prepare them for development by our production strongholds in Hilversum and Buenos Aires.
About Platform.Monks
At Platform.Monks we build brands, products and systems. We shape things from zero or optimise what there already is by applying CX design and leveraging the wide range of possibilities within tech on dotcoms, microsites, mobile apps, ecommerce sites. Striking the perfect balance between functionality, efficiency, and innovation, we build user-centric digital platforms where brands and audiences can get to know each other.
Keen to know more, then check out our platform.monks solutions page.
Key Responsibilities
- We're looking for someone with handson experience in delivering complex ecosystems.
- The position involves frequent client contact and builds on your ability to talk about technical matters in a clear-cut way.
- You're a strong communicator, confident in presenting (technical strategies) to C-level crowds and crystal-clear when it comes to providing updates and directing a team towards a successful delivery.
- You understand and know how to navigate the political balance between enterprise stakeholders.
- When it comes to development, you're a polyglot with functional knowledge of a wide variety of languages and expert-knowledge of technical architectures and content management systems.
- Hands-on knowledge of prevailing technical stacks is essential as we produce ever more advanced products and (CMS and e-comm) platforms.
- You have a knack for digital thinking and tech trends, demonstrated by your development experience with beta technologies and APIs.
- You can advise on hosting infrastructure, security, performance issues, and the prevailing internet memes.
- You can compile technical documentation to help instruct development teams, no matter where they are in the world.
- You're experienced in providing quick ballparks and accurate project estimates, clearly defining the scope and underlying assumptions.
- Teamwork is at the core of how you work. You know when you need to acquire help from a specialist to help you reach the common end goal.
Background & Skills
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Academic excellence preferred
- Experience in the following disciplines: Architecture design, Application Development, Web Development, Quality Assurance, Data, Analytics, CRM Operations, Systems
- In-depth knowledge of cloud computing infrastructure, risk management/compliance and related information security requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Team orientation and sparkling interpersonal skills
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About Media.Monks:
Media.Monks is on a mission to create a new future for this industry. Our vision? Build everything with a belief that changing for good comes from changing who does the work. Yep, that means you. Welcome to the party—one global, cross-cultural collective with a passion for using our skills to create better and a better world. That's how we're able to connect the dots between data, content, digital media, and technology from everywhere we are—a true end-to-end model. Joining the Media.Monks collective means having the opportunity to create award-winning work with some of the most gifted, focused, joyful, talents from all over the world.
At Media.Monks, you'll be joining a highly ambitious company on a global mission to win the decade by changing the industry for good. Partner to 8 of the 10 most innovative companies in the world, Media.Monks works with established as well as up-and-coming global, regional, DTC and B2B brands, helping them own their data and build out customer ecosystems to elicit smart, efficient, high-impact engines for growth. We deliver table stakes quickly, creating cost efficiencies from day one to push up the creative effectiveness of our work with every cycle.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
While we continue to grow our teams, please be mindful of fraudulent job postings and recruiting activities that may use our company name and information. Please be mindful to protect your personal information, especially your national identification number, and bank account information during a recruiting process. While Media.Monks may reach out to potential candidates via LinkedIn, we will always ask applicants to apply through our website (https://media.monks.com/careers) and will never ask for payment or bank account information during the recruitment process.
