PHP (LAMP) Developer

Quantitative Algorithms Researcher

Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager

Posted: 6-6-2008

Description/Duties

Cars.com is a leader in the automotive online marketing space and growing! We are looking for someone who would fill the role of Technical Project Manager.

Primary Responsibilities

• Driving the execution & coordination of projects across the production, development, and QA teams.
• Responsible for maintaining project schedules and timelines to meet development milestones.
• Manage day-to-day tasks and have in-depth involvement to allow for early identification of potential challenges.
• Manage multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Work with management to identify recurring team/process bottle-necks and help to resolve them.

Location of Santa Monica Office (Google Maps)

Who We Are

Find out what it means to work for a company that has the best of both worlds - an intimate, productive, innovative work environment coupled with the benefits of a large corporate company. Our Santa Monica office is an independent online marketing and tech division of Cars.com, a leader in the online automotive space. Centrally located in beautiful Santa Monica, we have a casual team-focused workplace, and a very competitive compensation and benefits package - PPO Health, matching 401K plan, bonus plan, free parking and more.

• PPO Health and Dental Insurance plan
• Matching 401K
• Bonus plan
• Competitive paid vacation and holiday schedule
• Flexible spending plan
• Free parking and more

Core Qualifications

• Must have 2+ years of software development project management experience preferably in web-based applications.
• Must be familiar with development life cycle for managing scope and release objectives.
• Must have a clear understanding of how the following work together to create a web page: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, database, php, templates, server, and browser.
• Must understand how/why web applications are layered.
• Must have experience working for a high production consumer web site as a project manager.
• Detail oriented.
• Experience having used a project management tool or package such as MS Project.
• Proactive and solution-oriented when managing issues.
• Ability to raise issues and seek support for resolution.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior successful project management experience, preferably using the PMI methodology; 5+ projects

Pluses

• Prior experience working for a lead generation consumer web site.
• PMP certification.
• Understanding of search engine marketing concepts.
• Web programming experience.

TO APPLY: Submit your resume here.