Director of Engineering

Wanted: Director of Engineering to help scale GoodUnited’s product offerings that make it possible for nonprofits to have a 1:1 relationship with every supporter.

(Note: This position is local to Charleston, SC.)

Your track record of leading the way in a high growth, SaaS environment will help us shape the future of donor cultivation.

CREATE MASSIVE IMPACT

GoodUnited is not solving a small problem, and we’re not addressing a small market.

We’re going after the long-tail of donors; the group that collectively gives 8x more than high net worth individuals and foundations.

We’re swinging for the fences, one test at a time.

We are here to do the best work of our lives, and we hope you are too.

On an average day, you will:

* Develop and execute the strategy to ensure the engineering team reliably delivers milestones.

This includes determining what positions to outsource and what positions to bring in-house.
* Work with product and design leaders to transform a managed-service solution into a SaaS platform
* Establish a high-performance engineering culture.

Hire and coach A-players
* Manage globally distributed engineering team members
* Drive best practices and standards while decreasing technology debt.

Ensure the company continues to drive process improvement and migration to cloud services to decrease the overall cost of technology.

Identify areas for continued consolidation and help the leadership team and company balance competing priorities
* Serve in triad with Director of Product and Director of Design to rapidly hypothesize and test future product opportunities.

Who we are:

* Our vision is to empower nonprofits to have a 1:1 relationship with every supporter.

GoodUnited offers non-profits the complete social fundraising solution to understand, inspire and grow relationships at scale.

Through a blend of data science and human judgement, we provide the people, processes, and technology that nonprofits must have to grow relationships with the next generation of supporters.

Requirements

Your background, experience, and abilities:

* A proven track record as a Director of Engineering in a high growth, SaaS environment.

You have in-depth software development and engineering experience and are well versed in next generation platforms in a SaaS based business.

You have at least 8+ years of progressive experience developing and commercializing SaaS solutions (required).
* A demonstrable track record of leading new software development and engineering teams (required).

You must have delivered results that drove measurable business gain and growth in the people working for you.
* Depth in product lifecycle management and previous experience leading large-scale platform transformation is required.

You have the appropriate mix of technical and business skills as well as an ability to translate customer and market opportunities into a robust suite of products and solutions.
* Strong business acumen, financial skills and overall leadership style to be a contributing member on a highly collaborative and experienced senior leadership team.

In addition to being the functional technology leader, you have the ability to identify key business opportunities that will drive continued value creation for the company.

Who you are:

* Humble and Authentic.

You lack ego and engage colleagues in a transparent and real fashion.

* Results Oriented.

You’re focused on achieving success and holding others accountable.

* Strategic.

You have the ability to understand the big picture and chart a course.

* People-oriented.

You think about how people will be affected and are skilled at communicating with and relating to others.
* Technology Savvy.

You stay abreast of developments and are comfortable using technology.

* Communication.

You speak and write clearly and effectively and encourage discussion and healthy conflict.

* Honesty.

You think and act in a truthful, upright and frank manner.

* Intelligent.

You demonstrate the ability to learn quickly and have a high mental capacity.

* Decisive.

You clearly define a path forward and are comfortable taking action to achieve a goal.

Benefits

Some benefits of working for GoodUnited include (but are certainly not limited to):

* We pay at the top of your personal market.

Unconventional?

Yes.

Our pay is set in the 75th percentile in the Charleston area.

Our team comes to the plate every morning giving their BEST damn effort and saving the world isnt easy work.

If BEST is our standard, shouldnt that apply to pay, too?
* Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision programs.

100% of the employees medical premiums are paid by GU, with nominal buy-ups for additional dependents.

* Unlimited (and mandatory) PTO.

We are built on an environment of trust and operate on three primary rules: 1) always act in the best interest of the company, 2) never do anything that makes it harder for others to achieve their goals, 3) do whatever you can to achieve your own goals.

Other than that, our team is empowered to manage their time however they want.

We track PTO only to ensure people are actually taking it and if they arent, they get a friendly email from the Director of People + Culture to do so.
* Birthday PTO.

Your birthday is a day to celebrate YOU.

GU employees have their birthdays as another PTO day to spend however theyd like.
* Parental Leave Program.

We offer paid leave and other benefits to new parents so they can focus on whats most important.

* …among others!

Think you’re a good fit?

When you apply, please also include a cover letter that includes why you are the best candidate to be considered for this position.