E-Commerce Technology Project Manager

About the Company:

Since opening our doors in 2008, Social Imprints has been the go-to Promotional Products vendor for many of the bay area’s leading tech companies such as Oracle, Dropbox, Pinterest, Stripe, and many others. We are not only passionate about the products we sell but about enriching the community we serve.

At Social Imprints we provide higher-paying professional jobs in sales, marketing, graphic arts, customer service, accounting & production/warehouse management to recovering addicts, formerly incarcerated, on/off public assistance, veterans of the military, underrepresented minorities, and those undereducated/underemployed.

If you need a second chance or want to work for a company that makes a real imprint on the community, Social Imprints is the place for you!

About the Position:

You will upgrade and continuously improve Social Imprint’s e-commerce technology running currently on Shopify to help the company from $25M to $100M in sales

You will lead our technology team that builds e-commerce stores for our largest clients. You will lead projects from discovery to delivery and contribute to the planning, prioritization, and alignment of projects in collaboration with senior leadership:

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and manage Shopify e-commerce platforms for our largest customers and international partners.
• Integrating our e-commerce stores with various 3rd party services as requested by clients.
• Scoping large e-commerce builds for our clients.
• Manage and update custom e-commerce apps built on the Shopify and Ruby on Rails platforms.
• Scope out and build new custom e-commerce apps on the Shopify and Ruby on Rails platforms based on customer requirements.
• Keeping the e-commerce platform and custom e-commerce apps secure, compliant, and updated on a regular basis.
• Manage all technology vendors and find suitable replacements if necessary
• Project manage all software upgrades and integrations
• Represent the company’s software development expertise in winning new business along with the sales department.
• Be the technical point of contact for Clients, 3rd party vendors and Social Imprints Client Management team to successfully demo and deliver e-commerce store launches and feature additions.
• Manage routine End-to-end audits of all e-commerce stores for any feature, configuration, integration, or miscellaneous issues.
• Take ownership of all technology aspects of all our e-commerce stores including managing End-to-End 3-Tier Testing for feature requests and store builds.

About You:

• At least 5+ years of Shopify development and management experience
• At least 3 years of e-commerce leadership experience
• Proven track record and experience in project managing large technology projects including software builds and upgrades
• Proven experience building modern web applications with a focus on e-commerce platforms.
• Proven experience of managing remote teams distributed globally in multiple time zones with asynchronous communication.
• Demonstrated thought leadership in modern best practices for website performance, CSS architecture, accessibility, & SEO
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails, React, GraphQL (latest frontend and backend frameworks)
• Working knowledge of Warehouse management systems and managing integration with e-commerce systems.
• Strong connection/interest to the social mission of providing higher-paying professional employment and job training to under-served communities

Benefits and Compensation:

• An annual salary of around $120K DOE/DOQ plus bonus opportunities
• Benefits package: health, dental, employee assistance program, life insurance. 401k with company match. We also fund qualified employee support services, including counseling and tuition assistance.
• Employee Incentive Plan: We recognize employees who work hard and become an intricate part of our business by sharing our company's success with them. After 9 months FT employment, an employee may be eligible for participation in the Employee Incentive plan including profit sharing. In addition, all business matters, including salaries and financial documents, are conducted transparently.

Social Imprints is an equal-opportunity employer. We actively seek to hire and promote qualified applicants who are ex-offenders, recovering addicts, long-term unemployed, veterans, etc. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Job Type: Full-time (In-person)