Introduction

People In Tech is looking to hire an experienced Technical Director to Pond Innovation. Someone to enhance their service design offering. Recently acquired by PwC, they are strengthening their focus on creating outstanding customer experiences in the physical as well as the digital world. At Pond, they deliver world-class design built upon insight immersion, strategic creation and outstanding craftsmanship.

Pond has over 45 passionate people with diverse minds and backgrounds combining work and play in all they put their minds to.. That's the secret of creating what they humbly call bloody magic in design, innovation and branding. They have clients like Åhléns, SJ, Husqvarna, Bonnier, Lantmännen, Svenska Spel and many more.

About the job

POND are looking for a Technical Director who will be in charge of finding and hiring a couple of front end developers in order to start building POND´s tech capabilities. Most likely you have previous experience from developing yourself. Your are motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. And also, the idea of failing and learning fast. Of course you are aware of the collection of data.

The focus areas initially would be prototyping and the launching of minimum viable products in a highly creative and fast environment. You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works. As a person you are easygoing and like to interact with others.

Responsibilities will include:

Hire and build front-end team
Create new user-facing features
Make sure to build reusable code and libraries for future use
Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them

Requirements (Need to have):

A solid understanding of user-centred design processes and proven experience in delivering user-experience centric software and solutions
Strong understanding of new digital platforms and emerging technology
Experience in leadership roles, with proven team management and active mentorship abilities
Coding experience

Great if you also... (Nice to have):

Experience working in design driven processes
IoT related work
Understanding that design may be more important than clean code
Experience in educating about tech, both internally and with clients

Finishing Touches (...and Contact info)

Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and would like to grow with a company embarking on an exciting journey in digital design and development? If so; apply today by sending your CV to the contact address below, or by clicking "Apply now". Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and recruitment of suitable candidate can be done sooner than expected.

Contact: Rakhi Karlsson, rakhi@peopleintech.se | (+46) 70-147 10 55

No two people at Pond have the same skills. Why? Well, we believe that diversity is one of creativity’s many mothers.

- POND

Career opportunities
Central office
Competent and fun colleagues
Interesting projects
Mentoring

About POND Design

At Pond, we believe that insights and ideas are the lifeblood of brands and that innovation is the currency that ensures your brand's future. As such, we have created a new agency model, optimized to be your ideal innovation partner by taking a holistic approach from insight to impact. Because strategy, innovation and design that creates impact starts with insight.

Here, creative thinking meets commercial understanding. We are entrepreneurs at heart, and we know what to sell and how to sell it. We design product and service innovation that creates desire and excitement. We boost your innovation hit rate, power-up your offer and improve your bottom line.