Manager, Web Development

The Company 

Serving the People Who Serve the People 

Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and their constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers by meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as the best companies to work on BuiltIn.  

Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers powering an unmatched Subscriber Network that uses our digital solutions to make the world a better place. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents, while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve—driving meaningful change for communities around the globe. 

Want to know more? See more of what we do here.  

PLEASE NOTE - You must reside in Costa Rica to be considered for this position. Candidates living in other countries cannot be considered at this time.

The Web Development Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Web Development team. The team consists of full stack engineers creating City and County websites built on our in-house CMS. The team works closely with UX Design, QA, Project Management, and Implementation resources. As their manager, you’ll confidently lead and promote a high-performance culture emphasizing empowerment, quality, productivity, and goal attainment. You’ll also interface with our Product team – gaining full exposure and high influence across the Products, Processes, and People that make our CMS offering the best in class. Candidates must bring a consultative approach and a "whatever it takes" attitude to ensure client success. 

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• Provide insight to UX Designers and Project Managers about platform requirements and limitations 

• Provide leadership in designing and delivering processes while ensuring alignment to good development & QA practices 

• Responsible for static and dynamic HTML programming and scripted document conversion and content migration with a focus on front end 

• Manage, motivate, mentor and encourage direct reports 

• Build HTML pages based on technical specification documents (Adobe XD; Figma) 

• Convert/slice graphic designs (Photoshop/PSD’s) into HTML format (with CSS & JS) 

• Integration of HTML slices into an in-house CMS (Content Management System) 

• Enhance and maintain the dev. operations design system 

• Leads the development and QA teams throughout the entire HTML integration lifecycle, from project initiation towards delivery, with a focus on quality 

• Manage a backlog ensuring timely completion of tasks assigned to you and others 

• Follow standards and maintain documentations 

• Develop and maintain any approved CMS customizations 

• Work within project teams, adhering to strict timeframes and budgets 

• A minimum of 3 years of experience of full-time and professional front end development with responsive design 

• Highly proficient with modern CSS and HTML techniques and strategies while maintaining cross-browser compatibility 

• Produces sites from supplied XD or PSD files into final site’s CMS using standardized HTML5 markup and CSS3 definitions and structures 

• Knowledge of CSS preprocessors such as LESS/SASS 

• Strong background in vanilla JavaScript is preferred, experience with certain frameworks or libraries (AngularJS, Angular, jQuery) is a plus 

• Familiarity with ASP.NET Core and Razor syntax 

• Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Team Foundation Server and Source Safe is a plus 

• Knowledge of relational databases, MS-SQL is a plus 

• Proven experience building and leading cohesive teams where each member takes accountability and is empowered to do exceptional work 

• Strong leadership skills to ensure the team is comprised of highly motivated, appropriately trained, well-informed individuals who each understand his/her responsibilities, and how those responsibilities affect the team and the business as a whole 

• Have the ability to optimize limited resources creatively during unforeseen business critical situations to ensure ongoing and uninterrupted service to customers 

• Excellent stress management. Can work under pressure without compromising professionalism and maintaining sound decision making skills and productivity 

• Continually re-think processes to improve workflow in own department and cross functionally 

• Familiarity with Web Accessibility Standards Section 508/WCAG 2.0 is a plus  

Security Requirement:   

Responsible for “Company” information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of “Company” information assets in accordance with the company's information security program. 

Don’t have all the skills/experience mentioned above? At Granicus, we are trying to build diverse, inclusive teams. We do not have degree requirements for most of our roles. If you don’t meet every requirement above but are excited to learn more, we encourage you to apply. We might just be able to find another role that could be a perfect fit! 

Security and Privacy Requirements

-     Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.

-     Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies.

The Team

- We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Culture

- At Granicus, we are building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space for everyone who wants to be

a part of our journey.

- A few culture highlights include – Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices

- Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and

sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work-life balance and current affairs. 

- Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.-=- - We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee

population 

The Impact

- We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place — quite literally. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world. See more of our impact here.

Granicus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants and employees will be considered for employment and advancement without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, sexual or affectional orientation, marital status, status regarding public assistance, familial status, military or veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.