Seeking Director of Information Technology to join my executive team at LexBlog

McKeown, Sorensen, and Garfield. They’re not one of LexBlog’s client law firms, they’re my fellow executive team members at LexBlog. Kevin McKeown, EVP of Client Development, Roy Sorensen, our CFO/Director of Operations, and Pam Garfield, our Director of Client Services.

I’m looking for a new executive team member to join us to head up all things IT: systems architecture, development, and systems administration. If you’re looking for an opportunity to shape the future of a growing profitable company and take lawyers where they’ve never been before or know of someone who is, I’d like to here from you.

Here’s a copy of the position posting:

LexBlog, powered by its unwavering commitment to the creation of raving fans of its work, offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to do the best work of their lives in a dynamic and growing company.

We’re looking for a Director of Information Technology, with hands on seasoned management skills to direct all aspects of systems architecture, development, and systems administration and be part of our senior management team, rising to the position of LexBlog’s Chief Technology Officer.

The position reports to the CEO and you’ll be based in our Seattle Pioneer Square offices.

The Opportunity

This position offers the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a rapidly growing company, and lead the systems development effort to support long-term corporate goals. You will be expected to provide and implement the roadmap for the company’s future systems needs. You will be a key member of the management team and be part of a high performing team.

The Company

Serving over 2,500 lawyers, LexBlog is the industry leader in providing blog and social media solutions to the leading law firms in the world. LexBlog’s turnkey professional solutions include strategic consulting, custom design, one-on-one training, SEO, syndication, marketing, and ongoing support. The Company has enjoyed rapid growth in its six years of operation. LexBlog is also the owner and operator of LexMonitor, a daily review of all law blogs and journals and LexTweet, the largest community of legal professionals using Twitter.

Job Purpose: Responsible for systems architecture, development, information system operations, stability, and security, and developing improvements to system efficiencies. Key Responsibility Areas

• Systems architect in developing stable, robust and scalable professional publishing and syndication platforms.
• Attract, retain, and manage the necessary technical expertise to execute modifications and improvements to all systems and applications.
• Evaluate system operations, and develop and execute strategies to improve operating efficiency, stability, and security.
• Evaluate existing applications, and develop and execute strategies to provide client users and LexBlog editor’s effective and robust publishing and syndication solutions.
• Evaluate existing client service applications and develop and execute strategies, systems and solutions to deliver outstanding client service.
• Evaluate the product development process, and recommend process improvements.
• Integrate well into the company team, its culture, and its values.
• Be an effective and contributing member of the senior management team.

Technical Requirements

• Three to five years experience managing full-scale systems operations.
• Experience managing the deployment of large and scalable web applications and websites.
• Experience with open source server technologies involving varieties of the LAMP stack.
• Familiar with Amazon EC2 hosting and other top tier hosting environments such as Rackspace.
• Familiar with PHP, Perl, and Ruby on Rails programming.
• Familiarity with Movable Type and its application in a multiple blog hosting environment is a plus.
• Strong communication and client facing skills- particularly strong listening skills.
• Committed to working in a team/partner driven culture, with core values of open and honest communication.

Salary and the degree of equity participation is dependent on experience. Benefits include full health, dental, and vision insurance, 100% of the premiums being paid by LexBlog.

To apply please email LexBlog or go to our Career Center.