New job posting - Head of Development

OSAF has opened a search for Head of Development (for detailed 
requirements, a full job description, and how to apply see the 
Employment page on the OSAF website: 
http://www.osafoundation.org/employment.htm )

The Head of Development will work with Mitch Kapor and the development 
team, ensuring effective day-to-day operation, product delivery and 
organizational development. He/She must operate in a creative manner 
that takes into account the Open Source nature of the product, as well 
as the particular culture and values of OSAF. *He/She must work 
collaboratively as part of the team in a hands-on mode, be a leader who 
focuses the development effort and moves it forward, and be an effective 
communicator throughout the organization.
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The ideal candidate will have well-developed management and executive 
skills which encompass organizational development and 
establishment/achievement of technological goals. He/she will have 
experience recruiting/developing high caliber technical contributors and 
putting in place practical and effective processes. He/she will have 
personal maturity and a strong commitment to, and a successful track 
record of, building organizations and products of the highest quality. 
He/she will have strong communication skills so as to convey the 
technological goals and vision internally and, as required, externally.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of fifteen years experience 
managing a software development organization or organizations, as well 
as a BS degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. A Master's 
degree is highly desirable as is prior experience with Open Source software.



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