Company Description

Shape Up The Nation connects people to their trusted social network improve their health. We work with Fortune 500 companies to help their employees organize groups and intramurals, share plans and recommendations (recipes, workouts, etc.), and challenge each other to meet goals. 

By harnessing the support of our friends, family, and colleagues we can motivate ourselves to be who we want to be – to eat better, exercise more, stop smoking, spend time with those we love, etc. 

Our platform enables people and organizations interested in health -- employers, health insurers, pharmacies, hospitals, physicians, personal trainers/coaches – to connect with each other in a trusted social network. Our platform enables communication and organization around health topics in a simple and fun way.

Job Description

The VP of product development is responsible for the strategic and tactical aspects of the Shape Up The Nation health social-networking platform. This person will provide the leadership and management necessary to ensure that the company has the proper resources to continue to develop a world class product. As a core member of the senior management team this role is critical to the growth and development of Shape Up The Nation. 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Develop, review and maintain product roadmap with CEO, founders and VP of Engineering 
• Solicit and manage product development ideas from staff and customers 
• Answer high-level technology questions for potential clients during the sales and implementation process 
• Oversee final code review and testing process 
• Develop relationships with third-party content and service providers 
• Product development budget responsibility 
• Set goals with VP of Engineering and review progress regularly 
• Set goals for programming and web design staff and review regularly 
• Build and develop product development team 
• Oversee security assessment and testing with VP of Engineering

The candidate must: 

• Be able to evaluate product development decisions that affect multiple business units 
• Be able to lead a team (engineers, developers, designers, and QA) and communicate a road map and vision across an organization 
• Have a passion for improving the health and lives of others 
• Adapt to a quickly changing and fast-paced environment 

Qualifications 

• Web programming (Ruby, Python, or PHP) and database development (MySQL) experience 
• Intuitive understanding of user interface design and web user needs 
• Proven track record of defining, developing and implementing effective product development plans 
• Proven ability to effectively allocate resources, with budget and time constraints