Head of Wordpress Development

IBMC is a Business Management Consulting firm that connects global companies with top-tier talent. We are currently assisting our sister company a leading marketing and technology agency specializing in the financial services industry in hiring a strategic and technical Head of WordPress Development . Our client serves a 100% international market, delivering high-performance and secure web solutions. The Head of WordPress Development is a high-impact leadership role responsible for ensuring technical excellence, driving innovation, and managing a skilled development team. You will act as the primary bridge between international client needs and technical execution. This role requires a blend of expert-level coding knowledge, project coordination mastery, and the ability to mentor a growing engineering department. Key Responsibilities Client Engagement: Serve as the primary technical liaison, gathering complex requirements and ensuring alignment between client expectations and technical delivery. Project Coordination: Lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance web projects, managing resources, timelines, and quality standards. Technical Architecture: Provide expert guidance on systems architecture, scalability, and backend/frontend integration strategies for financial platforms. Workflow Optimization: Modernize development processes, including deployment (CI/CD), version control (Git), and automated testing. Quality Assurance: Lead rigorous reviews of deliverables (design, performance, and security) to ensure adherence to global best practices. Team Leadership & Mentorship: Foster growth within the development team through structured code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing. Technical Troubleshooting: Offer hands-on support for resolving high-level technical escalations across multiple projects. Strategic Planning: Translate business and design requirements into structured technical roadmaps in collaboration with Product Managers. Experience: Minimum 6–8 years of experience in WordPress development, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role . Project History: Proven track record of managing complex, client-facing WordPress projects from discovery to deployment. Technical Expertise: Expert knowledge of WordPress architecture, performance optimization, and custom plugin/theme development. Engineering Standards: Strong experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and managing staging-to-production environments. Stakeholder Management: Excellent ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical international clients. Language: Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia (written and spoken) is mandatory. Leadership: A passion for mentoring and driving consistent engineering practices to minimize technical debt. Location: Based in Indonesia, with flexibility for remote work and occasional travel for meetings. Competitive Salary: Premium package aligned with senior leadership experience. Global Exposure: Opportunity to work with diverse international clients in the financial services sector. Business Travel: Opportunities to connect with international markets and attend industry events.