December 9, 2009.
Moving to meet its 100 day goals, the CodePlex Foundation today announced that it has launched a search for a permanent, full-time Executive Director and Technical Director. Individuals chosen for the positions will guide the Foundation in its mission of facilitating the participation of corporate software developers in open source projects while providing a channel of communication from the open source community back to software companies.
The Executive Director will manage the Foundation's day-to-day operations, including personnel, budgets, and programs. In addition to responsibility for sponsor development, the Executive Director will support the Board of Directors, serve as an evangelist for the Foundation and its mission, and manage outreach to key open source organizations, including other foundations. Candidates must have 10 years of experience in open source, five years experience in business development and an understanding of technology markets and software development practices. The Executive Director also will support the activity of the Foundation's Technical Director.
The Technical Director will manage the Foundation's galleries, collections of open source projects organized around a common theme or topic. Responsibilities include coordination with volunteer gallery managers on project management of Foundation projects; mentoring projects; tracking the Foundation's portfolio of projects, including intellectual property assets of those projects; working with sponsors and potential sponsors to identify the best projects and galleries for those sponsors and potential sponsors, and developing standards for security, code provenance, testing and build management.
Candidates should have a minimum of 10 years of software development experience with experience as a lead developer, a minimum of five years of software project management experience, and a minimum of five years experience participating in open source projects and multiple forges.
For more information, or to submit a CV for consideration, visit CareerBuilder for either the Executive Director or Technical Director position.