careers at vivobarefoot

Job Title
Magento Developer (Back End)
Location
London, United Kingdom
Department
Technology

ROLE OVERVIEW

Vivobarefoot is a global, fast growing, and fast-paced digital brand looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Back End Magento Developer to join our exciting team. Our technology needs are expanding as we take on a strategic goal to bring the development of our ecommerce platform ‘in house’ and reduce the reliance upon third party development agencies. We have an ambitious Digital roadmap to deliver to give our consumers best in class digital experiences as they take the barefoot journey as well as providing the business with a highly optimised ecommerce platform, this role will be crucial in our success.

We are seeking a highly skilled Magento Back-End Developer with a strong experience in building scalable, predictable, high-quality, and high-performance eCommerce applications. This is a fantastic opportunity for a developer looking to move in to a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. You will be given the opportunity to work on major systems/projects on cutting-edge technology stack within a fast-paced development environment.

The Magento Developer (Back End) is responsible for:

- Designing and developing high quality software systems to support a growing organisation.
- Proposing technical and functional designs.
- Perform coding, unit testing, integration, and regression testing.
- Ensure that the work delivered is based on the defined standards.
- Considering continuous improvement and introducing new technologies.

To find out more about the position and apply follow the link here.

Job Title
Partnerships & Content Manager
Location
London, United Kingdom
Department
V-Health

ROLE OVERVIEW

The VHealth team is going to revolutionise how Vivobarefoot supports its new and existing customers. Building research projects, online education programs and inspiring partnerships that will drive a more natural way of living.

Watch this video to learn a little more about the project: https://youtu.be/gxJXiMV8jqs

The VHealth Partnerships & Content Manager is responsible for growing the thought leadership network in the health and active space. Focusing on large influencer media partnerships, identifying, and managing new education partners and groups as well supporting the management of the VHealth education platform.
Reporting into the Head of Health, working closely with category marketing teams and Vivo coaching network they will successfully develop and manage a varied mix of partnerships.
The role will work with some of the most exciting people and teams in the natural health space and will help grow brand awareness in the area.

The role will also help support the VHealth Education platform. Managing course partnerships, coaching schedules and live classes with key ambassadors.

The Partnerships & Content Manager is responsible for:

-Growing the Vivobarefoot Podcast and thought leadership network, hitting targeted return on investment and traffic KPIs.
- Developing long term partnerships with leading health focused thought leaders.
- Developing partnership education courses for Vivo’s online learning platform.
- Building content plans for partnership courses, including briefing Vivo marketing and digital function on the delivery of them.
- Identifying and managing partnerships with key health and wellness organisations and platforms, focusing on offering Barefoot education and courses to their networks.
- Developing a Vivo coaching network. Connecting coaches with global consumers both online and offline.
- Developing automated processes to manage Vivobarefoot’s health practitioner and professional network.

To find out more about the position and apply follow the link here.

Job Title
Footwear Developer
Location
London, United Kingdom
Department
Operations

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Footwear Developer is responsible for managing the development process from concept through to production with supply chain partners in Vietnam, China, Portugal, and Ethiopia. Developing product and that continuously raises the bar in terms of fit, function, and materials.

The Footwear Developer is responsible for:

- Collaborating with Design, the Development and Commercialisation Manager and our Manufacturing Partners to provide technical guidance on new development & innovation support, highlight risks and potential challenges and suggest alternatives where possible.

- Communicate new briefs and product changes to global supply chains.Maintaining high awareness of the Critical Path to ensure information and samples are sent according to the seasonal timeline.

- Proposing cost saving options at each sample round to ensure that products are developed to target FOB wherever possible.

- Working to continuously improve product quality and ensure that Vivobarefoot shoes are developed to the highest standards, protecting our brand USP (WTF).

- Maintaining, enhancing, and implementing the future material toolbox ensuring testing, research and due diligence is carried out in good time during product ideation.

- Oversee lab testing both for material and finished goods.

- Supporting Product and Sustainability with the mapping and disclosure of Supply Chain and Materials traceability for customers to access.

- Utilizing the V-Matrix to score new products each season and use the information to improve the product score season on season.

- Conducting fit and wear testing on all new products throughout the season, then adjust the style where required based on the feedback and use the data for continuous product improvement each season.

To find out more about the position and apply follow the link here.

Job Title
UX Designer
Location
London, United Kingdom
Department
Commercial - Techonlogy

ROLE OVERVIEW

The UX Designer role is a highly dynamic and creative role that will work closely with the ecommerce, marketing and product teams to create, translate and enhance our online stores and experiences. The ideal candidate proactively involves users and teams to develop their understanding of user pains and propose new ways to discover problem-solving dynamics.

The digital product team at Vivobarefoot uses innovation, insights, and operational excellence to steer our product vision across our ecommerce sites.Therefore, this role should be an analytical and creative designer who is able to grasp user needs and solve problems.

The UX Designer is responsible for:

- Conducting concept and usability testing and gather feedback.

- Championing best practice of usability and user-centric design.

- Leading and supporting discovery of the project lifecycle, including workshops, user and stakeholder interviews, analytics, audits, persona creation and benchmarking.

- Developing wireframes, high fidelity experiences, interactive prototypes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively represent a solution.

- Informing the optimisation roadmap through qualitive audits of the the current vs future digital experiences to increase performance and customer engagement.

- Facilitating workshops and design sprints with different teams

- Planning, designing and moderating usability tests, interviews and surveys

- Translating metrics, company goals and objectives into digital experiences

To find out more about the position and apply follow the link here.

Job Title
Technical Business Analyst.
Location
London, United Kingdom
Department
Commercial - Techonlogy

ROLE OVERVIEW

Vivobarefoot is a global, fast growing, and fast-paced digital brand looking for a Technical Business Analyst to help accelerate our growth. Our technology needs are expanding as we embark on an ambitious roadmap to integrate and empower the core systems that power our business, from our ecommerce platform to ERP systems, and scale a best in class direct to consumer brand with strong data and business intelligence capabilities at is core and deliver compelling user experiences in a digital setting.

As the Technical Business Analyst, you will play a crucial role in the delivery of the Digital, Business Systems and IT roadmaps. You will be responsible for providing the analysis function of all strategic Technology projects ensuring projects are delivered in keeping with the key requirements you will have identified with relevant stakeholders.

You will be a customer focused digital, data and technology professional with experience helping digital brands in retail space grow. A strategic thinker with exceptional delivery credentials, you will turn our vision into a reality, delivering a digital, data and technology strategy that enables us to scale effectively. We are a small organisation with a significant reach, so you will need to be an all-rounder, team player, who is willing to roll up your sleeves to get the job done and able to deliver a lot with a little. A clear communicator and accomplished relationship builder, you will excel when working in partnership with a range stakeholders and external partners.

Above all, you will be a credible, inspiring, and pragmatic technology professional, with a collaborative style and an aptitude for sharing and embedding best practice, ensuring that we maintain data and technology compliance whilst embracing opportunities to innovate.

In return, you will be part of a great brand on an exciting journey, you will be given autonomy, solve strategic challenges, and get exposure to and experience with a range of technology applications from core systems to customer facing.

The Technical Business Analyst is responsible for:

- Design and facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, discovery activities to elicit requirements/user stories from stakeholders.

- Validate user stories using research, data, and customer insight to make informed decisions on priorities and focus.

- Capturing and documenting all requirements for strategic Technology projects.

- Working with delivery partners to ensure requirements are understood and broken down correctly for functional delivery.

- Managing and influencing senior stakeholder alignment and communication at various levels across multiple business areas and divisions

- Conducting gap analysis work on potential solutions.

- Working across the Technology department both internally and externally to ensure successful product delivery.

- Ensuring the requirements captured are structured in a concise and coherent way to feed into the development process.

- Supporting the delivery of strategic Technology projects.

- Assessing the 3rd party product solution.

To find out more about the position and apply follow the link here.

Job Title
Creative Services Manager
Location
London, United Kingdom
Department
Marketing

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a boldly creative and exceptionally organised candidate to lead our creative function into the next chapter of Vivobarefoot’s regenerative mission. Reporting into the Head of Brand & Product Marketing, the role balances art & science through creative execution and workflow management. You’ll be responsible for leading the team to manage, direct and deliver all creative output for the brand. Through the delivery of best-in-class innovative and engaging creative and visual storytelling, the role will be instrumental to achieving our mission of reconnecting people and planet.

Role & Responsibilities
= Leadership of the creative function, workflow and operational processes.
= End to end management of creative projects, from initial scope and budgeting, to scheduling and delivery.
= Creative management of flagship campaigns across footwear, health and activism, as well as product storytelling and promotion.
= Manage, produce and direct still and film shoots for content and campaigns, including the post-production process and schedule.
= Lead design for digital, physical, retail, packaging and POS, as well as other outputs.
= Shaping internal and external documents and presentations, from press releases to annual reports.
= Managing, nurturing, commissioning and building an external network of agencies and freelancers.
= Work in collaboration with Marketing and other functions to deliver brand needs and business goals.

Success in the role will reflect in the following indicators, which include but are not limited to:
= Impact in role – develop Vivo’s creative function to become renowned for best-in-class visual storytelling, inspiring action and delivering meaningful messages with impact.
= Impact on the wider business – set an example for efficiency and effectiveness, servicing and inspiring all functions and departments.
= Impact on regions - understand Vivo’s regional nuances and work with central and local markets to deliver creative optimised by market, and with consideration of local culture and legal requirements.
= Impact on the team – build, develop and unite the creative team to take pride in and ownership of all visual output. 

To find out more about the position and apply follow the link here.