Web Development Manager

Hunter Industries is seeking a Web Development Manager to lead the strategy and development of the Landscape Division's global websites. This role develops and maintains the technical vision and standards for the company's web ecosystem, primarily built on Drupal and integrated with marketing automation, analytics, and backend business systems. They ensure high performance, security, and accessibility while driving modern web practices and digital innovation in collaboration with marketing, product, and IT stakeholders.

Demonstrates behavior that is consistent with the company's values of Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Family, and Social Responsibility.

*The Web Development Manager position will work onsite at our campus in San Marcos Monday-Thursday; remote work only on Fridays.  Candidate must reside in the San Diego area or be willing to relocate.

Cool Things You Will Do:

• Oversees the web development and design team and provides leadership and project management of all web related projects; is responsible for hiring, training, performance management, and other people leadership activities.
• Leads development, maintenance, and optimization of global marketing websites using Drupal (7/10) and related frameworks.
• Establishes and enforces coding standards, deployment pipelines, and governance for multi-site Drupal environments.
• Manages all web-related projects including new site builds, migrations to new technology (e.g., Drupal 7 to Drupal 10), and ongoing proactive maintenance projects.
• Collaborates with international marketing teams to support translation workflows and global content strategy.
• Partners with domestic marketing teams to support product launch campaigns, national campaigns, regional campaigns, promotions, and lead-generation initiatives.
• Works with other divisions and business units to align and support corporate web content strategies.
• Collaborates with IT stakeholders to ensure proper global domain configurations, SSL certificates, and security standards are implemented and maintained.
• Ensures websites meet defined uptime, performance, and reliability targets through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and vendor collaboration.
• Guides implementation of component-based front-end development using modern frameworks (e.g., Twig templates within Drupal, Bootstrap, Vue).
• Develops web solutions by formulating objectives; planning project life-cycle deliverables and resource availability and application; preparing installation and modification specifications; leading the exploration, evaluation, and design of technical solutions.
• Oversees technical integrations between Drupal, CRM, analytics, DAM, and marketing automation platforms.
• Mentors developers' technical and non-technical skills as well as on best practices for PHP, HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, front-end frameworks, and security.
• Accomplishes work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching employees; following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying work process improvements.
• Maintains and enhances web applications including Single Sign-On, Content Management Systems, Learning Management System, and in-house developed applications.
• Utilizes web analytics to prioritize improvements to the Hunter and FXL websites.
• Collects internal and external customer feedback to drive continuous improvement of all digital applications.
• Research emerging technologies in web design and technologies, providing recommendations applicable to existing products and to the initiation of new programs.
• Protects the Hunter brand image, integrity and consistency wherever it appears internally, publicly and electronically, maintaining a defined set of graphic standards.

Education/Training Required and Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, Information Technology, a related field, or a combination of education and relevant work experience. 

Experience Required and Preferred:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in website development and design.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience.

What You Bring:

• Expert knowledge of Drupal (7–10) architecture, site building, theming, and module development.
• Strong proficiency in PHP, HTML5, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, and front-end frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap, Vue).
• Familiarity with Twig templating, Composer, and Drush for modern Drupal workflows.
• Knowledge of multi-site and multilingual website management, including translation workflows and international content strategy.
• Experience with web integrations connecting Drupal to CRMs, analytics, DAMs, and marketing automation systems.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and deployment automation tools (e.g. Bitbucket or Github)
• Knowledge of web hosting environments (Acquia preferred) and performance optimization techniques.
• Strong understanding of security best practices, SSL management, and global domain configuration.
• Experience with web accessibility (WCAG), SEO, analytic-driven optimization, and web analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics, Tag Manager, or similar) and performance monitoring tools.
• Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple concurrent web development projects from concept through deployment, applying Agile/Scrum project management methodologies.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain coding standards and development processes.
• Strong collaboration skills for working with marketing, IT, and cross-divisional stakeholders.
• Ability to translate business and marketing objectives into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.

What We Offer:

• Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values
• Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
• On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
• FUN company events
• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
• Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site:  

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings. 

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The salary for this opportunity ranges from $119,000 to $158,000

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.