Web Developer

JACANA is Jamaica?s leading wellness brand, harnessing the powers of nature to transform lives. Sun-grown on our organic farm in the mountains of St Ann, we are committed to producing botanical wellness products for mind & body, from farm to you. We are dedicated to delivering transformative wellness products & experiences that positively impact consumers around the world.

We are growing rapidly across D2C and B2B, with 100+ distribution partners in the Caribbean, US and e-commerce in the UK and US. To support our international expansion, we are looking to recruit a talented Web Developer to manage and optimize our digital presence through our websites.

IMPORTANT: The successful candidate must be a proactive self-starter who will take ownership of defining and executing strategic objectives, continuously assessing performance against key metrics, and delivering comprehensive reports to the leadership team

Key Responsibilities

Oversee our e-commerce initiatives, ensuring that every digital touchpoint is optimised for customer experience and conversion.
Manage websites and interfaces using HTML/CSS, managing data and integrations from back-end databases and third-party services.
Develop a data-driven strategy for digital performance, implementing analytics to ensure we continually improve the customer experience and monitor performance.
Proactively lead the build and design of our websites using a mobile-first approach for development on WordPress CMS
Configuration of advanced features and e-commerce functionality for cross/upselling and checkout flow
Overseeing the technology stack, including integrations and APIs to ensure digital performance.
Manage websites for SEO best practices, including schema markups, improving indexation and resolving performance issues.
Develop or validate testing schedules that address all browsers and devices, ensuring web content can be accessed on any computer and minimising downtime.
Take an active role in the design aspects of our online presence and help define the overall brand strategy for our websites.
Ensure the brand identity is congruent and consistently represented and resonates with our target market.
Ensure that the customer remains at the centre of our focus and that they always receive an intuitive user experience (UX/UI) and seamless CX online.
Monitoring KPIs alongside market and competitor performance to spot opportunities for growth
Proactively drive opportunities to improve digital experience and page speed
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and technologies

Examples of Work Required

Review of website code to optimize speed and performance
Implementing new website pages & functionality to improve customer experience
Proactively driving tests to actualize on opportunities to develop digital brand experience (new features, new pages)

Key Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Web Development or similar
5+ years? experience working within growing ecommerce brands (luxury, wellness, beauty or cosmetics industry advantageous)
Advanced knowledge of WordPress, WooCommerce, Google Analytics & popular ecommerce tools
Experienced in conversion rate optimization and SEO
Strong technical knowledge in HTML, CSS, JS, PHP and APIs
A self-starter who confident working independently and leading digital strategy
Excellent project and time management skills.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

The role is full-time. Please submit your resume with a brief covering note answering: