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Full Stack Developer

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Mid – Senior Full Stack Developer
Cape Town | South Africa

Why work for Tagmarshal:

Opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative, investor backed, globally operating, growth stage start up, offering great opportunities and exciting challenges.

Objective:

We are looking for a Mid to Senior developer to develop and maintain a B2B software application. Tagmarshal is changing the world of Golf Operations through data and has developed leading traction in the USA, Europe, Canada, the UK and South Africa. We are looking for a new team member who adds value to our development and product team. Our new team member is accountable, keen to learn and executes on results and plans within his or her team.

Key responsibilities:

  • PhP / MongoDB application maintenance and development
  • Linux server maintenance and system optimisation
  • Managing and maintaining a large number of Linux servers
  • Support and maintain the Tagmarshal software application(s)
  • Execute system enhancements, scale and stability improvements
  • Oversee operational processes including: implementations, testing, bug fixing and planning
  • Documentation and testing
  • Actively communicate with stakeholders throughout the development process to ensure contribution to and delivery of a world class application and solution
  • Report on measurable key performance indicators and be pro-active in solving challenges as they arise
  • Project management tool logging and updating
  • Git source code management

Product development, learning and growth

  • Learn daily and be part of a team that works on the following:
  • Identify opportunities for further product enhancement in line with market demands and opportunities
  • Actively partake in research and development on future technology and solutions opportunities for the company
  • Actively partake in solutions architecture planning, scale architecture planning, technology strategy planning and execution
  • Identify and recommend strategies to maximizing client satisfaction and product usage
  • Ability to understand business goals and recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect improvements in the software application, business objectives and any development within the company

Requirements and relevant experience:

  • Knowledge of PHP and node.js with 3-5+ years of coding experience
  • An interest in exploring and utilising web technologies and best practices, and desire to continuously improve your skills in a team environment
  • Knowledge of LAMP stack 
  • App development experience or interest advantageous 
  • API design and distributed back-end systems experience or interest advantageous
  • Driven and self-motivated 
  • Outcomes driven – challenges: take the initiative to identify solutions to problems and own the process of implementing the fix
  • Outcomes driven – opportunities: identify opportunities for process or product improvements to bring further value to the market 
  • Function as a member of a team that moves quickly and prides itself on quality
  • Interest in learning within a dynamic environment
  • Organized and meticulous
  • Strong ability to maintain deadlines without sacrificing quality of work
  • Accountability towards all stakeholders and partners – both internal and external
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Problem solving skills and the ability and drive to see a task through from start to end

Please send us your CV

Opportunity: Mid – Senior Developer
Location: Woodstock, Cape Town
Date posted: 28 Aug 2020
Start date – immediate
Full time position
Remuneration: In line with industry related experience

SEND YOUR CV TO CAREERS@TAGMARSHAL.COM

ABOUT TAGMARSHAL

Tagmarshal, the market leader in on-course optimization technology, provides courses with full, real-time operational oversight and reporting, giving golf operators the tools to manage pace and flow of play effectively, resulting in enhanced player experiences, increased efficiency through automation, and additional revenue generation.

Tagmarshal’s technology has collected over 1 billion data points from more than 50 million rounds of golf and has relationships with in excess of 500 partners, including Hazeltine, Whistling Straits, Baltusrol, Fieldstone, Bandon Dunes, Serenoa and Erin Hills.

Tagmarshal partners with several golf management groups, private, daily fee, public and resort courses, including 35 of the Top 100 US courses, as well as many $30-$50 green fee courses, which are seeing excellent results using the system.

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Junior Developer / Operations Support

marketing manager

Junior Developer / Operations Support
Cape Town | South Africa

Why work for Tagmarshal:

Opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative, investor backed, globally operating, growth stage start up, offering great opportunities and exciting challenges.

Objective:

We are looking for a Dev Ops Engineer / Junior Developer to help develop and maintain a B2B software application. 

Tagmarshal is changing the world of Golf Operations through data and has developed leading traction in the USA, Europe, Canada, the UK and South Africa. We are looking for a new team member who adds value to our development and product team. Our new team member is accountable, keen to learn and executes on results and plans within his or her team.

Key responsibilities:

  • DEVELOPMENT / Operations support
  • Support and maintain the Tagmarshal software application(s)
  • Manage  operations support processes including: implementations, testing, bug fixing and planning
  • Documentation and testing
  • Preparation and execution of ad hoc queries
  • 3rd Line support, including after-hours (USA hours) on a roster basis 
  • Actively communicate with stakeholders throughout the development process to ensure contribution to and delivery of a world class application and solution
  • Report on measurable key performance indicators and be pro-active in solving challenges as they arise 
  • Project management tool logging and updating
  • Git source code management

Product development, learning and growth

  • Learn daily and be part of a team that works on the following: 
  • Identify opportunities for further product enhancement in line with market demands and opportunities
  • Actively partake in research and development on future technology and solutions opportunities for the company
  • Actively partake in solutions architecture planning, scale architecture planning, technology strategy planning and execution 
  • Identify and recommend strategies to maximizing client satisfaction and product usage
  • Ability to understand business goals and recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect improvements in the software application, business objectives and any development within the company

Requirements and relevant experience:

  • Knowledge of PHP and node.js with 1+ years of coding experience
  • An interest in exploring and utilising web technologies and best practices, and desire to continuously improve your skills in a team environment
  • Knowledge of LAMP stack 
  • App development experience or interest advantageous 
  • API design and distributed back-end systems experience or interest advantageous
  • Driven and self-motivated 
  • Outcomes driven – challenges: take the initiative to identify solutions to problems and own the process of implementing the fix
  • Outcomes driven – opportunities: identify opportunities for process or product improvements to bring further value to the market 
  • Function as a member of a team that moves quickly and prides itself on quality
  • Interest in learning within a dynamic environment
  • Organized and meticulous
  • Strong ability to maintain deadlines without sacrificing quality of work
  • Accountability towards all stakeholders and partners – both internal and external
  • Identify areas of improvement
  • Good troubleshooting skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Problem solving skills and the ability and drive to see a task through from start to end

Please send us your CV

Junior Developer / Operations support
Location: Woodstock, Cape Town
Date posted: 28 Aug 2020
Start date – immediate
Full time position
Remuneration: Inline with industry related experience

SEND YOUR CV TO CAREERS@TAGMARSHAL.COM

ABOUT TAGMARSHAL

Tagmarshal, the market leader in on-course optimization technology, provides courses with full, real-time operational oversight and reporting, giving golf operators the tools to manage pace and flow of play effectively, resulting in enhanced player experiences, increased efficiency through automation, and additional revenue generation.

Tagmarshal’s technology has collected over 1 billion data points from more than 50 million rounds of golf and has relationships with in excess of 500 partners, including Hazeltine, Whistling Straits, Baltusrol, Fieldstone, Bandon Dunes, Serenoa and Erin Hills.

Tagmarshal partners with several golf management groups, private, daily fee, public and resort courses, including 35 of the Top 100 US courses, as well as many $30-$50 green fee courses, which are seeing excellent results using the system.

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IT Project Manager

marketing manager

Junior / Mid-level IT Project Manager
Cape Town | South Africa

Why work for Tagmarshal:

Opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative, investor backed, globally operating, growth stage start up, offering great opportunities and exciting challenges.

Objective:

We are looking for an IT Project Manager to help develop and maintain a B2B software application. 

Tagmarshal is changing the world of Golf Operations through data and has developed leading traction in the USA, Europe, Canada, the UK and South Africa. We are looking for a new team member who adds value to our development and product team. Our new team member is accountable, keen to learn and executes on results and plans within his or her team.

Key responsibilities:

  • Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors
  • Ensure that projects are delivered on-time, within the scope and within budget
  • Manage several projects and priorities concurrently 
  • Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders
  • Ensure resource availability and allocation
  • Develop and maintain a measurable plan to track progress
  • Track timeline and budget reporting
  • Manage key deliverables/tasks with internal team
  • Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Manage the relationship between stakeholders (Dev, Design, 3rd party dev, 3rd party partners, Operation, Management)
  • Perform risk management to minimize project risks
  • Manage operational activities, including user requests and system improvements 
  • Partake in on-going product development and innovation

Requirements and relevant experience:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification 
  • Some relevant work experience
  • Proven experience in project/task management
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Be well organized and understand the product development process
  • The natural tendency to take ownership and responsibility
  • The ability to make quick, sound decisions keeping in mind project outcomes and priorities
  • The ability to form relationships with suppliers, partners and your colleagues
  • Planning, organisational and budgeting skills
  • Motivate your team to deliver
  • Passion for building excellence  
  • Willingness to keep learning, upskilling and growing

Please send us your CV

Junior / Mid-level IT Project Manager
Location: Woodstock, Cape Town
Date posted: 28 Aug 2020
Start date – immediate
Full time position
Remuneration: Inline with industry related experience

SEND YOUR CV TO CAREERS@TAGMARSHAL.COM

ABOUT TAGMARSHAL

Tagmarshal, the market leader in on-course optimization technology, provides courses with full, real-time operational oversight and reporting, giving golf operators the tools to manage pace and flow of play effectively, resulting in enhanced player experiences, increased efficiency through automation, and additional revenue generation.

Tagmarshal’s technology has collected over 1 billion data points from more than 50 million rounds of golf and has relationships with in excess of 500 partners, including Hazeltine, Whistling Straits, Baltusrol, Fieldstone, Bandon Dunes, Serenoa and Erin Hills.

Tagmarshal partners with several golf management groups, private, daily fee, public and resort courses, including 35 of the Top 100 US courses, as well as many $30-$50 green fee courses, which are seeing excellent results using the system.

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A Quick 9 with Philip Tobias – Keystone Resort

As part of the Vail Resorts company, Keystone Resort has also been awarded three consecutive silver medals as one of America’s Best Golf Resorts by Golf Magazine (2002-2007), ranking among America’s Top 75 Golf Resorts by Golf Digest. 

The River Course at Keystone Resort is a Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designed 18-hole, par-71 course. Opened in 2000, it is ranked among Colorado’s 10 Best Resorts by Colorado Golf Magazine and has also achieved designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.

Behind every successful golf course, there is a successful team. We speak to Philip Tobias, PGA Head Golf Professional at Keystone Resort, who tells us a little about himself and what drives success at the golf course.

1. Has golf always been your first love? What other sports/team are you a fan of?

My first love was baseball as a kid until the age of 14. At 14, I got my first job at a course, and the rest is history. I love all forms of sport and would say that I root for all Michigan teams.

 2. What is your favorite/greatest round of golf experience?

I was fortunate enough to play a round of golf at Cypress Point. It’s an amazing experience, and I hope to get back someday.

3. What is your dream golf destination? Why?

There are really too many to list, but my next venture is scheduled for Ireland.

4. Where does Pace and Flow of Play rank as an industry priority? Top 3?

It is in the top three. I focus on two areas, on and off course experiences. The off-course experience is pretty easy to achieve, while the on-course experience is challenging. Our guests expect perfect turf conditions and at 9300 feet elevation, it’s tough to accomplish. 

However, when we are at our best, we need to be sure that the pace is acceptable. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter how good the course is playing.  We strive to find a pace that is acceptable for all abilities of players and Tagmarshal is a big reason why we are doing better than ever.

5. Why has your course decided to invest in Tagmarshal?

We have a variety of players of all abilities and desires. We understand that not all players have the ability or desire to play in 3.5 hours, but with Tagmarshal, we can fully understand what is achievable and set goals. Our pace has never been better, and our NPS (Net Promoter Score) is at 82, as part of our measure to constantly improve the player experience.  

6. What are the top benefits of incorporating Tagmarshal into your daily operations?

Pace of play tracking, which we have highlighted as a crucial feature to improve the player experience at Keystone.

7. Describe Tagmarshal in three words.

Effective pace management

8. Who’s the slowest and fastest player on Tour?

Ben Crane is the slowest, and DJ is one of the fastest.

9. If you could be a caddie on Tour, whose caddie would you like to be, and why?

For me, it doesn’t matter who the golfer is as long as there is respect, and it is a team environment.

ABOUT TAGMARSHAL

Tagmarshal, the market leader in on-course optimization technology, provides courses with full, real-time operational oversight and reporting, giving golf operators the tools to manage pace and flow of play effectively, resulting in enhanced player experiences, increased efficiency through automation, and additional revenue generation.

Tagmarshal’s technology has collected over 1 billion data points from more than 50 million rounds of golf and has relationships with in excess of 500 partners, including Hazeltine, Whistling Straits, Baltusrol, Fieldstone, Bandon Dunes, Serenoa and Erin Hills.

Tagmarshal partners with several golf management groups, private, daily fee, public and resort courses, including 35 of the Top 100 US courses, as well as many $30-$50 green fee courses, which are seeing excellent results using the system.

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Why pace of play is more important than ever during COVID-19

By Bodo Sieber

CEO and Co-founder, Tagmarshal

One major bright spot in the wake of the pandemic is the positive PR boost and the record number of rounds golf courses are experiencing as golf is proving to be an ideal social distancing outdoor sport. To this end, the USGA conducted some groundbreaking research to unpack what REALLY matters to golfers and what shapes their enjoyment of the game. 

Based on feedback from thousands of golfers, the USGA research confirmed that the two most important experience factors are:

  1. 82% of golfers believe “Course Conditioning” is a crucial enjoyment factor

  2. 74% of golfers believe that “Pace/Flow/Time” is a crucial enjoyment factor

Makes sense – right? If the course is well maintained and a pleasure to play and you’re able to play at a good pace without needing to stop and wait for groups ahead of you, this makes for an enjoyable round. Amplified by the impact of COVID-19, the need for optimal pace, field flow, and safe social distances to be maintained play a key factor for golf courses to manage playing groups and the gap time between them. 

This has posed serious challenges for many courses now operating with significantly smaller teams and experiencing high volumes of play due to the unprecedented demand for rounds right now.  Forward-thinking courses have embraced technology to assist them in effectively and efficiently managing on-course operations including pace and field flow. 

One of these solutions is Tagmarshal’s best of breed golf course intelligence software. Tagmarshal uses a GPS based system to track/monitor movement on-course, using the data insights generated, to optimize the pace of play and field flow as well as maintaining optimal gap intervals. 

With the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19, Tagmarshal saw an opportunity to utilize what had been designed as a Gap Interval monitor for tournament play into a much-needed tool to ensure daily on-course safety for all golfers. This resulted in an innovative industry-first – the development of Tagmarshal’s Social Distancing Monitor – to manage and maintain optimal social distances between playing groups and proactively prevent players from bunching up on tee boxes. 

For golf courses, this technology means that maintaining optimal gap intervals is easy to manage and report on, if required by authorities such as the CDC, ensuring the course complies with regulations and keeps players safe. By managing these Gap Intervals tightly, courses are able to operate at optimal capacity, ensuring that green fees and revenue are maximized. At the same time, courses are able to deliver exceptional player experiences that build customer loyalty, repeat play, and long-term revenue. 

Having collected over one billion data-points by tracking and improving more than 12 million rounds of golf, Tagmarshal’s breakthrough technology is now being implemented on 30 of the Top 100 courses in America and over 300 courses globally. 

A win-win and good news for golfers and the industry during these difficult times.

View The Golf Insiders article

ABOUT TAGMARSHAL

Tagmarshal, the market leader in on-course optimization technology, provides courses with full, real-time operational oversight and reporting, giving golf operators the tools to manage pace and flow of play effectively, resulting in enhanced player experiences, increased efficiency through automation, and additional revenue generation.

Tagmarshal’s technology has collected over 1 billion data points from more than 50 million rounds of golf and has relationships with in excess of 500 partners, including Hazeltine, Whistling Straits, Baltusrol, Fieldstone, Bandon Dunes, Serenoa and Erin Hills.

Tagmarshal partners with several golf management groups, private, daily fee, public and resort courses, including 35 of the Top 100 US courses, as well as many $30-$50 green fee courses, which are seeing excellent results using the system.

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Tagmarshal and Advance Golf Partners Present Growth Success Webinar

Tagmarshal, the global leader in golf course intelligence software, and Advance Golf Partners, an experienced group of former national golf management company executives and operators that use their knowledge and experience to transform golf courses, will be hosting an insightful webinar, “How Advance Golf Transforms Golf Clubs into High Growth Businesses.”

The webinar will afford attendees rare insight into what makes golf operations successful, from one of the industry’s most respected and experienced operators – Larry Galloway, Owner and Operator, Advance Golf Partners. Mr. Galloway will be in conversation with Bodo Sieber, Tagmarshal’s CEO and Co-founder. Together they will be discussing key factors that have led to Advance Golf’s success – and how learnings from the “pace/traffic glitch” have resulted in better awareness and strategies to ensure sustainable course growth.

Attendees will learn about key success ingredients and how to ensure on-course management and service provide what players value most, resulting in player loyalty. The panel will explore how this translates into price elasticity and profitability, critical to all operators looking to grow their business – whether Private, Daily Fee or Resort courses, particularly in the current market conditions.

The webinar will provide both practical guidance and exclusive “behind the scenes” insights into how courses can optimize on-course operations and achieve success, based on Mr. Galloway’s four decades of experience in the golf business and multiple successes in transforming golf courses into successful and profitable businesses.

Advance Golf has enjoyed widespread success by identifying courses which are primed for growth and developing them into high yield businesses. Examples include Advance courses Serenoa, Legacy, Bear Creek, Sky Creek, Bridlewood, and Bradshaw Farms, who have partnered with Tagmarshal to optimize their on-course operations, using data insights to identify opportunities for efficiency and revenue, all while delivering superb player experiences, which build loyalty and drive repeat play.

“Our partnership with Tagmarshal has been integral to our player experience and service strategy by providing us with the data driven management we need to optimize player experiences, helping to us to deliver consistent excellence that keeps our players coming back again and again,” noted Larry Galloway, Owner and Operator,Advance Golf Partners.

Bodo Sieber puts this successful partnership down to a shared desire to improve the player experience by using data-driven management.

“At the heart of every successful golf operation are two things – a passion for improving the player experience and being able to deliver this experience in a sustainable, efficient manner, allowing even the smallest teams to achieve results and generate significant cost savings and revenue, “ said Bodo Sieber, CEO and Co-founder, Tagmarshal.

This webinar is one of a series of insightful and educational webinars created by Tagmarshal, specially targeted at PGA professionals, course operators and club managers. It will air on Wednesday, August 12 from 11AM-12Noon EST and is accessible by simply registering at www.tagmarshal.com/webinars. There is no fee and if you are not available live, register to get sent the recording and highlights on demand.

This webinar follows the August 6 webinar jointly produced by PGA Show Connects and Tagmarshal, entitled “How Erin Hills Achieves Operational Success – powered by Technology.” The webinar featuring Jim Lombardo, PGA, Erin Hills Head Professional, Bodo Sieber, CEO of Tagmarshal, and moderated by Michael Williams of CBS Radio and GolfWRX.com, demonstrated how the facility’s use of technology to optimize on-course traffic and flow of play management achieved material revenue benefits in excess of $140,000 in green fees per season – exclusive of additional resort revenue. The webinar may be viewed by accessing www.tagmarshal.com/webinars.

View Morning Read article.

ABOUT TAGMARSHAL

Tagmarshal, the market leader in on-course optimization technology, provides courses with full, real-time operational oversight and reporting, giving golf operators the tools to manage pace and flow of play effectively, resulting in enhanced player experiences, increased efficiency through automation, and additional revenue generation.

Tagmarshal’s technology has collected over 1 billion data points from more than 50 million rounds of golf and has relationships with in excess of 500 partners, including Hazeltine, Whistling Straits, Baltusrol, Fieldstone, Bandon Dunes, Serenoa and Erin Hills.

Tagmarshal partners with several golf management groups, private, daily fee, public and resort courses, including 35 of the Top 100 US courses, as well as many $30-$50 green fee courses, which are seeing excellent results using the system.

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