Application Development Team Leader

Fisher Investments; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical, dental and vision

401(k) match

PTO and holidays

Hybrid work from home option

Job summary

Fisher Investments seeks an Application Development Team Lead for the FIIG Technology group. You will guide the team responsible for developing and supporting software enabling sales, onboarding and client servicing for institutional clients.

You will partner with business and technology leaders to shape roadmaps, deliver high-quality, scalable solutions, and drive data-driven decision making. The role requires leadership of up to 10 engineers and close collaboration across departments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years delivering software solutions for sales, servicing, and data.
• Experience eliciting business needs and translating them into engineering roadmaps.
• Experience driving technology innovation and roadmaps with measurable improvements.
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, from strategy to deployment and support.
• Experience with CRM systems, particularly Salesforce.
• Experience with cloud hosted systems and APIs (Azure/AWS/GC).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business users and technology leaders to translate priorities into engineering roadmaps.
• Ensure robust, scalable, secure, and compliant architecture of systems supporting institutional clients.
• Lead end-to-end delivery by FIIG Technology team and partners.
• Define KPIs and metrics for efficient use of the application portfolio.
• Manage a team of up to 10 employees, including hiring and development.

Skills

Software architecture

Stakeholder collaboration

CRM and data focus

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Azure/AWS/GC

Job description

It's an exciting time to join Fisher Investments; we're investing in the future of our firm's technology and information security. The Technology and Transformation Technology Business Services group is pleased to announce an opportunity to join the group as an Application Development Team Lead leading the Fisher Investments Institutional Group (FIIG) Technology team.

The Opportunity:

The FIIG Technology team identifies, implements, and supports software solutions. These solutions allow FIIG business groups to perform their jobs, gain insight into their own processes and clients, and solve the problems they encounter while supporting their clients' goals. We are building reliable, scalable, consistent systems to securely deliver meaningful data, while adhering to guidelines that comply with company and regulatory data handling practices.

The Application Development Team Lead will work with many types of partners to understand opportunities, architect solutions, and then deliver and support the working applications. You will be responsible for end-to-end delivery by the FIIG Technology development team and consulting partners. You will report to the Group Vice President, Technology Business Services.

The Day-to-Day:

• Collaborate with business users, technology leaders, and other partners to understand our priorities and translate them into relevant engineering roadmaps that use existing and new technology
• Ensure robust, scalable, secure, and compliant architecture of sales, onboarding, and servicing software used to support institutional clients
• Set and execute a strategy for sales, onboarding, servicing, and data solutions with a focus on enhancing end-user experience through self-service solutions, speed of delivery, and high-quality results
• Prioritize work requests to meet business desires and needs by assigning staff and overseeing delivery
• Lead the implementation of technical solutions focused on providing information and KPIs
• Promote process maturity for software development and support
• Define key metrics and KPIs demonstrating efficient and effective use and consumption of the application portfolio
• Partner with application, infrastructure, and information security teams to fulfill needs of the assigned business group
• Reduce risk to our organization by implementing governance and security controls in partnership with the Enterprise Risk Management, Data Privacy Office, Legal & Compliance Departments, Information Security, and related teams
• Manage the team, including hiring and development, reviews, and terminations of a team of up to 10 employees

Your Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience with software solutions for sales, servicing, and data
• Experience eliciting and representing a business group's technology needs through requirements, project management, and software delivery
• Demonstrated experience driving technology innovation, developing and accomplishing technology roadmaps, and delivering measurable improvements
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, from strategy to development, deployment, and support
• Experience with CRM systems, particularly Salesforce
• Experience with cloud hosted systems and APIs, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or similar
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education/experience

Why Fisher Investments:

We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:

• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
• A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
• 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays
• Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, $10,000 fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance, and back-up child, adult, and elder care
• This is an in-office role. Based on your role, tenure, and performance eligibility you may have the opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change.

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