Apps Development Group Manager - Sr. Vice President

Citigroup

Rutherford (NJ)

On-site

USD 177,000 - 265,000

Full time

4 days ago

Be an early applicant

Get a reply from this employer

Your resume and cover letter, tailored to exactly what they’re hiring for.

Get past ATS filters

Job summary

Citigroup is seeking an Applications Development Group Manager in Rutherford, NJ. The role oversees multiple teams, aligning business needs with technology strategy, delivering enterprise web applications, and driving architectural decisions.

You will manage budgets, risk, and stakeholder expectations while guiding developers and SMEs. You will apply strong Java expertise, experience with Spring Boot, microservices, and AI-enabled approaches, and work across agile/waterfall methodologies in a

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent.
Master's degree preferred.
10+ years of experience in Java development and leadership roles.
Experience with enterprise web applications and multi-team delivery.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple teams to accomplish goals and conduct personnel duties.
Provide strategic influence over resources, budget, and planning.
Resolve issues using domain knowledge and cross-functional collaboration.
Ensure standards and procedures are followed and defined.

Skills

Core Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

JPA/Hibernate

Multithreading

Eclipse/IDE

Leadership

Communication

Agile

Python

PySpark

Unix

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

JMS

Oracle

Unix

IntelliJ

Job description

The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results
Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues
Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals
Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Collaborate with the business/Technical product owner & SMEs to perform detailed requirements analysis
Responsible for Components Design, Construction & Unit Testing of assigned components/modules
Perform technical review and resolve any technical challenges
Coordinate with customer stakeholders and bridge the offshore communication
Understanding of agile /waterfall development methodologies and test-driven development practices
Responsible for overall deliverables and highlight if any risk

Job Qualifications and Skillset

Minimum of 10 years of experience in Java development
The role requires an individual who is results-focused, proactive, highly collaborative, confident under pressure, and has demonstrated skills in both solution evangelism and expectation management.
Strong leadership skills, excellent communication, time-management; planning, negotiation skills and presentation skills are highly desirable.
In-depth knowledge in building enterprise web applications
In-depth knowledge and understanding of Core Java, Java EE, Spring boot
excellent Knowledge in Spring Microservices architecture and design patterns
In-depth knowledge of Multithreading , Concurrency, JPA , Hibernate
Extensively used Eclipse or IntelliJ
Agentic System Design: Lead the architectural design and implementation of multi-agent systems and autonomous AI solutions, ensuring scalability, robustness, and performance.
AI Agent Development: Develop, train, and fine-tune individual AI agents, for tasks such as natural language understanding, decision-making, and task execution.
Orchestration & Integration: Design and implement frameworks for agent orchestration, communication, and collaboration within a larger ecosystem. Integrate agentic AI solutions with existing enterprise platforms and data sources.
Research & Innovation: Stay abreast of the latest advancements in agentic AI, multi-agent systems, and related fields. Conduct research and rapid prototyping of new AI technologies and methodologies.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Knowledge of Python, PySpark and working in BigData environment is a plus
Knowledge of hardware and operating systems (Unix-based systems)
Knowledge of event based architecture , JMS
Understanding of relational databases (Oracle)
Agile experience with application servers and web application servers