Manager, Application Development

Fox Point Recruitment LLC; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Application Development Manager to oversee a distributed development team and enhance their core banking platform. The role includes designing and implementing software solutions while managing project delivery, requiring extensive experience within financial technologies and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 6 years' experience with financial institution technologies necessary.
• Experience in software development methodologies and testing practices required.
• Leadership experience needed for managing team members and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage core development team across scrum teams.
• Oversee resource planning and delivery.
• Implement processes for continuous improvement of application management.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Software Development

Financial Institution Technologies

Team Management

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

4-year college degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

SQL

HTML

JavaScript

AIX Operating System

Job description

About the job: Manager, Application Development

We are seeking an Application Development Manager to design, build, implement, and support both vendor-packaged and custom internal solutions that enhance the institution's core banking platform and other enterprise applications, in line with the strategic plan and technology roadmap.

Location: Hybrid: Employees who are able to perform the essential functions of their jobs away from a location may do so with the expectation that they are onsite at least fifty percent of the time over a two-week pay period.

Compensation Information:
The person hired into this position will earn between $113,641.25 and $142,051.56, plus an annual bonus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
Full time / 40 hours per week

Essential Functions Include:

• Manages and supervises the core development team distributed across scrum teams and business lines.
• Oversees resource administration, planning, allocation, and organization as needed.
• Works closely with the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) on team delivery and attends appropriate stakeholder ceremonies.
• Creates a supportive, team-oriented work climate that enables professional development; values diversity, promotes teamwork and collaboration, and emphasizes quality, customer satisfaction, creativity, and cost-effectiveness.
• Demonstrates expertise and leadership in design and development concepts, practices, procedures, and governance, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and efficient software solutions.
• Implements processes for continuous improvement of application management practices.
• Seeks feedback from users, analyzes performance metrics, and identifies areas for enhancement or innovation.
• Defines design patterns, reviews code, and ensures solutions adhere to coding, compliance, and information security standards.
• Works with external vendors for integrated solutions.
• Stays current with vendor strategic roadmaps to influence the health and currency of our application architecture.

Reports to: Assistant Vice President of Application Engineering

Manages: Application Developers (Symitar Core Developers)

Required Skills, Education, and Experience:

• 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience; B.S. in Computer Science preferred.
• Six (6) years' experience with financial institution technologies: Jack Henry (Symitar, Synapsys, Synergy, SymXchange, ARCU), MeridianLink, Encompass, Alkami, COTS, Image Center, OpCon, etc.
• Experience in software development methodologies, version control, and testing practices.
• Leadership and people management experience, with emphasis on coaching, mentoring, guiding, and motivating team members on project and product delivery and career development.
• Ability to influence executive leadership.
• Understanding of project management principles in an agile and iterative methodology.

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience developing, integrating, and supporting core banking applications (Symitar/PowerOn / RepGen).
• Knowledge of IBM's AIX operating system.
• Knowledge of SQL development for relational databases, HTML, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of the ITIL framework and experience implementing engineering processes, procedures, and templates.