Senior Director, Application Solutions

Stellantis Financial Services US; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) seeks a Senior Director, Application Solutions to lead the Application Solutions team. You will define the application strategy, architecture, and development standards, partnering with business and technology leaders to drive innovation and efficiency.

You will oversee governance, reusable design patterns, and KPI-driven performance, while guiding workforce planning, budgeting, and vendor strategies to optimize delivery and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Budgeting, planning, and KPI-driven performance.
• Experience with DevOps/CI-CD tools (Azure DevOps).
• Deep Agile, product delivery, and org transformation.
• Cloud and enterprise platform knowledge across SaaS/PaaS/IaaS.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Application Solutions org.
• Define and execute enterprise application strategy and roadmap.
• Partner with business, product, architecture, data and infra leaders.
• Oversee portfolio architecture, patterns, and tech debt remediation.
• Establish and improve software development methodologies and KPI frameworks.
• Lead workforce planning, vendor management, and delivery outcomes.
• Manage financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and controls.

Skills

Budgeting

Azure DevOps

Agile

Cloud

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMBOK/CMM/Agile certs

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure DevOps

Job description

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world’s leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer’s experience.

Position Summary

The Senior Director, Application Solutions leads the Application Solutions team in delivering scalable, secure, and efficient business applications. Defines and executes application strategy, architecture, development standards, and integration capabilities aligned with business objectives and enterprise architecture. Partners with business, product, and technology leaders to drive innovation, improve operational efficiency, and ensure application solutions support key business capabilities. Oversees software development best practices, governance, reusable frameworks, and performance metrics to promote quality, consistency, and continuous improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Application Solutions organization, fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture while recruiting, developing, and coaching leaders and technical teams.
• Define and execute the enterprise application strategy, roadmap, and cloud adoption plans to support business objectives, growth initiatives, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Partner with business, product, architecture, data, and infrastructure leaders to deliver scalable application and integration solutions that drive business value and operational efficiency.
• Oversee application portfolio, including solution architecture, solution design/reuseable design patterns, technology selection, modernization efforts, and remediation of technical debt and legacy systems.
• Establish and continuously improve software development methodologies, architecture patterns, design patterns, coding standards, governance processes, and KPI-driven performance frameworks.
• Lead workforce planning, resource allocation, vendor management, and sourcing strategies across onshore, offshore, employee, and contractor teams to optimize delivery outcomes.
• Manage operational and financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and the implementation of effective controls and contingency plans.
• Serve as a member of the IT senior leadership team, communicating strategy and complex technical concepts to executive and business stakeholders while driving innovation and continuous improvement.
• Additional responsibilities may be added as business needs evolve.

Qualifications and Competencies Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience across one or more Information Technology disciplines, with a proven track record of delivering enterprise technology solutions.
• Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience managing technology teams/organizations, including the development and oversight of high-performing teams.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience leading and operating within Agile delivery environments and methodologies.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience presenting complex concepts, strategies, and recommendations to executive, business, and technical stakeholders.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience establishing, measuring, and managing departmental performance metrics and operational effectiveness.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience designing, implementing, and continuously improving processes and KPI frameworks, preferably aligned to industry-standard methodologies and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, application delivery, organizational leadership, and technology governance.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• Professional certifications and continuing education in areas such as Project Management (PMBOK), Capability Maturity Model (CMM), Agile methodologies, and Microsoft Azure preferred.

Skills Required

• Proven experience in budgeting, financial planning, performance measurement, and process improvement using industry-standard methodologies and KPI frameworks.
• Experience leveraging DevOps and CI/CD tools, such as Azure DevOps, to support efficient software delivery and quality assurance practices.
• Deep expertise in Agile methodologies, product delivery, and organizational transformation within complex technology environments.
• Broad knowledge of cloud technologies and enterprise platforms, including SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, on-premises environments, and cloud-based data solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop application and architecture strategies, lead digital transformation initiatives, and evaluate emerging technologies to drive business value.
• Exceptional servant leadership, communication, and coaching skills, with a proven ability to build high-performing teams, drive accountability, foster innovation, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Overtime required

Overtime required – N/A.

Travel- 10%

Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities: Dallas, TX

Qualifications Preferred

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration (MBA), or a related field.
• Financial Services industry experience preferred, including knowledge of industry regulations, standards, risk management practices, and business operations.
• Experience developing and executing multi-cloud and containerization strategies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker) to reduce vendor dependency, improve portability, and optimize platform capabilities across enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated understanding of emerging technologies and cloud-native architectures that support scalability, resiliency, and business growth.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Stellantis Financial Services, Inc (SFS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing its employees an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation. It is the policy of SFS to comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, change of sex, and/or transgender status or any protected status. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment and promotion decisions will be based solely on merit, ability, achievement, experience, conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

An applicant must be authorized to work in the United States to be eligible for this position. Stellantis Financial Services, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for work visas of any type for this position.