Sr. Manager, Application Development

Swire Coca-Cola, USA; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage with 3 medical options

401(k) with company match

Health Savings Accounts with company**

Free virtual primary care and therapy

Employee Assistance Program

Product discounts or free product

Tuition reimbursement

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Swire Coca-Cola is seeking a Senior Manager of Application Development to lead the App Development and Power Platform teams. You will guide modernization efforts, establish architecture standards, and work with stakeholders to align technology with business goals.

The role requires strong leadership, cloud and AI-enabled development experience, and a proven track record in delivering scalable enterprise solutions in a large organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/Engineering or related.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years in software engineering or related tech disciplines.
• 5+ years managing software engineering teams.
• Proficient in Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms, APIs, and integration tech.
• Knowledge of solution architecture and governance.
• Experience evaluating and leading AI-enabled development.

Responsibilities

• Lead Application Development and Power Platform engineering teams.
• Drive modernization, cloud transformation, automation, and platform engineering.
• Coach and develop engineers; build a high-performing culture.
• Set standards for architecture, governance, and security.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define tech strategies and roadmaps.
• Track metrics and provide strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Manage vendors and external delivery partners.

Skills

Agile methodologies

DevOps

CI/CD

Release management

Executive communication

Vendor management

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Azure

.NET

Power Platform

Dataverse

Copilot technologies

Job description

Who is Swire Coca-Cola? We are a family-owned bottling company with a story spanning over two centuries. We are one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola in North America and distribute more than 50 beverage brands and flavors creating joy for our customers every day. Our 8,000+ driven employees work hard as part of a team that delivers refreshment to over 30 million consumers across 13 states. Begin a journey with us at Swire Coca-Cola and belong to a community of dedicated team members who think big and believe in winning together.

Job Details:

Job Level: 7

Why you’ll love working at Swire Coca-Cola:

Swire Coca-Cola is committed to providing balance to support you in all aspects of your life, both at work and beyond. We offer the benefits you need for physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision). 401(k) Retirement Plan w/company match
• Health Savings Accounts w/company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care and physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid (vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave and volunteer time)
• Discounted & free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement

What does a Senior Manager of Application Development do at Swire Coca - Cola?

The Senior Manager of Application development and Power Platform is responsible for leading the Application Development and Power Platform engineering teams in the design, development, modernization, deployment, and support of enterprise business solutions. This role provides strategic leadership and technical direction for software engineering, solution architecture, application modernization, AI-enabled development, automation, and platform governance. The position is accountable for building and developing high-performing engineering teams while ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards.

Responsibilities

• Drive application modernization, cloud transformation, automation, AI-enabled development, and platform engineering initiatives across business applications and Power Platform solutions. Develop and execute technology roadmaps that improve business outcomes, engineering productivity, solution scalability, operational efficiency, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop Application Development and Power Platform engineers. Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
• Provide technical and people leadership for assigned teams, including establishing and tracking goals and objectives, assigning work, identifying training and development needs, facilitating performance reviews, developing succession plans, and ensuring accountability for individual and team performance and deliverables. Manage staffing needs and determine appropriate resource allocation across projects, operational support, modernization initiatives, and strategic priorities.
• Establish and govern application, integration, automation, AI, and platform architecture standards. Provide technical leadership and design oversight to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, supportable, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles and business objectives.
• Implement and enforce software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, security, testing, quality, and operational standards to ensure reliable, secure, and supportable solution delivery.
• Collaborate with business leaders, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Data & Analytics, Infrastructure, and Product teams to define technology strategies, delivery priorities, solution roadmaps, and platform investments aligned to business objectives.
• Develop, track, and communicate engineering, delivery, operational, quality, reliability, adoption, and productivity metrics. Provide regular status updates, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Manage vendor relationships, consulting partners, and external service providers to ensure alignment with organizational goals, delivery commitments, service expectations, and budget objectives.
• Lead the evaluation, adoption, and governance of emerging technologies and engineering practices.
• Drive adoption of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, platform engineering, and AI-assisted development practices.
• Oversee governance, administration, lifecycle management, and operational standards for Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Copilot Studio, and related platform capabilities.
• Champion engineering excellence through architecture reviews, technical standards, code quality practices, and operational maturity.
• Develop and maintain technology roadmaps supporting application modernization, automation, cloud adoption, and AI-driven business capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, data governance, risk management, and operational support requirements.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, and AI to improve business processes and outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering or a related disciple required
• Master's Degree in computer science, engineering or a related disciple preferred
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, platform engineering, or related technology disciplines required
• 5+ years of experience managing software engineering, application development, or technical engineering teams required
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD, release management, and modern software engineering practices required
• Proficiency with cloud platforms, APIs, integration technologies, and modern software architectures required
• Demonstrated expertise in solution architecture, engineering standards, and technical governance practices required
• Proven ability to evaluate, implement, or lead AI-enabled software development, intelligent automation, developer productivity tools, and emerging AI technologies within an enterprise environment required
• Background leading application modernization, digital transformation, or cloud migration initiatives preferred
• Ability to manage vendors, consultants, and external delivery partners preferred
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, .NET, Power Platform, Dataverse, and Copilot technologies preferred
• Knowledge of event-driven, service-oriented, and API-first architectures preferred
• Experience implementing enterprise AI governance, AI-enabled business solutions, AI agents, or agentic workflow capabilities preferred
• Software engineering and application development best practices
• Enterprise application and solution architecture
• Cloud architecture and modernization (Azure)
• Power Platform architecture, governance, administration, and application lifecycle management (ALM)
• AI-enabled development, intelligent automation, AI-assisted engineering, and emerging AI technologies
• DevOps, CI/CD, release management, engineering automation, and platform engineering
• API, integration, service-oriented, and event-driven architecture patterns
• Agile delivery methodologies, product delivery, and engineering governance
• Strategic planning, prioritization, and execution
• Vendor management and consulting partner oversight
• Executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skillsFinancial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and resource management

Come and join our Sparkling team!

Due to the nature of our work and to help maintain a safe workplace for our employees and customers, after a candidate receives a conditional offer of employment, they will be required to complete pre-employment screening. This includes a criminal background check, drug screening, and for certain roles, a motor vehicle record review.

Screening results are evaluated based on several factors, including the nature and severity of an offense, how much time has passed, the relevance to the position, patterns of repeated offenses, and driving history for roles that require operating a vehicle.

All results are reviewed fairly and in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Swire Coca-Cola is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer that participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Swire Coca-Cola does not sponsor applicants for work visas.