SVP, Application Development Lead (Hybrid – Jersey City)

Citibank (Switzerland) AG; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup’s Jersey City location seeks an experienced Applications Development Group Manager to lead senior payments platform initiatives in a hybrid work model. You will drive technical leadership across global teams, coordinate with product and operations, and ensure scalable, enterprise-grade solutions.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring, and payment processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in payments landscape
• 8+ years of experience in leading globally distributed and large teams
• Strong expertise in Payment Product Processor Implementation
• Experience in production support management
• Proven track record for innovation, payment strategy and technology governance
• Project management, interpersonal, and communication skills with high attention to detail
• Experience in application production support management and team leadership

Responsibilities

• Lead technical leadership of large-scale, complex software solutions on payments platform.
• Lead integration of functions to meet goals and deploy new products.
• Analyze complex business and system processes to define solutions.
• Provide expertise in advanced applications programming and manage large budgets and cross-functional projects.
• Allocate work and coach developers, analysts, and new team members.
• Influence senior leaders and communicate with external parties.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/CE

Tools

Java

J2EE

Spring

Hibernate

JPA

App Server

JMS/MQ

Unix/Linux

Containers

Job description

Citigroup’s Jersey City location seeks an experienced Applications Development Group Manager to lead senior payments platform initiatives in a hybrid work model. You will drive technical leadership across global teams, coordinate with product and operations, and ensure scalable, enterprise-grade solutions.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring, and payment processing.