Manager of Application development

Manager of Application Development (Full Time)

Full-time

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The incumbent acts as a Manager of Application Development in the Digital Solutions team, providing leadership in the design and development of web applications using Angular

JS, Java and all necessary tools for enterprise data solutions. This individual will be responsible for overseeing and participating in the strategy and hands‑on development for development of the product suite; including but not limited to bug fixes on multiple versions of current products as well as new development and input on future releases, product enhancements and new global products.

The individual will be responsible for leading, mentoring and training more junior developers on the Angular framework through design sessions, pair programming, code reviews or other methods. The capacity of the role also includes formal and informal project and team reporting.

• Lead and direct a team of developers responsible for the organization’s application development.
• Creates a balanced team environment for organizing development, tracking team progress through transparent KPIs and holding the entire team responsible for deliverables.
• Consistently delivers sprints, features, client onboarding and releases on time according to plan.
• Prepares strategy and evaluates application development and is responsible for managing existing and future development including the need for technical changes and resourcing.
• Manages QA policies and procedures related to standards and testing.
• Responsible for project timeline reporting, roadmap timeline projections and overall health and function of the application.
• Plan, architect, design, develop and deliver high quality Angular
  
  JS applications to satisfy business requirements for large, complex projects.
• Design and develop applications with a strong focus on the UI and UX of high visibility projects currently under development.
• Provide recommendations and implement code to improve the user experience of global applications that include requirements such as internationalization, multi-country regulations and business processes.
• Provide leadership for cross-functional development/integration on projects requiring interaction with end-users and external technology clients. Additionally, support the operation of existing applications, executing bugs fixes and unit testing.
• Provide guidance and determine development standards, leveraging industry best practices for internal work as well as external vendors.
• Oversee and conduct design sessions, code reviews, functional testing and accept vendor deliverables into the client environment.
• Work with architects and technical designers to ensure digital solutions development is in line with and meets enterprise standards.
• Consult with business users to gather information about processing needs, objectives, functions and input to develop functional requirements as well as provide support during business planning of new process solutions.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required.

• At least seven years of hands‑on experience designing and developing web applications and building custom solutions is required.
• At least three years of direct management experience leading teams of technical individuals.
• The ability and willingness to lead, train and mentor other developers is required.
• A deep knowledge of web architecture, web design and user experience design is required.
• A thorough knowledge of end‑to‑end solutions, business process management and SDLC, including full software source control,…