Director Application Development & Support (commercial Finance)

Short Hills, NJ, United States

Job Description


Overview:

This position drives the management and development of cost-effective applications that address business needs while aligning with the Bank\'s long-term technology goals. Determines the needs of assigned business areas through partnership and strategic collaboration. Translates needs into functional projects and technological solutions. Oversees projects to produce effective results and to maximize the return on investment. Manages an annual budget, including forecasting, and develops a strong associate team. Ensures that short-term results lead to the achievement of long-term strategic objectives through personal leadership, direction, and technical expertise. This position will be working directly with the Credit Risk and Commercial Underwriting / Portfolio Management business units.

Remote candidates may be considered. Responsibilities:

  • Business Strategy - Drives technology strategy and projects to align with wider organizational goals and initiatives. Develops business cases that illustrate the cost vs. benefits of proposed initiatives. Represents the interests of Commercial Credit Risk and Underwriting business partners and IT as a principal liaison and consultant.
  • Business Support - Works closely with business partners and the Information Technology department to determine, address, and implement solutions for business needs. Ensures the reliability of deployed solutions by managing applications support and maintenance. Utilizes in-depth knowledge of Credit Risk business and technical domain concepts and procedures to lead technology-based solutions.
  • Project Management - Leads the implementation of projects and enhancements for new and existing applications, including the technical delivery of enterprise-wide initiatives. Develops methods of measuring and monitoring performance, and conveys results to the appropriate parties.
  • Managerial Functions - Establishes and monitors expectations to achieve company and department goals. Manages the performance, training, and evaluation of assigned staff. Maximizes team achievements by providing professional development. Provides strong hands-on technical leadership for projects implemented by the team, ensuring implementations adhere to appropriate architectural and design patterns.
Qualifications:

Bachelor\'s Degree and 8 years of experience in Information Technology supporting Financial Institutions including application development, support roles, and management. OR High School Diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in Information Technology supporting Financial Institutions including application development, support roles, and management.

Preferred Area of Experience: Commercial Credit Risk and Underwriting Financial Services with Vendor Management and Integration of third party solutions in on premise and cloud environment

License or Certification Type: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Agile Project Manager IAPM, PMI-ACP. Preferred

Skill(s): Knowledge of information technology as it relates to managing development, principles, and practices, Ability to manage and customize third party solutions, Managing vendor relationships to escalate and ensure support of ongoing business, Ability to develop short term and long term plans to support business needs, Ability to assess, acquire, retain and appropriately manage talent. Ability to influence and negotiate with senior leaders to deliver robust technology solutions.

Preferred Platform Knowledge: Moodys Suite of Applications, Commercial Origination platforms, Credit Exposure Aggregation, Salesforce, Credit Portfolio Management systems.

First Citizens Bank

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4318928
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Short Hills, NJ, United States
  • Education
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