Sr. Manager, Software Engineering - Digital Banking Platform (#Hybrid Chicago near O'Hare Airport)

The Sr Manager, of Software Engineering for Digital Banking Platforms. Will lead the mobile banking and online banking strategy through the management of a team of Software Engineers, mobile developers, API Evangelists, and Staff Augmentation resources. This position requires a candidate to have an established background in managing the development of financial industry digital banking solutions, agile software development, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment. 

• Software Development and Support Responsibilities (50%):

  • Conduct a detailed analysis of system interactions to determine technical solutions
  • Resolve cost-effective problems consistent with user needs, system capacities, and capabilities
  • Manage code reviews to ensure code meets company development standards.
  • Manage execution against project plans and delivery commitments
  • Define tasks, milestones, and deliverables that meet stated project objectives
  • Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team and vendor within an Agile/Scrum environment
  • Managing departmental resources, hiring, mentoring, and enhancing and maintaining best-of-class product development teams
  • Work closely with the engineers and product managers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach, ensuring proper monitoring and alerts are in place
  • Prepare and present comprehensive scope and definition documents that detail project objectives, scope, reporting strategy, resource requirements, and stakeholders.
  • Identify staffing resources requirements and skill sets required to meet project goals
  • Develop and maintain project schedules and manage resources, including coordinating time tracking for team members, adjusting assignments to accommodate issues, scope or timeline changes, revising work estimates, and/or resource availability constraints
  • Collect and analyze actual costs, time, and scope to ensure delivery against the operating plan
  • Developed and maintained risk analyses, risk mitigation strategy, capacity plan, and issue logs
  • Manage consulting services, including developing statements of work, engagement, and management of contractors, and monitoring of work against the SOW
  • Specify the quality assurance process to ensure the project deliverables' overall quality and continual improvement

• Strategy, Planning and Support (50%):

  • Responsible for managing the Software Development corporate and technology goals of multiple high-level projects
  • Technical Product Owner of the digital banking platform project roadmap
  • Conduct feasibility and requirements meetings with project owners to support the requirements engineering process
  • Act as liaison between Business users and the Project Development Team
  • Act as liaison for all third-party API integration partnerships
  • Accountable for the configuration of all public-facing digital platforms
  • Mentor Business users on proper procedures for Information Systems related projects, including requirements definition and testing
  • Develop and maintain project schedules and manage resources, including coordinating time tracking for team members, adjusting assignments to accommodate issues, scope or timeline changes, revising work estimates, and/or resource availability constraints
  • Prepare presentations and business cases for sponsors and stakeholder groups
  • Develop and maintain a Software Development Strategic Plan

• Performance Management Responsibilities (all times): 

  • Apply great management practices in leading an engaged workforce to effectively deliver this function's value
  • Provide a structural and consistent approach to ensure that individual development plans are in place, performance management is consistent, performance management process is respected and followed, and coaching and feedback are provided regularly and dynamically
  • Develop and manage employee engagement strategy while facilitating ongoing, meaningful recognition of team and individual successes
  • Provide leadership and direction to employees to ensure personal growth and goal achievement

• Suggested training and experience: 

  • PM for Software Development projects using a formal software lifecycle development methodology and project management 
  • Experience in managing React, Angular, iOS, and Android development environments
  • Experience in managing the implementation of SaaS-based digital banking platforms
  • Experience working with API management tools such as MuleSoft
  • Demonstrable experience in developing scalable mobile/web applications and SCRUM/Agile development, with a drive for building high-quality and maintainable systems of varying complexity

You will benefit from:

•  Competitive medical, dental, and free vision benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Competitive compensation plan
• Gym memberships discounts
• Generous PTO and banking holidays off 
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k with immediate employer match and vesting

Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.

The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.