Application Director

This position has been filled - Job#: 453377467

  Baseball Franchise
  Central Region
  Administration/Management
  Posted/Updated: 03/29/19

Job Summary

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Manage applications & database team to deliver technology solutions in support of business strategy and growth
  • Manage a broad portfolio of technology projects
  • Lead with technical expertise in the development of systems and applications
  • Evolve an agile delivery model that employs a collaborative, open and prompt interaction between intent providers and technology execution
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to plan and prioritize software deliveries, assembling releases and overall IT roadmap plans
  • Work with stakeholders in the business to identify and define the next opportunities and drive a game changing strategy, driven by technology, to deliver those opportunities
  • Effectively manage third party vendors and suppliers
  • Leverage understanding of technical architectures, capacity plans, tools requirements, automation, and product implementation plans
  • Research new tools and technologies for use within the team
  • Lead triage of incidents, determining root cause and creating lasting solutions
  • Guide & strengthen application & database team
  • Hire and train top talent
  • Establish clear expectations
  • Coach team to drive towards valued ‘consultant’ relationship with users
  • Pro-actively manage low performers
  • Motivate, mentor and lead the application engineering talent



Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience in application development using mature SDLC models
  • Demonstrated career progression including hands-on experience in design, coding and testing
  • 5+ years in application development management, including direct experience in modern application architectures (n-tiered, cloud technologies, mobile clients)
  • Effective communication skills (written and verbal, formal and informal) and proven track record in managing and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
  • 2+ years direct or indirect experience in data architectures and integration strategies 
  • Preferred
  • Experience with low-code solutions (e.g., Microsoft PowerApps)
  • Experience supporting high velocity data analytics functions (e.g., trade floors, drilling operations)
  • Experience with formal and informal project management best practices

 Work Environment

  • This job operates in an office setting.
  • This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. 
  • The noise level is usually moderate but can be loud within the stadium environment.   

Physical Demands

  • This is a largely sedentary role.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and focused vision.   

 



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