The Applications Manager will be responsible for the oversight of activities of an Application Services team.
Collaborate with leadership to align and prioritize business and technology initiatives related to application management.
Provide leadership and guidance for design, development, and implementation of all application projects and production support of all ACG applications.
Maintain relationships with leaders to ensure they proactively identify and provide strategic opportunities to advance the business goals, through technology and innovation.
Manage one or more Applications Development teams to accomplish established goals.
Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects.
Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas.
Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations.
Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handle day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.
Develop and implement business plans, policies, and procedures.
Collaborate with other departments to prioritize software development needs including design, development, and documenting and testing new and existing software.
Analyze and resolve software development issues and needs in terms of the software's full life cycle.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance or related field or a combination of education, certifications and work experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field
5+ years on application development teams
Proven track record delivering complex software solutions
Demonstrated ability to effectively lead multiple cross functional matrix teams with dotted line relationships
Strong hands-on familiarity with LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and OCR solutions
Proven experience with cloud-based ML platforms and services (GCP and/or AWS)
Proficient in Python-based development and frameworks used for building LLM applications (e.g., LangChain or equivalent)
Experience defining and implementing CI/CD and MLOps practices for model & data pipelines
Solid knowledge of Agile delivery practices (Scrum, Kanban) and experience with scaled agile frameworks.
Practical knowledge of Responsible AI (bias detection/mitigation, transparency, data governance, privacy)
Expertise in Gen AI frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Vertex AI, Langchain), Python Django, and cloud platforms like GCP and AWS

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision benefits
401k Match
Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
Paid Time Off (PTO), company paid holidays, CEO days, and floating holidays
Paid volunteer day annually
Tuition assistance program, professional certification reimbursement program and other professional development opportunities
AAA Membership Discounts, perks, and rewards and much more

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

application developmentsoftware solutionsPythonLangChainCI/CDMLOpsAgileScrumKanbanResponsible AI

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingresource managementcommunicationevaluative judgmentteam managementcross-functional leadershipinnovation