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IT Application Manager- Lending (Phoenix or Los Angeles - Hybrid)

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
United States, California, Los Angeles
Nov 23, 2024
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION SMBC MANUBANK was formed by a group of banking entrepreneurs in June 1962. Our scope is to serve the specialized needs of California middle-market businesses, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, importers, exporters, and service companies, including small businesses and professionals. The anticipated salary range for this role is between $97,000.00and $156,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees. Our mission is to be "the bank of choice" for middle market and professional service companies by establishing long term customer relationships and loyalty, providing superior products and services through a core of highly skilled and seasoned bankers. To achieve our mission to be the 'bank of choice' for middle market and professional services companies, we are focused on our vision to be the premier California regional business bank that can provide the sophistication and expertise of a larger institution with the personal 'high touch' services of a smaller bank. Specialties: Commercial Loans and Lines of Credit, Asset-Based Financing, SBA Loans, and Specialized Financing, Real Estate Loans, Cash Management Services, International Services JOB SUMMARY: The IT Applications Manager role is a key position within the IT Application Engineering and Support team. As an IT Applications Manager - Lending, you will implement and support software solutions to optimize business operations. You will collaborate with the business to ensure that the software solutions you manage align with the company's operational goals, drive desirable business outcomes, and improve operational efficiency. You are tactically responsible for implementing the vision and strategy provided by senior leadership. The IT Applications Manager - Lending spends a portion of their time directly contributing to project implementation. Additional responsibilities include supporting and communicating the technical and business direction shared by leadership, as well as engaging with senior leadership and business stakeholders to ensure appropriate requirements, scope, and timelines are achieved for implementation projects. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Serve as the IT Owner of the lending solutions ecosystem, integrations, APIs and its overall ecosystem including engineering, enhancements, releases and ongoing maintenance/support Own all lending enhancements, upgrades and custom development Contribute strategically and tactically to evolving market-driven, customer-centric products, and product efforts to ensure stakeholders and management remain aware of the value proposition Lead technology research, product selection, and proof of concept processes where needed Develop, identify, and document operational processes and procedures; assist with run book implementations where there are gaps. Oversee technical solutions to confirm business requirements are met, adheare to methodology, SDLC process, and are compliant with the strategic architecture Integrate automation into manual processes Work with third-party application vendors on their roadmaps and any vulnerabilities Develop standards of excellence within the department and measure performance of staff against such measures Attends meetings with stakeholders to communicate the purpose and capabilities of the department to ensure effective interface with existing operations Interface with multiple stakeholders; conflicting priorities, communications ambiguous environment Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability POSITION SPECIFICATIONS: Education Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Management of Information Systems, or significant years of technology field experience Experience 8+years relevant application development work experience 3+ years supervisory experience 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer/Developer 3+ working in banking and financial services industry Skills/Qualifications: Leadership and technical skills required to drive the delivery of service excellence with internal and external delivery teams Proven decision making and problem-solving skill Demonstrated ability to interpret and translate technical and/or or complex concepts into information meaningful to project team members and/or business personnel Proven leadership abilities that promote growth and development of employees Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and objectives in a rapidly changing environment Good project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project-based work structures Experience in analyzing new technologies and system enhancements Experience with API's, Web Services, REST, SOAP - is a plus Scrum or other agile experience is a plus Experience with SQL, Python and other scripting languages EOE STATEMENT We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. CCPA DISCLOSURE Personal Information Collection Notice: This notice contains information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) about the categories of personal information (PI) of California residents that SMBC MANUBANK collects and the business or commercial purpose(s) for which the PI may be used. We do not sell PI. More information about our collection and use of PI may be found in our CCPA Privacy Policy at https://www.smbcmanubank.com/privacy/ccpa-disclosure. Persons with disabilities may contact our Customer Contact Center toll-free at (877) 560-9812 to request the information in this Notice in an alternative format.