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Applications Development

Applications Development Managers oversee a team of programmers and/or developers who are responsible for applications programming; evaluate existing applications to determine technical changes, schedule projects, and resources; oversee feasibility research, estimate project timeline and cost; manage the analysis, programming, and configuration of end user applications and/or systems software, including internally developed applications and/or modifying off-the-shelf applications; lead application testing, deployment, maintenance, and evolution activities by correcting programming errors, responding to scope changes, and coding application enhancements.

• Manage the testing, implementation, modification, debugging, and support strategies for software applications and integrated platform solutions
• Lead the analysis and translation of complex business requirements
• Define processes including code review, design approaches, and upgrade planning
• Provide technical leadership for advanced integrations and platform management
• Identify process improvements or automation opportunities, justify technology integration projects with business cases, and develop and confirm functional requirements with use cases for solution development
• Determine technology choices to include high-level design and programming decisions; establish technical and programming standards
• Serve as the primary contact for advanced technical troubleshooting, support, and technical issues; audit and evaluate data entry, import processes, integrations, and ensure proper data quality standards and protocols are established
• Establish and maintain best practices for record management, data structures, and development environment deployments for software applications and integration designs of connected systems
• Evaluate new products, applications and upgrades, buy vs. build recommendations, design of data integrity, security protocols, and other technical requirements for systems
• Evaluate the ability of system and third-party software to meet the functional requirements identified by functional groups
• Contribute to software development efforts as a subject matter expert, reviewing applications for compliance, usability, accessibility, and security standards
• Manage timelines and project management of all phases of technical projects
• Collaborate with leadership, staff, and other stakeholders to design and develop workflows and processes, define reporting standards, and set appropriate success metrics
• Research emerging technology solutions, automation tools, and commercial off-the-shelf products for use in business productivity improvement projects
• Oversee staff performance, development, and performance evaluation; recruit, hire, and orient new staff

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 15
• Minimum – $109,300.00
• MidPoint – $136,600.00
• Maximum – $164,000.00