Application Development Team Leader

About the role

The Fisher Investments Institutional Group (FIIG) Technology team identifies, implements, and supports software solutions that enable business groups to perform their jobs, gain insight into processes and clients, and solve problems while supporting clients' goals. We are building reliable, scalable, and consistent systems to securely deliver meaningful data, adhering to company and regulatory data handling practices.

The Application Development Team Lead will collaborate with business users, technology leaders, and partners to understand opportunities, architect solutions, and deliver working applications. You will oversee end-to-end delivery by the FIIG Technology development team and consulting partners, reporting to the Group Vice President, Technology Business Services.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business users, technology leaders, and partners to translate priorities into engineering roadmaps using existing and new technology.
• Ensure robust, scalable, secure, and compliant architecture for sales, onboarding, and servicing software supporting institutional clients.
• Set and execute a strategy for sales, onboarding, servicing, and data solutions, focusing on enhancing end-user experience through self-service, speed of delivery, and high-quality results.
• Prioritize work requests to meet business needs by assigning staff and overseeing delivery.
• Lead the implementation of technical solutions focused on providing information and KPIs.
• Promote process maturity for software development and support.
• Define key metrics and KPIs demonstrating efficient and effective use of the application portfolio.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, and information security teams to fulfill business group needs.
• Reduce organizational risk by implementing governance and security controls in partnership with Enterprise Risk Management, Data Privacy Office, Legal & Compliance, Information Security, and related teams.
• Manage the team, including hiring, development, reviews, and terminations for a team of up to 10 employees.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience with software solutions for sales, servicing, and data.
• Experience eliciting and representing a business group's technology needs through requirements, project management, and software delivery.
• Demonstrated experience driving technology innovation, developing and accomplishing technology roadmaps, and delivering measurable improvements.
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, from strategy to development, deployment, and support.
• Experience with CRM systems, particularly Salesforce.
• Experience with cloud-hosted systems and APIs, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or similar.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents.
• 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum.
• 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays.
• Family Support programs, including 8 weeks of Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, $10,000 fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance, and back-up child, adult, and elder care.

Schedule

This is an in-office role. Based on role, tenure, and performance eligibility, you may have the opportunity to participate in a hybrid work-from-home program, subject to change.