Application Development Manager,
Insurance (Island
Park, NY 11558)
Well
established B2B Commercial Business Services Firm is seeking an Applications
Development Manager to provide leadership and direction to the Application
Development Team and architect innovative technical solutions in support of
business goals. The ideal candidate will demonstrate skills in critical
thinking, effective communication, project management, and resource management.
This individual will be expected to learn and understand the insurance business
and the systems that support it. The right candidate will also be a
self-starter who exhibits creativity, innovation and is results oriented.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drive strategic and technical direction for the group
- Architect sound, cost-effective solutions
- Influence the team by challenging them with continuous improvement
- Provide highly-technical leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of information technologies which support the functional business units in meeting their strategic objectives
- Implement process improvements and standards to enhance quality and service
- Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies
- Accurately estimate the time and effort required to complete a deliverable
- Ability to make thoughtful, fact-based decisions, while juggle multiple competing priorities
- Review and manage Application Development staff performance
- Communicate with IT management to update project/task status and to coordinate implementation efforts
Skills & Experience:
- A Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in a technical program is preferred
- Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities at any given time
- Detail-oriented and ability to work collaboratively in a deadline-driven environment
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with colleagues at all levels
- The ability to drive change
- Working experience as an IT Manager
- Experience in following technologies (Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, JSON, SOAP, REST, HTML/CSS, MySQL)
- UniVerse systems experience a plus
- Insurance experience ideal
This is a permanent, full time position (NOT a
contract). Please do not apply unless authorized to work in the US. All
candidates must be either US Citizens or US Permanent Residents
All candidates MUST be local to Island Park,
L.I., NY. Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your
own relocation. Relocation is NOT an option.
RESUMES FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES WILL
NOT BE REVIEWED
