SVP of Enterprise

* Amazing Opportunity with Community First Credit Union
* SVP of Enterprise Applications Community First Credit Union Role Specifics

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer the SVP Enterprise Applications is accountable for the end to end ownership of the credit union’s enterprise application platforms, including core banking, batch processing, application lifecycle management, integration, and application level automation.

The SVP, Enterprise Applications oversees stable, scalable, and secure enterprise systems that support business growth and operational efficiency ensuring a consistent member experience. This role owns application management, leads platform modernization and ensures technology aligns with organizational goals through governance, integration, and automation. This position is intentionally focused on enterprise applications as business platforms, not on infrastructure operations or data analytics, and serves as the primary executive owner of application performance, reliability, and value delivery.

• Provides executive leadership and accountability for the enterprise application portfolio, including core banking systems, batch processing platforms, and critical business applications. Ensures application platforms are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with business objectives. Establishes clear ownership, operating models, and performance expectations for all enterprise systems.
• Oversees core processing and batch operations, including day to day system stability, release coordination, parameter changes, vendor operational management, and workload automation. Ensures core platforms support business continuity, regulatory requirements, and growth objectives while minimizing operational risk and manual effort.
• Leads the integration and automation strategy for enterprise applications, ensuring systems are effectively connected across business units and external partners. Drives standardization of interfaces, workflows, and automation patterns to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and accelerate delivery of business outcomes.
• Establishes and executes the enterprise application strategy, including application rationalization, upgrades, configuration enhancements, and targeted internal development. Partners with executive leadership and business stakeholders to prioritize initiatives based on value, risk, and organizational impact.
• Builds, leads, and develops enterprise application teams, including application product owners, analysts, application support, integration, and automation resources. Promotes a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, ensuring teams are aligned to platform ownership rather than departmental demand. Manage and mentor programming, application support, and systems development staff, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Manage and mentor programming, application support, and systems development staff, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, Patriot Act, and Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Ten or more years of progressive experience overseeing Enterprise Applications for a financial institution including systems integration, automation, and development. This role requires a high level of trust, credibility, and diplomacy. The SVP must be able to engage in strategic discussions with senior leadership, direct and indirect reports, and external vendors. Communications will

involve motivating, influencing, educating, and advising others on matters of significance, often of a sensitive or confidential nature.

Bachelor’s…