Application Development Manager

Pay Range

Base pay: $/yr - $/yr. Additional compensation details may apply. Your actual pay will be based on skills and experience.

Application Manager
We are seeking someone who can lead two high‑performing application development teams, providing people‑first leadership while guiding the delivery of web/mobile and data integration solutions. This role is accountable for coaching and developing a seasoned group of engineers, owning team capacity and planning, and serving as a key liaison between IT and business leaders. The Application Manager will not be hands‑on keyboard day to day, but must bring enough technical depth in areas like REST APIs, web/mobile application development, and cloud concepts to make informed decisions, effectively partner with technical leads, and confidently represent the teams with executives and stakeholders.

• Lead two senior application engineering teams (Web/Mobile and Data Integration) with a primary focus on people leadership, team performance, and relationship building.
• Coaching and developing experienced engineers, partnering closely with business and executive stakeholders, and ensuring effective planning, prioritization, and delivery across roadmaps.
• Leverage understanding of modern web, mobile, API, and cloud‑based technologies to guide technical direction without day‑to‑day coding.
• Build strong relationships with senior, highly tenured engineers, setting clear expectations, removing roadblocks, and holding the team accountable to engineering best practices.
• Partner with established and emerging technical leads, mentoring them and empowering technical decisions.
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand priorities, communicate status, negotiate trade‑offs, and manage changing roadmaps.
• Own capacity planning and workload management across the Web/Mobile and Data Integration teams.
• Select and develop a technical lead for the Data Integration team and build a strong working relationship with the existing Web/Mobile technical lead.
• Drive continuous improvement in team culture, communication, and ways of working; facilitate hybrid collaboration across St. Louis Park and St. Cloud.
• Oversee administrative and operational aspects of team management (performance reviews, budgeting inputs, hiring, vendor and contractor oversight).

• 5+ years of experience leading software engineering/application development teams.
• Proven experience in people management, including coaching, developing, and performance‑managing senior‑level engineers.
• Strong understanding of modern web and mobile application development (e.g., React Native, REST APIs, integrations) and ability to engage in deep technical discussions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize team workload, drive delivery through the SDLC, and track/report on progress and capacity.
• Experience building effective relationships with business stakeholders and executives, communicating complex technical topics in clear, business‑focused terms.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and services (any major cloud provider) and modern integration patterns.
• Strong organizational, communication, and conflict‑resolution skills, with ability to handle feedback and lead through influence in a fast‑paced environment.
• Lead and develop two high‑performing application teams (Web/Mobile and Data Integration), providing day‑to‑day people leadership, coaching, and performance management for a group of approximately 12 engineers plus contractors.
• Build strong relationships with senior, highly tenured engineers, setting clear expectations, removing roadblocks, and holding the team accountable to engineering best practices, delivery commitments, and SDLC processes.
• Partner closely with technical leads, providing mentorship and direction, and empowering them to drive technical decisions while focusing on people and delivery leadership.
• Collaborate with business leaders, directors, and executives to understand priorities, communicate status, negotiate trade‑offs, and manage changing roadmaps and backlogs.
• Own capacity planning and workload management across both teams, ensuring work is prioritized, tracked, and…