Manager, Application Development Services

** Provide Strategic Leadership for Development Services:
** Oversee the Application Development Services team to ensure development activities align with institutional goals and user experience standards.
** Coordinate with the Integrations Team:
** Define application and data integration requirements and ensure seamless interoperability between systems across the enterprise.

- ** Develop and Mentor the Development Team:
** Lead, coach, and support Application Developers through performance management, skills development, and personalized growth planning.
** Partner with Experience Leaders:
** Collaborate with Experience Managers and Relationship and Product Analysts to ensure development priorities reflect user needs and experience goals.
** Collaborate on Technology Evaluation and Procurement:
** Work with Procurement, Legal, and Security teams to assess and onboard new development technologies or service providers.
** Loyola Marymount University Expectations
** Exhibit behavior that supports the mission, vision, and values of the university.  Communicate and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional, responsible, accountable, and ethical conduct.  Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding customer service.
** Requisite Qualifications
*** Typically, a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field, Master’s preferred. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to keep abreast of regulation, policy and technology changes.
* Seven years of progressively responsible experience in software development or enterprise application delivery, with a strong record of successful project execution.
* Two years of management or technical leadership experience in a complex organization, including responsibility for coaching, performance management, and team development.
* Demonstrated proficiency in full stack development, low code and no code platforms, and modern development practices across the software development lifecycle.
* Experience with AWS services, AI integration, automation, and cloud native design patterns to support scalable and secure application development.
* Experience defining and maintaining development standards, architectural patterns, and best practices across teams or distributed environments.
* Proven ability to collaborate with cross functional partners, including integrations, data services, security, infrastructure, and user experience teams.
* Strong understanding of Agile delivery, version control, peer code reviews, and other modern engineering practices.
* Ability to manage development roadmaps, prioritize competing demands, and align work to institutional and user experience goals.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex technical issues and develop actionable solutions.
* Excellent communication and relationship building skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
* Commitment to accessibility, inclusion, human centered design, and continuous improvement.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** Experience designing or supporting enterprise systems such as Workday, Banner, Salesforce, or similar platforms that require complex integration and workflow design.
* Experience implementing cloud native architectures, containerization, or event driven design in AWS or similar environments.
* Demonstrated success improving developer experience, optimizing pipelines, or modernizing legacy applications.
* Experience working in higher education or another mission driven environment with a broad and diverse stakeholder base.
* Experience evaluating, procuring, or managing vendors that provide development platforms, tools, or managed services.
* Training or certification in Agile, Scrum, ITIL, cloud architecture, Dev Ops, or related frameworks.
* The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position.
* Perform other related duties. Founded in 1911, Loyola Marymount University is a Carnegie classified R2 institution rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. We are committed to fostering a diverse academic community rich in opportunity for intellectual engagement and real-world experience. We enroll an academically ambitious, multicultural, and socioeconomically diverse student body. We recruit, retain and support a diverse faculty committed to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship and creativity.

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