Senior Vice President, Application Development Manager

Senior Vice President, Application Development Manager

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Application Development Manager to join our Global Payments & Trade team. This role is located in Chennai.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Work in medium to large-sized or multiple small teams responsible for all phases of the systems development and implementation process.
• Provide hands-on analysis, design, development, testing, and ongoing support for client area application systems across diverse development platforms, computing environments, software, hardware, technology, and tools.
• Analyze organizational needs for application development and interface with clients to ensure systems meet their business requirements.
• Oversee applications programming and analysis projects including development, installation, and maintenance of application programs.
• Lead analysis of organizational needs for development and implementation of applications.
• Interface regularly with clients and project managers to ensure systems meet business needs and specifications.
• Ensure availability, integrity, and stability of production systems by managing resources and processes to respond quickly to problems.
• Communicate and enforce strict adherence to development and quality standards, monitoring compliance continuously.
• Provide timely and accurate project-related information to relevant parties; advocate for change management and encourage innovation and creativity in technology solutions.
• Recruit, direct, motivate, and develop staff to maximize individual contributions, professional growth, and effective teamwork.
• Manage one or more development teams.
• Partner with Agile project team members to provide software solutions and technical support aligned with business needs.
• Collaborate with business product owners to review requirements, deliver prioritized business functionality, participate in estimation, and follow Agile/Scrum practices.
• Contribute to all aspects of product development including daily Scrum meetings, Sprint and Product Backlog reviews, and solution development.
• Knowledge of Banking and Payment solutions is an added advantage.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Experience working in medium to large-sized or multiple small teams responsible for all phases of systems development and implementation.
• Strong hands-on skills in analysis, design, development, testing, and support of application systems across diverse platforms and technologies.
• Proven ability to analyze organizational needs and interface with clients to deliver business-aligned systems.
• Experience managing application programming and analysis projects.
• Demonstrated leadership in recruiting, directing, motivating, and developing staff.
• Experience managing development teams.
• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodologies and collaboration with business product owners.
• Knowledge of Banking and Payment solutions is preferred.

Skills:

• Design Patterns/Architectural Principles
• Agile / Scrum
• Test-driven development: JUnit, FitNesse
• Java 17 and above
• J2EE / Tomcat
• Spring: MVC, REST, SpringBoot
• MicroServices/Docker
• JMS / MQ
• Maven
• Git
• Jenkins
• Any database (Oracle/MongoDB)
• Confluence / Jira Agile Tools
• AI Adoption
• Kafka, Activiti, Drools
• UI: Javascript, Angular, Bootstrap

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Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.