Director of Application Development

Contact the recruiter Shane Paynter at shane@ringsidetalent.com to learn more. 

Ringside Talent is looking for a Director of Application Development that will be responsible for leading a team of developers for a international company based in Central Ohio.  This individual will be responsible for a large team and revenue stream and must be capable of recruiting, leading, inspiring and mentoring high-performing developers.

BENEFITS:

• Compensation:  $150,000 - $190,000 + incentive bonus
• Health Benefits:  Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401k
• Paid Holidays
• Competitive Vacation Package

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage team existing of application developers and ensure completion of daily operations of IT Application Development area focused on Java and Angular technologies.
• Ensure the Application Development area uses sound practices and processes for implementing custom developed and packaged solutions.
• Develop, implement and maintain a team organization that ensures skills and capacity for project and enhancement work while providing superior support for production applications.
• Maintain knowledge of best practices in information technology, development processes and software architecture.
• Maintain knowledge of key business processes supported by our applications and technology.
• Ensure business area requests for application development services are understood, prioritized and addressed.
• Allocate skilled resources for project and enhancement requests as well as day-to-day operations.
• Maintain productive management level relationships with the company’s business functions.
• Ensure production systems are performing well and operating without defects.
• Act as central point of contact for application software vendors.
• Provide leadership, guidance and motivation to the development team(s) responsible for creating and supporting applications.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or related field.
• 5 to 7 years IT management experience.
• Strong management experience with Java, n-tier and web solutions.
• Experience with both custom application software development and packaged software implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, determine appropriate actions and complete projects with little direction.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and thrive in a multi-project environment, while ensuring production systems are up and performing well.
• Experience in waterfall and agile development processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.