Director, IT

Hilltop Holdings is looking for a Director of Application Development to lead application development and support for Hilltop Holding’s investment bank (HilltopSecurities). This position will be primarily focused on the application development and application support needs specifically related to those applications and systems used at HilltopSecurities but also those used at Hilltop Holdings. The position will be focused on maturing the foundational technology delivery capabilities for employees and customers using reliable and repeatable processes. Candidates for this position must demonstrate strong leadership and mentoring skills, problem solving and communication skills, an ability to react to outages and user impacts with a sense of urgency, and have previously led development teams in a fast-moving enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

1. Develop, maintain and continually improve relationships with executive leadership, business department leaders, technology team members and third-party vendors
2. Stay informed on business strategy, goals, objectives and operational performance
3. Provide leadership by establishing department and individual goals
4. Assist employees in creating individual career development and training plans
5. Act as the point of contact for applications and systems and facilitate the work request demand and prioritization process
6. Escalate, assist and follow-through with resolution of issues related to delivery of technology solutions
7. Plan, coordinate, and supervise all activities related to the design, development, and implementation of the firm’s systems and applications
8. Define the necessary roles, responsibilities, processes and deliverables required to ensure effective delivery of new technology solutions
9. Manage multiple development teams supporting the firm’s different products and lines of business
10. Coordinate with Project Management Office (PMO) to review new project requests and provide input for preparing project timelines and costs
11. Enforce industry best practices and develop, communicate and enforce technology standards for the organization
12. Develop budgets for application development and application support needs
13. Ensure technology solutions comply with architectural standards
14. Communicate progress on projects to senior IT and business leadership
15. Continually evaluate new technologies and incorporate those technologies when appropriate
16. Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

1. B.S. /B.A. in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems and/or equivalent formal training or work experience
2. Prior leadership experience with demonstrated growth in job responsibilities, team leadership and organizational scope
3. Must have solid understanding of the SDLC process and various SDLC methodologies
4. Must have a solid understanding of DevOps concepts, practices and procedures
5. Prior experience with Investment banks and/or Broker Dealer industry required
6. Preferred experience with FIS Securities Processing Manager platform (P3)
7. Provides strategic leadership and coaching for the teams with the ability to direct and mentor the technical and managerial development of the software development teams
8. Delegates complex projects independently and exhibits a high degree of multitasking
9. Advanced knowledge of technical/business environment. Successfully engages all customers without direction
10. Excellent partnering, communication, and negotiation
11. Ability to analyze and resolve multiple complex problems at the enterprise level
12. Demonstrate advanced understanding of business processes across the enterprise
13. Provide direction and leadership in key interactions with business customers to define, analyze, and deliver customer requirements
14. Provide direction and leadership in driving resolution of complex or multiple problems at the enterprise level, coupled with timely publication of Root Cause Analysis of Incidents or Problems
15. Provide metrics and trends indicating problem areas and make recommendations to prevent potential future problems
16. Provide direction and leadership to insure a timely response to application and system problems
17. Proven experience in coordinating work efforts across the information technology ecosystem
18. Expert knowledge of software and/or systems engineering processes obtained through formal training and/or work experience
19. Must have strong focus on internal and external customer requirements
20. Must have excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
21. Must be comfortable making formal presentations to senior IT management and executive level audiences
22. Ability to partner with vendors, external contacts and industry standards organizations to deliver technical solutions
23. Must have appropriate skills with the standard workstation software utilized to perform daily duties, e.g., Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Visio, etc.
24. Working knowledge in technical programs such as MS SQL, .Net, C#, Azure DevOps

Job Info

1. Job Identification: 30358
2. Job Category: Information Technology
3. Posting Date: 06/25/2024, 09:02 PM
4. Job Schedule: Full-Time
5. Locations: 717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, 75201, US (On-site)