VP, Mobile Apps Engineering Manager - MySynchrony

RoleSummary/Purpose:

The Vice President,Mobile Apps Engineering Managercraves working in a hands-on system design and architecture environment and leads by example to make sure time sensitive projects get done on time and to specifications. To be successful in this role, deepexpertiseindevelopingMobile NativeUI,Native SDKsintegrated withAPIs, andWeb views builtforiOS and Android apps;ability tomanage people,influence,and lead multiple teams is crucialin this role.

This VP will leadengineers acrossthe development,testingand production support of our digital servicingMobileapplications by creating,developingand supportingthoughtful solutions toanticipatebugs andmaintainoperational excellence.We’reproud to offer you choice and flexibility. You have theoptionto be remote and work from homeor come into one of our offices. You maybe occasionallyrequested to commute to our nearest office for in-person engagement activities such as team meetings,training,andcultureevents.

Our Way of Working

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

You are the right candidate if you…

• Have passion: Sure, you can code, but are you passionate about application development in a complex ecosystem? 

• Have common sense: Building is important, but do you think through designs to ensurethey’rethe best solutions first? 

• Are slightly obsessed with pretty code: Do you write elegant, testable, performant code that is robust and scalable? 

• Are a leader: This VP will influence a large cross functional team to deliver awesomecutting-edgecustomer facing applications.  Are you up for the challenge? 

• Learn quickly and adapt tonew technology:Let’sface it – technology changes by the minute. Are you able to quickly adapt and learn to be productive with new languages, operating systems, and tools?

• Think like a customer: Central to our products is our understanding of our customers’ needs and requirements.  Do you consider UX in your decision making, and think like a customer? Have tech chops: Boasting

Essential Responsibilities:

• Influenceand deliver throughmultipleagile developmentand testingteams through all phases of the Agile development life cycle throughSAFe

• Implementnew technologiesandassistdevelopers as they migrate tonew technologies

• DevelopiOS,Androidapplicationsandmobile SDKsto workin aMicroservicesecosystemcomprisingRESTful APIs, API GatewayandSpring Framework.

• Experience inarchitecting,deliveringand supportingiOS/Androidapplicationsisa must.

• Experiencemanaging teams, providing coaching, delivering impactful feedback, and creating an environment that fosters learning to support successful career development.

• Design data models to support complex business processes

• Drive a CI/CD strategy using ourBitrise, Bitbucket, anduDeploystack. 

• Strong experience with App Store and Play Store ecosystems and processes.

• Working knowledge of the overall mobile industry

• Partner with Train leadersto drive and deliver results at every Program Increment level

• Influence and collaborate with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts to create amazingmobileapps. 

• Mentor and influence all levels of the team: in this role, you will have the opportunity to influence up and down the chain of command 

• Ensure compliance with architecture, security and technology standards set by Synchrony 

• Assistin crafting andmaintainingthe future state technology architectural strategy, along with ourmodernization and migration roadmapof the applications.

• Lead Agileteamsas the technical expert, includingPIplanning,ART Sync,backlog grooming sessions,IP sprints

• Ensure application code quality through development, test, and QE Automation.

• Define andestablishNon-FunctionalRequirementsforcovering Performance, Security, Reliability,Scalability, Usability, Maintainabilityand Portability.

• Participate in addressing root cause analysis, incident reports and provide direction in problem resolution 

• Ability to analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems,identifyroot cause, and implement fixes 

• Passionate about the latest technologies,open-sourceprojectsand languages 

• Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year 

• Identifyways to increase efficiency and improve system performance 

• Work with third party vendors to develop software and/or integrate their software into the company's products 

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and aminimum of6years of experience withSoftwareEngineering

• Minimum6years of application development experience. 

• Mobile native applicationdevelopment backgroundfor iOSorAndroid platform

• Critical Thinking,creativityandproblem-solvingskills

• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required

DesiredCharacteristics:

• Experience with Web, React, API and AWS are desired.

• Expertisewith continuous integration environments Deep experience with responsive web design principles and cross device support 

• Knowledgeof usingNew Relic andSplunk for productionsupportisdesired.

• Experience with Database Architecture, Modeling, and familiarity with relational and non-relational persistent databases.

• Caching solutions such as Redis orGemfireare a plus.Familiarity with JSON, REST and XML\-based web services 

• Excellence in technical communication with technical and non-technical peers 

• Strong cross-functional team player with the ability to work seamlessly across a matrix organization and partner with global development companies 

• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment 

• Experience developing and supporting financial/banking applications 

• Excellent interpersonal skills withthe abilityto influence clients, team members,management,and externalgroups.

• Excellent attention to detail in a team environment 

• Experience in fostering growth-oriented cultureand tailoring career pathsfor the team.

• Strong oral and written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems,identifyroot cause, action plans,impact,and resolutionoptions.