Application Development Manager – People Manager
Deerfield, Elk Grove Village Il
Selected for the People Manager role of the RPL NAPS development team(29 resources) due to Successes, Soft/People and Technical skills learned previous years. Retail Private Label NAPS is a customized mainframe system that supports Originations (12+ million/yr) for US and Canada Consumer and Commercial Private Label 20 + clients such as The Home Depot, Best Buy, Macy’s, FUEL and other specialty clients.Major projects 1. THD (The Home Depot) boarding2. Led Cross Training, Documentation, Transfer of Knowledge from Contractors to FTEs 3. Zales Jewelers boardingResponsibilitieso Supervisory responsibilities - provide technical advice, guidance and direction to team o Recruit/ Develop/ Retain Talent – 1 of 4 people chosen to assist Sr mgr recruiting efforts at Notre Dame.o Implement methods to excite and challenge team. o Communications to superiors o Build relationships with Risk, Business, Operations, Legal, Fraud, Compliance, Vendors o Lead development team of 10 FTE and 19 Contractors, Manage 20+ projects concurrently, System upgrades, COB tests, Security controls, Circuit changes and failover tests, 24x7 Pager support, Vendor managemento Assist auditors o Vendor Management role for IBMo Critical Thinking and Quick Problem Solving is required in Originations given the critical nature and visibility to the business and operationso Management Responsibilities – Sr management status, Project Prioritization, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Development, Implementation, Challenge team, Roadmaps, Budget, Cost Reductions, Career and Performance management, One on One Scorecards, Ranking, Entitlement Reviews, Recruitment, Training, Pager Support, Records management, VeriSign NDM certificate renewal