Director IT Application Development (Airport Operations)

Description

The primary purpose of the Director IT Application Development position is to lead a team in the modernization, development, implementation and maintenance of Application Development business and technical systems.

This role is the Digital Technology liaison to our Airport Operations business partners and is responsible for transforming the business through technology. It is critical that this role establish and maintain strong business relationships with both senior and operating level business leaders and be the key interface point of contact with the business.

This leader is accountable for the strategy, evaluation and implementation of standards and procedures which support the enterprise's application footprint.

• Develop a multi-year application development strategy that aligns with corporate and IT related goals and vision, adapts strategy as technology and business needs evolve
• Stay abreast of business strategy, goals, objectives, and operational performance
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of Business Processes by applying existing IT capabilities, identifying improvements to existing IT capabilities and defining new strategic IT capabilities
• Act as the point of contact and facilitate the work request demand and prioritization process
• Communicate strategy, goals and measurable components to senior IT and Business leadership to drive success and accountability across the organization
• Establish and maintain strong business relationships with both senior and operating level business leaders to ensure effective delivery of business deliverables and technology solutions
• Educate business partners on roles, responsibilities, processes, and work required to ensure effective delivery of new technology solutions
• Lead and oversee projects to ensure delivery of work requests and projects are within committed budget, on schedule and the quality of individual projects meets the overall department performance goals
• Aligning with business partners on delivery success criteria and ensuring technology solutions follow architectural standards
• Provide cost estimates and business case updates to support overall IT performance metrics, monthly project status reporting and quarterly resource planning review
• Successfully integrate project and program initiatives with other software applications
• Responsible for intensifying, assisting and follow-through on resolution of issues related to delivery of technology solutions
• Guide teams in designing, building, testing, and deploying changes to existing software
• Ensure adherence to code scanning and other security protocols are adhered to during releases
• Oversee the application admin team assigned to financial applications
• Application Transformation - Transform applications by using cloud capabilities. Remaining informed of new technologies and/or business processes and incorporating those technologies to improve the productivity of the applications staff and software systems maintainability
• Establish department and individual's goals including performance reviews and career and performance plans
• Responsible for developing and maintaining an overall sourcing plan which includes creative sourcing options and alternatives to ensure supply capacities meet work demand, role and skills required and cost objectives

Qualifications

What's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree
• 12+ years of relevant experience
• 5+ years of management experience in an IT or leadership related role
• Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to draft presentations for executive leadership
• Strong project organization/ execution & delivery skills
• Must be able to commit to hybrid role based in Chicago
• Able to commit to 20% - 30% travel
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree
• Experience in application development delivery of med-large scale projects/programs
• Experience in Airport Operations or airline technology experience a plus