Agile Development Manager (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

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Our Impact:

The Enterprise Business Technology Office (EBTO) support multiple verticals by crafting and creating solutions to a variety of technology challenges. This support takes many forms, including delivering automation solutions by building and enhancing software applications using Business Process Management and Low Code Application Platforms required for Internal Audit, Legal and various other divisions at Freddie Mac.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated manager for our Business Process Management (BPM) Center of Excellence IT team at Freddie Mac to lead design, development, maintenance, and support for platform and applications. This role is pivotal in driving end-to-end delivery of automation solutions while fostering agile mindset. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing application development, managing technology stacks, ensuring strong stakeholder communication, optimizing application architecture, and ensuring governance and compliance. Additionally, the Agile Development manager will lead a cross-functional team, guide vendor relationships, and drive continuous process improvements.

• Application Development and Technology Stack

  • Oversee the development and enhancement of automation solutions, ensuring that the BPM platform and supporting technologies align with business needs

  • Drive decisions on the technology stack, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and security of the platform(s)

  • Willing to adapt and learn new cutting-edge technologies

• Communication and Adaptability

  • Solid experience influencings business outcomes by working directly with the business users/stakeholders. Serve as a bridge between software engineers, business users, and stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment on project goals

  • Adapt quickly to changing priorities, and apply previous experience to the dynamic nature of the team's environment, ensuring successful delivery

• Operation and Technology Review and optimize application architecture

  • Review and optimize the architecture of applications to support current operations and transition to future technology stack(s)

  • Help lead technical implementation and designing effort

  • Influence architectural outcomes that balance delivery feasibility with the longevity and scalability of the platform.

  • Breaking down complex requirements into clear design concepts for teams to implement

• Leadership

  • Manage and grow development team leadership, fostering a high performance culture

  • Champion adoption and adherence to Agile development and delivery best practices

  • Collaborate across enterprise to influence improvements in shared services and contribute to the organization's overall technical strategy.

• Vendor Management

  • Manage relationships with external vendors to ensure they meet performance expectations and deliver high-quality services aligned with project goals.

Your Impact:

• Lead a high performing team to design, develop and support enterprise-level BPM applications using agile development methodologies

• Drive complex integrations with downstream and upstream applications

• Drive the technical solution for the need, valuing simplicity and be willing to challenge technical constraints to achieve a proven design

• Be the executor as well as the transformative force behind the technical solution

• Accountable for the delivery of quality software, which is aligned with enterprise architecture, performance, maintainable and accurately deployed Lead a manage technical resources & teams

• Mentor the teams and establish positive relationships to drive solutions aligned with a strategic vision

• Constantly look for innovative ways to tackle sophisticated technical problems and designing the solution, not afraid to challenge the status quo

Qualifications:

• 8 - 10+ years of related and proven experience engineering incredible solutions

• 2 + years of management experience with direct reports

• 2-4 + years leading modernized development teams

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; advanced studies/degree preferred

• Experience leading modern delivery teams, implementing SDLC projects

• Experience with BPM Tools (Appian or other)

• Experience with DB2, Sybase, LDAP/TAM, Active Directory integrations

• Enterprise Modern Tools: Jenkins, Cucumber, Atlassian Suite (Jira, Bitbucket), Git

• Experience in the Financial Services industry

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Strong hands-on technology architecture, design and implementation skills

• Excellent communication skills and leading teams of motivated software engineers

• Solid experience influencing business outcomes by working directly with the business users/team members

• Ability to learn quickly and apply previous experience to our multifaceted environment Influence architectural outcomes to balance delivery feasibility and longevity of the platform

• Excellent collaborator and fantastic teammate A spirit for innovation and ability to work in the space of "no longer" and "not yet"

• Shown success coaching and redefining technical teams to shift to modern execution model

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you'll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $153,000 - $229,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.