• Coordinates systems analysis and applications development activities through direct and indirect staff. • Partner with business and technology leadership to define, prioritize and achieve strategic objectives related to approved application development projects and platforms. • Identify opportunities to deliver business value through business process improvement, organizational change and/or technology integration. • Analyze project risks, costs, and benefits and make relevant recommendations to business and technology leadership team. • Manage end-to-end application scoping, sizing, estimating, analyzing cross-impacts, planning, development, implementation and post implementation maintenance and support. • Directs development teams in the areas of scheduling, technical direction, future planning and standard development practices. • Coordinate and manage remote team members both onshore and offshore • Participates in budgeting and capital equipment processes and quality improvement activities for the development organization. • Implement best practices to ensure that all core IT functions are fully documented, supportable, and in compliance with applicable regulations. • Ensure systems are kept at current software levels and evaluate the costs/benefits of upgrades for applications. • Coordinate the formal functional and performance testing processes. • Develop processes and tools that encourage continuous performance improvements. • Regularly communicate the status of application development to all impacted stakeholders, set expectations and manage team members. • Performs other related duties as assigned.