Java, AI - Senior Vice President

Job description

The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for **leading and managing a development team to strategically orchestrate the successful delivery and implementation of new and enhanced application systems** and programs. Working in **close coordination with cross-functional technology teams** , this role is instrumental in **advancing technical capabilities, championing engineering best practices, and fostering positive cultural evolution** within the organization. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities. **Responsibilities** : - Lead the design and development of wealth-lending platforms (Cards, Collections and Fraud Prevention), remaining actively hands-on in coding core APIs, micro services, and orchestration components. - Spearhead the creation of intuitive, visually striking and highly responsive user interface(UI/UX) for web front-end applications. - Lead the team in designing and developing straight through processing functions, process automation leveraging AI. - Lead the team in testing automation. - Lead architectural design and implementation of modular, highly scalable, event-driven data models, ensuring data integrity and performance for high-volume transactions. - Drive the architectural vision for data-driven systems, ensuring they meet volume and scale requirements for the Cards, Collections and Fraud Prevention business domain. - Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, design and implement comprehensive data quality controls across the system. - Establish engineering standards across system design, API contracts, resiliency patterns, observability, performance optimization, and secure coding practices. - Guide the team through hands-on code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical mentoring, elevating distributed systems design and scalable service engineering practices. - Ensure services are built for fault tolerance, idempotency, concurrency control, and horizontal elasticity across modern cloud environments. - Partner closely with business, risk, and operations stakeholders to translate evolving lending strategies into scalable, compliant, and high-performance technology solutions. - Lead the end-to-end execution, proactively managing cross-functional dependencies and mitigating risks, while ensuring timely and high-quality implementation across multiple regions. **Qualifications:** - 14+ years of relevant experience in designing and delivering large-scale, data-intensive, extensible, and scalable enterprise applications, including real-time and batch processing systems. - Deep expertise in AI Development Tools, database technologies, and data streaming platforms to support high-volume, low-latency data processing. - Proven leadership in architecting and implementing robust microservices platforms and event-driven architecture using Domain-Driven Design principles. - Expertise in modern DevOps practices, including strategic adoption and optimization of containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes) and advanced CI/CD pipelines. - Deep expertise in Java and J2EE technologies, including Spring Framework, Hibernate, and enterprise integration patterns, for building robust and scalable back-end services. - Demonstrated expertise in designing and developing production-grade, user-friendly web front-end applications, with a strong portfolio showcasing distinctive UI/UX design and implementation. - Proficiency in modern front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and leading frameworks such as React, Typescript, etc. - Proficiency in event streaming platforms like Kafka, Solix, etc. - Deep understanding and application of financial services industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and security standards relevant to wealth management and lending. - Drive the strategic adoption and integration of advanced analytical capabilities, including AI and ML, to deliver innovative solutions and significant business value. - Proven track record of building, managing, and leading high-performing, geographically distributed technology teams. - Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication. - Ability to define and articulate a clear technical strategy that aligns with business objectives and drives innovation across the platform. - Proven ability to define, prioritize, and manage technology roadmaps, balancing innovation, technical debt, and business priorities. - Good domain knowledge in Cards, Collections, Fraud Prevention, with a strong understanding of risk management, regulatory requirements, and fraud mitigation strategies. **Education:** - Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience - Master’s degree preferred ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family Group:** Technology ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family:** Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ **Time Type:** Full time ------------------------------------------------------ **Most Relevant Skills** Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ **Other Relevant Skills** For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ *Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.* *If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review* *Accessibility at Citi.* *View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Right