IT Manager I - Software Development

About Working at Commerce

Wouldn't it be great to build your career at a bank that's known for helping people with their financial challenges? That's exactly what you'd be doing when you join the team at Commerce Bank. We're looking for teammates who are ready to do whatever it takes to help our customers with their everyday financial needs. You'd be helping yourself too, because Commerce has a tradition of recognizing and rewarding team members for their talent, skills and contributions.

No wonder we've been an industry leader for over 155 years and have developed a reputation as a great place to work in the financial services world. If you'd like to be a part of a team and culture that is respected by its peers and in your community, we should talk. We're always looking for the best and brightest.

About This Job

This position supports the strategic direction of the Bank's Commercial Digital business by managing resources and scrum teams to assure the quality of strategic and high priority applications. You will monitor the performance of the project team through all phases of the SDLC, implementing enhancements and maintaining our applications, while ensuring compliance with organizational standards and industry best practices.

Successful candidates must have experience in leading a software development team in an agile environment. This role requires a strong leader and communicator; expected to champion the delivery of value at the appropriate velocity. The manager will be responsible to create a culture that provides timely performance feedback and mentorship to grow team members. Successful candidates will collaborate partnerships with business owners to produce a highly responsive/effective team.

As an IT Manager, you will be responsible for the engagement and improvement of the whole lifecycle of services-from inception, through deployment, operation, and refinement. The manager will also maintain stability by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health. The manager will scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity. They will strive to utilize technical skills to maintain optimal system efficiency, productivity, and reliability. The manager will practice sustainable incident response.

Essential Functions

• Lead, mentor and motivate team members to implement projects on the digital strategy roadmap
• Provide coaching and development opportunities appropriate to individual needs
• Develop deep expertise in product and provide training and mentorship to others
• Perform all necessary management functions, including hiring, evaluations, annual increase allocations and disciplinary action as required
• Communicate decisions, priorities, and relevant information to team members effectively
• Support budget management, planning and expenditure
• Participate in constructing and maintaining the digital roadmap
• Articulate system impacts, highlight enhancements that will exceed expectations, and increase efficiencies/customer satisfaction
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge Skills & Abilities Required

• Strong knowledge of full stack web development, including knowledge of best practices
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the scrum team within an Agile environment
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to apply discretion and sound judgement to solve problems efficiently and effectively
• Ability to drive results while balancing organizational risk and meeting goals of the business
• Strong leadership skills with ability to motivate team members and foster a positive team environment that gives way to collaboration and unified goals
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the company, clearly expressing ideas and concepts both verbally and in writing
• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Effective vendor management skills and ability to build strong working relationships
• Desire to continue learning through formal and informal channels
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 3+ years Information Technology leadership experience required
• 4+ years experience in Agile implementation preferred
• Software development experience preferred

Location: 922 Walnut St, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Time Type:

Full time