Director Application Development - PULSE Payments Technology at Discover Financial Services

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Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

Serves as the Payments Technology point of contact and partner with technology and business leaders to provide multi-year technical vision and strategy aligned to achieving business goals. This role will serve as the key technical domain leader, will be able to anticipate business needs and proactively provide technical solutions as those needs arise. This role serves as a technology leader within the PULSE Payments Technology organization and across the entire Business Technology organization. This role will lead multiple technical teams: Debit Authorization, Fraud and Debit protect, Real Time Account Updater and other real-time debit services. These teams may consist of Application Engineers, Technical Product Owners, and Quality engineering staff. Establish and manage department budget, including employee labor, contractor, and offshore resources. This role creates a culture of effective risk management, accountability, and demonstration of risk awareness across the organization and acts as a role model of this culture within their organization, across PULSE Payments Technology and Business Technology.

How You’ll Do It

• Modifies existing software to correct errors, allows it to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.

• Analyzes user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.

• Confers with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.

• Stores, retrieves and manipulates data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.

• Designs, develops and modifies software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measures outcome and consequences of design.

Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related

• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology or related

• 2+ years of People Leadership experience

In Lieu of Education

• 15+ years of experience in Information Technology or related

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.

• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.

• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

• Ability to communicate verbally; Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience leading programs to decommission large legacy applications

• Experience leveraging public/private/hybrid cloud, cloud enabled software, CI/CD pipeline, open-source technology, and advanced analytics

• Experience acting as POC for outside technical vendors

• Demonstrated experience as a technical thought leader

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Nov-30-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $177,500.00 to $270,300.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.