Sr. Manager, HR Application Development and Strategy - Lennar Homes

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Build your career with Lennar: As one of the nation’s largest builders, Lennar has built over one million new homes for families across America.  Since 1954, our communities have catered to all lifestyles and family dynamics, whether you are a first-time or move-up buyer, multigenerational family, or active adult. At Lennar, Everything’s Included in our homes, and Everyone’s Included on our team. Our Everyone’s Included vision is to be as inclusive and diverse as the communities we build unleashing the power of diversity within our workforce to drive innovation & sustainable growth.   

Lennar's Core Values: Our commitment to Quality, Value, and Integrity is the underlying foundation upon which Lennar was built, and these three fundamental principles still guide us in caring for our customers, associates, trade partners, shareholders, and community.  

YOUR PURPOSE: The Sr. Manager, HR Application Development and Strategy will work as part of the Lennar HR Technology team and will be responsible for leading various efforts and complex projects pertaining to all technology within the HR Operations value stream. This incumbent will own the end-to-end customer experience and help drive and influence the product roadmap to meet the customer needs. This role will liaison directly with internal customers to represent their journey, working cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch. A strong candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, problem solving capabilities, have an analytical mindset, and the ability to bridge the technical and business worlds. The ideal candidate must also have a passion for driving change and be customer obsessed.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the product development team, ensuring successful delivery of roadmap releases and features while achieving product goals and KPIs.
• Proactively address product development issues and escalate to senior leadership when necessary.
• Conduct discovery sessions with internal stakeholders, validating opportunities and solutions to define and manage the product roadmap.
• Direct the direction of features for design systems and break down the product vision into continuous value delivery.
• Demonstrate ability to conduct high level needs analysis and produce reporting and data analysis
• Demonstrate ability to plan, meet deadlines, and manage competing priorities. Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic work environment
• Regularly report product metrics to leadership.
• Ensure organizational readiness and keep development, design, and product teams informed.
• Assist with product positioning and key messaging and be prepared for internal training and demos.
• Actively Manage business relationships with respectful candor and hold the line on product mindset and be culture change agent.
• Inform and support the product portfolio vision and ensure its alignment with overall business strategies and objectives
• Manage resource pipelines to ensure timely delivery and proper support for products and services within the portfolio
• Coach and develop a pipeline of talent within the organization
• Identifies and documents business and technical requirements using standard templates
• Monitors effectiveness of current business practices and identifies areas for improvement/innovation. Has exceptional skills and expertise of business processes, and IT systems related to application security
• Exhibits strong facilitation and communication skills both written and oral and interacts with technical and business personnel
• Ensure compliance with technical best practices, standards and policies
• Responsible for providing recommendations to senior management for process and/or system improvements

Additional Requirements:

• Experience working as a leader and collaborator in a team-oriented environment is essential
• Outstanding presentation and leadership skills; high EQ with strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence
• History of driving complex, ambiguous projects across multiple groups of stakeholders
• Strong strategic thinker with knowledge of business and technology
• Excellent organization, time-management and attention to detail with ability to multi-task
• Comfortable working in a time-sensitive and rapidly changing organization
• Quick learner with a solution-oriented mindset and willingness to challenge
• Positive attitude, passionate and energetic
• Flexibility for travel

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent certified practical experience; secondary degree preferred (e.g., masters, PhD)
• 8+ years progressive experience concurrent with 4+ years in technical product management and 2+ years in leading product teams
• Experience driving product roadmap, design and execute against leaderships overall strategy
• Ability to deliver results in a complex, matrixed environment, driving alignment across multiple stakeholders
• Ability to structure ambiguity, break down complex problems, and drive solutioning - Strong communication skills with proven experience handling collaboration across executives and other stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills, leading research, analysis, and data insights to inform decisions - Workday experience is crucial
• Workday Certifications is a plus  

What we offer:

• The opportunity to deliver impact across one of the largest homebuilders in the United States.
• A corporate culture focused on growth and development.
• Freedom to try new impactful ideas.
• Ability to deploy your work to teams across 40+ divisions and interact directly with those teams.
• End-to-end project ownership.
• Occasional travel for team activities and meetings.
• Hybrid work schedule with you located in Miami, FL; Bentonville, AR; or Dallas, TX. Relocation packages available. This is NOT a remote position.
• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) and 401k matching

Our Interview Process:

• 30 minute preliminary screen 
• 3-4 interviews with members of our team Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.  

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Physical Requirements: This is primarily a sedentary office position which requires the Sr. Manager of IT Operations to have the ability to operate computer equipment, speak, hear, bend, stoop, reach, lift, and move and carry up to 25 lbs. Finger dexterity is necessary.  

This description outlines the basic responsibilities and requirements for the position noted. This is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties of the Associates. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. The *median base compensation for this position is subject to adjustment based on business-related factors including employee qualifications, geographic location, and operational considerations.   Note: *The median amount may be greater or less than the average salary. • This position may be eligible for performance-based bonuses as determined in the Company’s sole discretion. • This position will be eligible for the described benefits listed in the above section. • This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by the Company due to factors affecting the business. #LI-JG1

Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.