Application Development Team Lead plans, coordinates, and supervises all activities related to the development, implementation, and support of a subset of information systems and software applications. The Application Development Team Lead will be engaged throughout the IT project lifecycle for software development and integration solutions as well as supporting and upgrading existing systems and applications. This individual will apply strong leadership, communication, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of best practices to guide a team of programmers to ensure successful implementation and support of IT applications.

MAJOR TASKS

• Possess strong leadership, team coordination, and supervisory skills to effectively lead development team members and activities in designing, implementing, and supporting the company's IT applications
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring for a team of software developers
• Direct assignments to effectively utilize resources to ensure successful delivery of business solutions
• Assist the Manager of Applications Development by providing input into writing performance reviews for application development staff
• Monitor team performance and recommend/implement improvement practices as needed
• Possess excellent communication and partnering skills to develop effective relationships with other leaders and key stakeholders in IT, business units, project teams, and operations in enabling the successful delivery of IT solutions for the business
• Develop effective relationships with third-party vendors to enable successful delivery of services and solutions
• Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of applications as well as development methods. Identify and recommend solutions for continuous improvement
• Confer with team leads, managers and other key partners and stakeholders to provide technical advice and resolve problems
• Provide ad-hoc management reporting, data gathering, and analysis as needed

HUMAN RELATIONS AND PERSONAL SKILLS

• Strong English reading and writing communication skills, with an ability to express and understand complex technical concepts
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills
• Strong partnering and leadership skills
• Ability to work in teams and has strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrated leadership experience as well as the ability to lead a group of software developers and also able to work independently
• Ability to anticipate potential problems, determine and implement solutions
• Strong coaching skills. Ability to step outside role confines and help teach and enable other team members
• Ability to pay close attention to details