Oracle Application Development Manager

Why GMF Technology?

GM Financial is set to change the auto finance industry and is leading the path of embarking on tech modernization – we have a startup mindset, and preserve our small company culture, in a public company environment with financial stability and intense growth over a decade-plus history. We are data junkies and trust in data and insights to advance our business objectives. We take our goal of zero emission, zero collision, zero congestion, and zero friction very seriously. We believe as an auto finance market leader we are in the driver's seat to lead us in the GM EV mission to change the world. We are building global platforms, in LATAM, Europe, China, U.S. and Canada – and we are looking to grow our high-performing team. GMF is comprised of over 10,000 team members globally. Join our fintech culture within a Blue-Chip company where we are changing the way we use technology to support our customers, dealers and business.

​About the Role:

The Oracle Application Development Manager is a highly visible role and will be responsible to manage, provide leadership to and be accountable for the performance of Senior Developers, Technical Leads and Senior level professional consultants. The Oracle Application Development Manager should have a passion for building high quality enterprise grade applications and at the same time motivates the team to follow the path. He/she should be an expert in problem solving skills ready to take on very complex assignments and come up with world-class solutions. In addition, he/she will work with senior leaders to execute against the technical roadmap to deliver high quality projects and build technical excellence within the team. The Oracle Application Development Manager should have prior experience in one or more highly specialized areas of applications systems analysis and programming. He/she will manage global development teams to build and deliver high quality solutions.

• Manage a team of Senior Oracle Application Developers, Report developers and Oracle consultants both onsite and offshore
• Management of subordinates including Performance Reviews, approval of time off scheduling, recording time, and training needs for direct reports
• Ensure delivery of projects on time and within budget
• Review Design and development of technical solutions that meet business requirements based on functional designs
• Ensure GMF Oracle Development Standards and project methodology are being followed by development teams
• Work on system performance improvement and process improvement initiatives
• Work on scheduled release management and work closely with Oracle on Service Requests and RFC's
• Closely work with Data Architecture, DBA, System Administrator teams and other business partners to identify dependencies and risks
• Help with Budgeting activities
• Liaison with external vendors and third party software providers

What makes you a dream candidate?

• Advanced knowledge of business processes for supported business groups
• Advanced knowledge of information technology systems, infrastructure and operations
• Advanced working knowledge of information systems and operations systems for supported business groups
• Knowledge of GM Financial's core business functions
• Knowledgeable of best practices in information technology governance and regulatory landscape for financial institutions
• Significant experience in a large and complex business environment
• Strong in the use of Microsoft Office software including strong ability to analyze data using Excel for reporting and data mining purposes
• Strong people skills including the ability to interact with employees at all levels
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to create and work RFC and SR tickets with Oracle On Demand, Oracle Managed Cloud Services and Oracle Support
• Ability to effectively lead, organize and supervise
• Ability to meet expected delivery dates and the tasks necessary to achieve objectives
• Advanced computer skills and conversance in information technology issues
• Advanced experience with data visualization concepts and tools
• Deadline oriented
• Must be a self-starter and able to manage the investigations function with minimal supervision

Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent work or military experience required
• 7-10 years in a Technical lead or manager role, leading a team of developers required
• Greater than 10 years of IT experience in design, development and production support of Enterprise applications preferred

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.
Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.
Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility
Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office

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