Applications Development Group Manager

The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team.

The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities for the Global Reconciliation Utility (GRU) within the Data Engineering Organization . What You’ll Do Drive Modernization: Lead the architectural strategy and end-to-end modernization of enterprise reconciliation platforms and high-throughput financial data pipelines.

Lead Global Teams: Direct, mentor, and grow multi-disciplinary, globally distributed engineering teams, overseeing talent management and delivery execution. Oversee Architecture & Delivery: Guide robust technical solutions using Java, Angular, microservices, distributed messaging frameworks (e.g., Kafka), and cloud data platforms.

Manage Budgets & Operations: Exercise strategic financial and operational control over program budgets, resource allocation, and vendor delivery models. Partner with Stakeholders: Collaborate and negotiate with senior business and technology leaders to align platform capabilities with enterprise priorities.

Enforce Governance & SRE: Establish rigorous engineering standards, DevOps automation, CI/CD practices, and risk controls to ensure scalability, security, and audit readiness. What We’ll Need from You Proven Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise software application development and system architecture.

Engineering Leadership: Demonstrated track record of managing and scaling large, globally distributed engineering teams. Domain Expertise: Proven success delivering enterprise reconciliation systems, high-volume transaction matching, or mission-critical financial data platforms.

Modern Tech Mastery: Strong technical depth in Java, Angular, microservices, distributed streaming/messaging (Kafka), and cloud architectures. Risk & Controls Acumen: Solid understanding of enterprise IT governance, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity standards, and risk mitigation.

Strategic Communication: Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior executives, manage vendor partnerships, and drive technology budgets. Education: Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience Master’s degree preferred This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed.

Other job-related duties may be assigned as required. ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Primary Location: Tampa Florida United States ------------------------------------------------------ Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $141,440.00 - $212,160.00 In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com.

Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire. ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Anticipated Posting Close Date: Nov 29, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------ Automated Processing and AI We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening.

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