Application Development Manager

American Heart Association • Dallas, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us. The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for an Application Development Manager at our office located in Dallas, TX. The Application Development Manager manages a team of experienced individual contributors. Plans and sets day-to-day operational objectives and strategic priorities and schedules across own team and vendors. Delegates tasks to achieve operational targets and revenue targets based on predetermined services and standards. Budget accountability and manages day-to-day elements of the budget (overtime for contractors, expense monitoring, etc.). Manages exempt and non-exempt staff. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results will cause revenue loss and delays in schedules. The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally. #TheAHALife is more than a company culture; it is our way of life. It embodies our commitment to work-life harmonization and is guided by our core values where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn , Instagram , Facebook , X , and at heart.jobs .

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or e quivalent experience
• Five (5) Years minimum relevant experience (10 years preferred) and at least 3 year of leadership experience
• Five (5) years of JavaScript software development experience, including React.js and TypeScript experience
• Experience learning legacy solutions with complex data dependencies, owning end-to-end management of custom software, including endpoint management and custom development to support APIs and batch data transfers with external vendors and public-facing communication via email/SMS/etc.
• Application Design
• Application Development
• Application Programming Interfaces (API)
• Coaching Others
• Coordination
• Effective Communication
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Leadership
• Planning and Organizing
• Programming
• Project Management
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Software Engineering
• Software Product Installation and Support
• Team Management and Team Building
• Time Management
• Unit Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Responsibilities

• Monitors operational metrics and processes and implements software engineering methodologies, tools, and best practices to ensure high-quality public experiences supporting our mission by generating revenue using a highly customized SaaS and fully custom proprietary software solution as part of the ecosystem.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity software principles and responsible for eliminating vulnerabilities.
• Expertise developing software in Azure cloud, including CICD, DevSecOps, zero-downtime deployments and the required judgment to balance efficiency with stability.
• Supports multiple development projects with scheduling, planning, and resource allocation of off the shelf customized and fully custom codebases.
• Develops expertise on the function and interactions of complex revenue-generating technology ecosystems with accountability for supporting defects and building highly reliable custom software solutions.
• Conducts feedback processes, including peer reviews, code reviews, and design reviews.
• Fosters a sense of urgency culture using individual and team coaching and mentoring to achieve software engineering and operational excellence.
• Will supervise vendors or off-shore resources.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope and responsibility of the job level and family.
• Ongoing development maintenance and support for production systems for a highly available solution with large user base and public use, preserving our high-quality brand reputation
• Under supervision of and in partnership of the Senior Director of Application Development, helps define and drive enterprise-wide application strategy aligned with business goals, digital transformation initiatives, and long-term technology roadmaps.
• Oversees architecture governance and ensures scalable, secure, and maintainable application ecosystems across multiple business units.
• Establishes KPIs and success metrics for application performance, user experience, and delivery velocity across the portfolio
• Leads cross-functional collaboration across infrastructure, security, data, integrations, and product teams to ensure seamless integration and compliance.
• Champions innovation and emerging technologies, evaluating new platforms, tools, and methodologies to enhance business agility and technical excellence.
• Guides organizational change management related to application modernization, cloud migration, and agile transformation.
• Mentors development resources on team, building succession plans and fostering a high-performing coach/player bench.
• Owns risk management and compliance for application development, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and internal audit requirements.
• Provides senior leadership level insights and recommendations on application portfolio health and investment priorities.
• After hours support and work for escalated priority and urgent issues. This may require late after-hours, weekend and / or holiday work depending on the severity of the issue.
• Manage and participate in on – call support rotation for development team to support related systems as required.
• Extended support during peak season (January – April) to accommodate system availability and optimal performance during high traffic use period.

Benefits

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs; based on the type of position
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees