VP Enterprise Applications & Software Delivery

Stanford Federal Credit Union•Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

Stanford Federal Credit Union is seeking a Vice President, Enterprise Applications & Software Delivery to lead its technology platforms and engineering capabilities. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, this leader is responsible for core banking and enterprise applications, software development, application integrations, and quality engineering. The role combines operating highly available, business-critical banking platforms with modernizing how technology is built, integrated, tested, and delivered. The successful candidate will bring operational discipline to critical banking systems while advancing engineering, quality, integration, and application-management practices. The position oversees application portfolio strategy and lifecycle, software delivery capabilities, production support, major implementations and modernization, architecture, vendors, resilience, technology planning and budgets, and the development of managers and technical professionals. Stanford Federal Credit Union is a nonprofit, member-owned credit union with a global reach of more than 95,000 members in 90 countries. It is a $4.5 billion company. The organization describes its culture as collaborative and focused on improving members’ financial lives. Work visa sponsorship and visa transfers are not provided.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive experience in enterprise applications, software engineering, application delivery, or technology operations.
At least 5 years leading managers and multidisciplinary technical organizations.
Experience with highly available, transaction-intensive technology environments.
Strong knowledge of enterprise application management, software engineering, quality engineering, application integrations, and production support.
Experience leading complex implementations, upgrades, integrations, and modernization initiatives.
Experience managing strategic technology vendors and holding partners accountable for performance.
Strong understanding of operational resilience, incident and problem management, software-development controls, and technology risk.
Ability to translate between business priorities, technology strategy, operational risk, and engineering execution.
Strong executive communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Create ownership and accountability, and understand that technology delivery continues through reliability, performance, security, supportability, and ongoing evolution.

Nice To Haves

Financial-services technology experience, particularly in credit unions, banking, payments, or fintech.
Familiarity with core banking platforms such as Fiserv DNA or comparable systems and technologies supporting deposits, lending, payments, and financial transaction processing.

Responsibilities

Lead strategy, lifecycle, availability, and continuous improvement for the core banking and enterprise application portfolio.
Lead software development and application integration capabilities.
Oversee quality engineering, test automation, and release-readiness practices.
Oversee production application support, monitoring, incident management, and problem remediation.
Lead major platform implementations, upgrades, integrations, and modernization initiatives.
Develop application and integration architecture in partnership with Infrastructure, Information Security, Data, and other technology leaders.
Manage strategic technology vendor relationships, performance, roadmaps, and escalations.
Lead application resilience, recovery capabilities, and operational readiness.
Manage technology portfolio planning, resource allocation, budgets, and investment recommendations.
Develop managers and technical professionals across multiple disciplines.

Benefits

100% paid employee medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and short-term disability insurance; 50% paid for dependents.
Annual incentives plan.
Employer 401(k) matching up to 5%, plus additional annual discretionary contributions.
Education reimbursement up to $5,200 per year.
Employee recognition program with cash incentives.
Wellness benefits up to $1,200 per year.
Commuter toll benefit of $100–$200 per month, based on position.
Paid sick time accruing at two weeks per year.
Paid vacation time accruing at three weeks per year.
Paid federal banking holidays, approximately 11 per year.
Ongoing training and education, seminars, and conferences.
Loan rate discounts on some vehicle, mortgage, and HELOC products.
Waived fees and deposit bonuses on Stanford FCU accounts.
Flexible health/transit plan availability.
Employee Assistance Program with free benefits such as counseling and help finding legal assistance and day care resources.