Senior Manager - Application Development (AWS)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Base pay: $140,600–$183,108 per year, with eligibility for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

Company

hirify.global operates an airline business with an extensive route network and employee travel systems.

What you will do

• Build and lead a high-performing Agile application development team with onshore and offshore resources.
• Set product vision, goals, strategy, delivery criteria, and multi-year roadmaps with business and IT leaders.
• Lead migration of legacy mainframe systems to cloud-based applications and develop in-house cloud solutions.
• Evaluate, implement, and manage SaaS-based solutions, including tools supporting employee travel and learning.
• Manage budgets, resources, delivery estimates, business cases, operational metrics, and performance reporting.
• Ensure Agile best practices, architectural standards, code scanning, security protocols, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading and developing IT teams with onshore and offshore resources, including leadership, mentoring, and team development.
• Experience implementing SaaS solutions and a successful track record of building applications using AWS cloud.
• Experience managing multiple cross-functional teams or projects and influencing senior management and key stakeholders.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Advanced technical and business knowledge of software development life cycle, quality assurance, project management, and related disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of Agile development, product management, and pod support, with a commitment to continuous learning and emerging technologies such as AI and Agentic design.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship. Reliable, punctual attendance and successful completion of the interview are required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree.
• Knowledge of system architecture principles and designing scalable, reliable solutions.
• 3+ years of application development experience with .NET, Java, or another modern language.
• Experience modernizing mainframe systems to AWS Cloud.
• Experience with SaaS learning tools, including VR and AI technology.
• Experience using AI solutions to develop code and increase efficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative culture focused on accountability, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident and disability coverage.
• Parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter benefits, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• 401(k) and flight privileges.