Application Development Manager (ERP, Internal Systems & AI)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, enhancement, and modernization of enterprise applications supporting corporate and business operations.
• Manage software engineering teams responsible for application design, development, integration, deployment, and production support.
• Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendors to translate business objectives into scalable technology solutions.
• Drive enterprise application transformation initiatives, including cloud adoption, platform modernization, automation, and architecture improvements.
• Promote AI-enabled software engineering practices, including the use of AI coding assistants, automated testing, intelligent documentation, and modern developer productivity tools.
• Identify and evaluate emerging AI technologies, developing practical use cases to improve engineering effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices across Agile delivery, software architecture, code quality, DevOps, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and production readiness.
• Lead enterprise system integrations across corporate platforms, business applications, ERP systems, and external service providers using APIs, messaging, and middleware technologies.
• Manage project delivery governance, including planning, budgeting, resource management, vendor coordination, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication.
• Ensure application reliability, scalability, security, and performance through proactive monitoring, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and coach software engineering talent while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Candidate Profile:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related disciplines.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, enterprise application development, and technology delivery, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
• Strong background in Java, Spring Boot, enterprise application architecture, and large-scale software delivery.
• Proven experience managing internal business applications, corporate platforms, or enterprise technology environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading application modernization, digital transformation, or cloud migration initiatives.
• Hands-on experience driving DevOps, CI/CD, testing automation, and modern software engineering practices.
• Exposure to AI-assisted software development, developer productivity platforms, LLM technologies, enterprise AI solutions, or AI-driven transformation initiatives.
• Experience integrating enterprise platforms through APIs, event-driven architectures, messaging technologies, or middleware solutions.
• Knowledge of ERP platforms such as Oracle ERP, SAP, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar enterprise systems would be advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management experience engaging business leaders, vendors, and cross-functional technology teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.

About the Organization:

A leading digital services and payment technology organization operating mission-critical enterprise platforms that support large-scale financial and business operations. The organization continues to invest in enterprise application modernization, cloud transformation, and technology innovation to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and customer experience.

Operating within a highly transactional and technology-driven environment, the company offers the opportunity to work on complex Oracle ERP ecosystems, enterprise integrations, and strategic business transformation initiatives.

Keywords:

Application Development Manager, Enterprise Applications, Internal Systems, Software Engineering Leadership, AI Transformation, Application Modernization, Java, Spring Boot, System Integration, API, DevOps, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, GenAI, LLM, RAG, Enterprise Architecture, Agile Delivery, Digital Transformation.