About the role

  • Director of IT Applications Development and Business Intelligence at LISC, a major community development organization. Leading enterprise application strategies and modernization initiatives while ensuring alignment with business goals.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a multi-year strategy for enterprise business applications that anticipates how AI is transforming software development, configuration, analytics, and operational support.
  • Guide the evolution from static, heavily customized systems toward configurable, composable platforms enhanced by AI-driven insights, automation, and decision support, while maintaining strong governance, data integrity, regulatory awareness, and human accountability.
  • Advise in translating business, financial, and lending requirements into scalable, future-ready application strategies.
  • Partner with the Director of IT Program Management to align application strategy with portfolio planning and delivery sequencing.
  • Oversee the day-to-day operations and lifecycle management of enterprise business applications, including financial, lending, CRM, ERP, and program management systems.
  • Establish application standards, architectural principles, and integration patterns that support adaptability.
  • Establish standardized intake, prioritization, and lifecycle governance frameworks across enterprise applications and reporting to support transparency, accountability, and portfolio alignment.
  • Partner with finance, lending, operations, and program leaders to assess business processes and identify application solutions that improve accuracy, transparency, efficiency, and decision-making.
  • Lead application modernization initiatives in alignment with the broader IT roadmap.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop application managers, developers, analysts, and administrators.
  • Partner with IT security to ensure applications meet security, privacy, regulatory, and audit requirements.
  • Evaluate, select, and manage application vendors and implementation partners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 10 years minimum experience with significant experience leading enterprise business applications or development teams.
  • 5+ years in a leadership role overseeing enterprise business applications, platforms, or application development teams
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Subject matter experience supporting finance, lending, banking, or financial operations, including systems related to loan origination, servicing, grants, underwriting, or financial reporting.
  • Experience designing enterprise integration patterns (APIs, ETL/ELT, SaaS integrations)
  • Experience leading enterprise reporting modernization initiatives
  • Experience implementing AI-enabled enterprise platforms.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage: Comprehensive health plans for you and your family's well-being;
  • Disability Insurance: Long-term and short-term coverage for peace of mind;
  • Retirement Savings: Secure your future with our 401(k) and 403(b) plans;
  • Generous Holidays: Enjoy ample time off to recharge and celebrate;
  • Vacation, PTO, and Sick Days: Take advantage of flexible time-off policies to maintain work-life balance;
  • Tuition Assistance: Pursue your educational goals with support from our tuition assistance program;
  • Referral Program: Earn rewards for referring qualified candidates to join our team;
  • Professional Development Opportunities: Grow and advance in your career with access to ongoing training and development programs tailored to your goals.

Job title

Director of IT Application Development, Business Intelligence

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$146,264 - $186,487 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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