Director of Enterprise Applications

At Associated Bank we strive to create an inclusive culture where different perspectives are valued and recognized as strengths critical to our success. If you thrive in an environment where your growth and development are encouraged and supported, then Associated Bank may be the right place for you.

Associated Bank requires you to directly represent yourself and your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

What you will do:

• Technical Leadership. Understand the details of technical problems and work with teams to provide solutions. Assist and advise the Technical Product Owners and their teams on key decisions.
• Strategic Leadership: Accountable for planning of staff resources, prioritization, and providing recommendations for one year and multi-year strategic planning to the business lines. Work with leaders to manage the portfolio of work. This includes oversight of projects, project methodology, resource planning and capacity, and work planning for product backlog while maintaining the systems daily operating expectations. It also includes partnering with the IT Resource Manager on individual contributor capacity and resource planning.
• Business Partnership: Work with the Technical Product Owners to execute the product road map to meet strategic goals. Work across product teams to plan the objectives for the teams. Represent the business lines within corporate IT and other strategic planning/project management meetings.
• Client Experience: Ensure Associated Bank systems and various third-party applications, environments or vendors create a positive customer experience and provide a competitive advantage for our business owners.
• Team Building & Development: Carry out manager responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Mentor Technical Product Owners, help to create synergies across teams and ensure the execution of product initiatives.
• Risk Management: Ensure all compliance, regulatory & risk management requirements are met.
• Continuous Improvement: Define and track key performance indicators (KPI's) to measure the success of product initiatives and drive continuous improvement

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with the field of study as Business, Finance, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Technology Leadership, focus on communication, interpersonal, ethical and legal knowledge, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• 7+ years of experience in Business acumen with the ability to quickly grasp the business and economic issues of a situation and identify the best solution.
• 12+ years of experience in information technology management with a focus on managing an IT team of architects, business analysts, and business solution managers.
• 7+ years of experience in Information Technology with software/application development and product ownership.

Preferred:

• Certified Scrum Product Owner
• 7+ years of experience being comfortable working in a diverse environment with the ability to deal with ambiguity while adapting easily to rapidly changing business conditions.
• 7-10 years of experience in managing enterprise application in one or more of the following: Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, Signature, Onbase, etc.

In addition to core traditional benefits, we take pride in offering benefits for every stage of life.

• Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans.

• Paid time off to volunteer in your community.

• Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focusedColleague Resource Groups.

• Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities.

• Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave,anemployee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more.

• Personal banking, loan, investmentand insurance benefits.

Associated Bank serves more than 120 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota and we consider our colleagues critical to our continued success. See why our colleagues continually vote us a best place to work in the Midwest.Join our community onFacebook,LinkedInandX.

Compliance Statement

Associated Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We support a work environment where colleagues are respected and given the opportunity to perform to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

Fully complies with all applicable enterprise policies and procedures. Acts in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in training materials, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act. Responsible for reporting suspicious activity to Financial Intelligence. Responsible to report all customer complaints as prescribed and procedure violations to management or HR.

Responsible to report ethical concerns as needed to Associated Bank's anonymous Ethics Hotline.

Associated Bank provides additional assistance throughout the application, interview and hiring process. Please contactleavesandaccommodations@associatedbank.comif you need an accommodation at any time during the process.

Associated Banc-Corp is an Affirmative Action andEqual Opportunity Employer. Associated Banc-Corp participates in the E-Verify Program. E-Verify NoticeEnglish or Spanish. Know Your Right to WorkEnglishorSpanish.

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The pay range represents anticipated base pay for this role. Actual pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, work location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role.