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IntroductionIndulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.OverviewThe Applications Development Manager is part of a divisional IT team based in Rolling Meadows, IL for Gallagher's North America retail brokerage division. The team develops enterprise caliber software applications on the Microsoft .NET platform. The team is led by managers and directors with software development backgrounds and strives to use modern practices and technologies to develop software the right way. There is a dynamic team environment that encourages collaboration among developers to make the whole team better.The manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key business stakeholders to understand their IT priorities. The manager will direct and manage the day-to-day activities of a team of senior developers that will build and maintain the applications to meet the business priorities. This role will also be responsible for the support of every application in the production environment.How You'll Make An Impact

• Ability to effectively manage staff and to direct, evaluate, coordinate, or support the work of others involved in the implementation of information programs and systems
• Ability to engage in long-term strategic planning and provide framework for flexible day-to-day support for effective and reliable information systems
• Develops and authenticate application related business continuity plans
• Under general direction, participates and formulates technical planning per system scope and objectives
• Interacts with key business individuals to understand business issues and goals
• Operationally troubleshoots complex issues, coordinates integration of various modules and ensures compliance with expected quality standards
• Follows industry best practices for agile software development
• Regularly provides coaching, guidance and training to team members of varying experience
• Plans, schedules, and ensures timely delivery of large projects
• Functions under broad supervision
• May lead indirect project staff
• Ensures compliance with IT Policy and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Some after-hours system related work (code rolls, upgrades, maintenance) is required
• Responsible for managing application releases and deployments
• Ability to produce and maintain necessary documentation

About You

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or related degree
• 10 years related experience on the Microsoft .NET platform, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is required.
• 5 or more years of experience leading and managing a team of 5 or more developers
• Competent to work at the highest technical level of all phases of applications systems analysis and programming activities.
• Experience producing detailed project schedules and resource requirements
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills - must be comfortable speaking and writing to C-level audiences, as well as technical audiences

Preferred

• Experience within the following core set of technologies:
• Development experience in C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, and ASP.NET MVC
• Experience configuring, developing, and integrating applications within Salesforce Financial Services.
• Web development experience with RESTful web services, Web API, JavaScript, JQuery, and CSS
• Proficient in OO design and common development design patterns such as factory, repository, singleton, inversion of control (IoC), and strategy
• Relational database experience, including Microsoft SQL Server and Snowflake
• Stored procedures, T-SQL, temp tables, transactions, database performance tuning
• Experience with Azure DevOps: repository (TFS/GIT), boards (track work), and pipelines (build solutions)
• Experience with automated build and deployment processes (Octopus, Azure DevOps release management)
• Third party presentation controls such as Telerik
• Azure experience
• Proven ability to independently manage tasks and priorities, accurately estimate work and meet mutually agreed upon deadlines
• Solid understanding of systems development and project delivery life cycle
• Strong applications analysis and issue resolution (troubleshooting) skills

Work Traits

• Excellent leadership, project management, and people management/mentoring skills
• Ability to drive consensus among various stakeholders, including technology management and third parties
• Ability to lead process improvement initiatives and to collaborate effectively with technology, application, compliance, and audit personnel at multiple levels, both inside and outside of the company
• Thorough and organized in managing day to day development and support tasks
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage expectations on multiple initiatives simultaneously

Ability to work at a fast pace, under pressure and cope with conflicting deadlinesCompensation And BenefitsOn top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversityClick Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements and Pay Disclosure StatementInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it's embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.Gallagher embraces our employees' diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelNot Applicable

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
• IndustriesInsurance

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