Sr. Manager, Applications Development, Sitecore

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The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Manager Application Development Sitecore.

The Sr. Manager Application Development Sitecore is responsible for leading thedelivery technical execution and operational managementof the organizations digital experience platforms with a primary focus on Sitecore and supporting digital solutions.

This role ensures the successful build enhancement deployment and support of scalable digital applications across a portfolio of web and digital platforms. The position leads development teams (onshore and offshore) manages operational and project budgets vendor relationships and partners closely with business stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with defined priorities.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful you will have access to Heart U our award-winning corporate university as well as additional training and support locally.

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Delivery & Execution

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Sitecore and supporting digital platform solutions ensuring high-quality and maintainable implementations
• Oversee development testing deployment and support across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Manage delivery timelines dependencies and resource allocation to meet project commitments
• Ensure adherence to SDLC agile practices and release governance and teams followplatform architecture integration patterns and standards
• Guide teams in leveraging Sitecore andSitecoreAI capabilitieswithin solution delivery

Multi-Platform Delivery Ownership

• Oversee enhancements maintenance and lifecycle management of multiple digital platforms and web propertieswithin the Digital Solutions portfolio (beyond Sitecore)
• Ensure consistency in development practices and delivery processes across platforms

Operational & Budget Management

• Manageoperational budgetsfor digital platform delivery including:
• Staff augmentation and vendor spend
• Platform-related operational expenses
• Project delivery budgets
• Partner withProcurement Finance and Legal teamson:
• Vendor selection and onboarding
• Contract execution and SOW alignment
• Financial tracking and budget forecasting
• Ensure adherence to financial controls and organizational policies

Vendor & Resource Management

• Manage third-party vendors system integrators and offshore/onshore teams
• Ensure vendor performance aligns with delivery expectations quality standards and cost controls
• Oversee resource planning and capacity management across teams

Operational Excellence & Quality Assurance

• Monitors operational metrics and processes and implements standard methodologies tools and best practices to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Establish and enforce development practices coding standards and quality controls
• Monitor system performance reliability and operational health
• Ensure compliance with security privacy and organizational standards

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead mentor and coach development teams and technical leads
• Drive a culture of accountability delivery excellence and continuous improvement
• Support hiring onboarding and workforce planning

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with business stakeholders todeliver solutions aligned to defined priorities
• Collaborate with BT input on feasibility estimation and delivery sequencing
• Communicate delivery status risks and dependencies to leadership

• Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience)
• 3 years minimum of application development experience with leadership responsibility
• Strong experience withSitecore (XP XM Cloud) or similar platforms
• Expertise APIs and enterprise web application development
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale digital applications

Preferred

• 8 years of application development experience with leadership responsibility
• Experience withSitecoreAI and personalization enablement
• Experience withheadless/composable architectures and modern front-end frameworks
• Experience withAzure cloud and DevOps practices
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms (Salesforce CDP Coveo etc.)

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. Thats why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments as needed.
  
  
• Performance and Recognition You are rewarded for achieving success through annual salary planning and incentive programs; based on the type of position
  
  
• Benefits We offer a wide array of benefits including medical dental vision disability and life insurance along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being we also offer an employee assistance program employee wellness program and telemedicine and medical consultation.
  
  
• Professional Development You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. Heart U is the Associations national online university with more than 100000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
  
  
• Work-Life Harmonization The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year which includes several days off at the end of the year.
  
  
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Associations 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health by 2028 the Association will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science policy and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association American Stroke Association our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer healthier lives regardless of race ethnicity gender gender identity religion age language sexual orientation national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.

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