Summary:The Associate Vice President (AVP) of Corporate Applications serves as a senior technology leader responsible for shaping the strategy, development, and governance of enterprise application solutions across the organization. This hands-on, player/coach role requires deep expertise in technology product management, agile project leadership, and aligning business needs with innovative, secure, and scalable technology capabilities. The AVP of Corporate Applications oversees a broad portfolio of corporate applications, including Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Power Apps, and other enterprise platforms, ensuring they are optimized to support operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation. The ideal candidate brings strong technical acumen, proven experience driving application modernization, and the leadership skills necessary to guide a high-performing team in delivering solutions that enhance productivity and advance organizational goals. This is a hybrid opportunity and will be required to be onsite in Holyoke, MA 3-4 days per week.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Lead the product management lifecycle for the Corporate Applications team, including roadmap development, prioritization and delivery while managing a team of technology professionals.
- Provide technology leadership for key Microsoft platforms, including Office 365, SharePoint, PowerApps and Power Tools, defining best practices for use across the bank, coordinating implementation plans and ensuring optimal design, governance and adoption.
- Oversee integration support of other enterprise applications that enable operational efficiently and regulatory compliance, including Creatio, Smartsheet and other platforms.
- Serve as the product owner for key applications supported by the team following Agile Scrum methodology.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for automation, workflow optimization and digital transformation.
- Management vendor relationships, budgets and technology standards to ensure cost-effective and compliant solutions.
- Mentor and develop a high-performing team focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
- Complete annual compliance training and testing and comply with bank, federal and state regulations.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Education and Experience: - Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
- Five+ years of related experience and/or training
- OR equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5 - 7 years of experience in enterprise application management, product managment and technology leadership
Skills Required: - Understanding of banking operations, compliance requirements, and digital transformation trends a plus
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and leadership skills
- Must have demonstrated expertise in Agile Project Management Methodology
Computer Skills:- Expertise in MS Office 365 (SharePoint, Power Platform, Power Apps) and related systems
