Who you are: You are a proactive, mission-driven leader with a passion for building products, developing people, and solving complex problems. You balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, fostering collaboration across teams while ensuring projects are delivered with excellence. You are organized, adaptable, and energized by creating systems, leading teams, and delivering solutions that make a meaningful impact.
What you'll do: The Director of Application Development will lead the strategic planning and technical execution of Lakepointe's church management platform, ROCK RMS. ROCK is an open-source digital ministry platform built on SQL database architecture. This role is responsible for driving platform customization, system integrations, and organization-wide deployment while managing a high-performing development team.
The Director will serve as the primary technical authority for the ROCK platform-ensuring every initiative aligns with Lakepointe's mission, operational goals, and long-term technology strategy. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in application development and a proven record of leading teams that deliver.
Strategic Leadership & Product Roadmap- Define and execute a multi-year roadmap for Lakepointe's RMS customization, feature enhancements, and third-party integrations that directly support organizational objectives.
- Partner with ministry leaders, IT, analytics, and operations teams to gather and prioritize requirements, ensuring platform solutions address real functional needs.
- Monitor Lakepointe's RMS platform updates, community developments, and emerging plugins; recommend and implement new tools or integrations that expand capabilities.
Project Delivery- Oversee end-to-end development projects-from requirements gathering and architecture design through development, testing, and production deployment.
- Manage application lifecycle activities including software licensing, vendor relationships, team training, and third-party integrations.
Development & Technical Oversight- Own the design and architecture of all Lakepointe's RMS solutions, with a focus on scalability, security, and long-term maintainability.
- In collaboration with lead developers, establish and enforce coding standards, conduct code reviews, and ensure compliance with established security protocols.
- Develop and maintain testing and deployment procedures for platform updates and customizations, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and minimal disruption to operations.
Support & Platform Maintenance- Proactively monitor Lakepointe's RMS system performance, identify issues before they escalate, and minimize unplanned downtime.
- Collaborate with the users to produce documentation, deliver end-user training, and ensure effective platform adoption across the organization.
- Lead the team in structured troubleshooting, issue resolution, and ongoing system performance optimization.
- Provide occasional after-hours availability to support services, events, and scheduled maintenance windows.
Skills & Experience you've had:Experience- Minimum of 7 years in software development, with at least 3 years in a team management or technical leadership role.
- Demonstrated track record of leading development teams, managing complex projects, and delivering large-scale application solutions on time and within scope.
Technical Skills- Proficiency in .NET, C#, and SQL with working knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and managing integrations with third-party platforms and services.
Education- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field-or equivalent professional experience demonstrating the same level of technical depth and leadership.
Core Competencies- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex technical challenges into actionable solutions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to present technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and ministry leadership.
- Deep understanding of church or nonprofit operational needs and the unique dynamics of mission-driven environments.
Embody all Lakepointe Leadership Behaviors:- Love and follow Jesus
- Honor up, down, and all around
- Make it fun
- Reject good for great
- Whatever it takes
- Love Lakepointe
