VP, Solution Delivery – Common Data Platform at Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) in San Francisco, California

Job Description:

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco—public servants with a mission to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. We are a community-engaged bank, and are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives. We respect people for what they do and for who they are. We build opportunities to learn and grow. When you join the SF Fed, you become part of a diverse team united in its purpose to promote an economy that works for everyone.

Data is at the center of Federal Reserve System operations; we are working to modernize how the FRS manages and uses data. The Common Data Platform (CDP) is an exciting new, Multi-District FRS Program effort led by San Francisco to create a cloud based, end-to-end data management platform. Initially developed in partnership with the Supervision and Regulation business, this system is positioned to become the standard FRS data management platform. The CDP is being developed to move data and data management applications to the cloud to reduce data costs, improve users’ experiences in accessing, generating, analyzing, reporting, and deriving value from data to drive business goals.

The CDP program team is comprised of members from System IT organized into delivery teams all working in sync using the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprises (SAFe) to provide incremental and iterative business value. This position is a unique and exciting opportunity to be part of a team on the leading edge of data management and consumption. You’ll join a world-class team in a dynamic environment that will create a lasting impact on the entire Federal Reserve System.

We are seeking motivated and passionate team members who are willing to step boldly into this full-time position. While you will remain an employee of your home District, you will become a member of the matrixed CDP program. If you are up for this exciting opportunity, we want to hear from you!

We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That’s why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others.

As the VP of Solution Delivery, you will build a strategy to develop an advanced IT solution delivery portfolio for CDP. You will spearhead agile development activities, operations and leverage relationships. You will be responsible for the application development lifecycle activities to support the S&R CDP priorities, including design, development and implementation of enterprise application releases, used nationally by Reserve Banks and the Board. You will need to partner with program and product managers to ensure the solutions meets the needs of the business. You will also develop and provide briefings to senior management on key delivery metrics.

We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That’s why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, Business, Change management, Strategic planning; Master's degree preferred; or, equivalent work experience


• Typically has 15 years of professional business/IT management experience and 12+ years of progressive people and business leadership experience


• Demonstrated ability to lead a team through changing work requirements and priorities, demanding deadlines, operational crisis situations, as well as being able to keep pace with multiple concurrent priorities and develop and implement long term goals and operating plans


• Ability to effectively navigate and achieve results that have cross-functional, cross-district and System impact


• Learning approach geared toward innovation and creativity for applying technology capabilities in new ways, vital for both the delivery of effective technology and business solutions


• Experience in setting strategic direction, being accountable for and delivering strategic objectives, aligning programs with the organization's strategic direction, and focusing on continuous improvement efforts within a complex IT organization


• Strong communication skills, including outstanding presentation and persuasion capabilities, including the ability to effectively convey complex, sensitive issues and communicate to a variety of audiences including technical staff, peers, as well as senior management, and oversight bodies


• Expertise in relationship management and an exemplary ability to manage stakeholder expectations through clear and transparent communications


• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with the appropriate level of judgment, discretion, and maturity


• Demonstrates mutual respect, embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and acts with authenticity


• This position requires access to confidential supervisory information, which is limited to “Protected Individuals.” Protected Individuals include, but are not limited to, U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents who are not yet eligible to apply for naturalization, and U.S. permanent residents who have applied for naturalization within six months of being eligible to do so or who will sign a declaration of intent to apply for naturalization before they begin employment.

Responsibilities:

• Employ effective risk management practices to proactively identify and mitigate key risk impacting the solutions delivery portfolio


• Build and lead a high-performance technology team, including mentoring, and managing technical staff.


• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation within the team


• Lead business and business systems analysis to elaborate requirements, develop test acceptance criteria, produce business system architecture and designs


• Lead business and business systems analysis to elaborate requirements, develop test acceptance criteria, produce business system architecture and designs


• Lead multiple scrum teams to deliver application releases


• Lead Test and QA function to ensure each release is tested iteratively


• Ensure security practices are incorporated early in the application development lifecycle


• Support team’s innovation and experimentation of new technology


• Communicate/negotiate with business stakeholders on priorities, minimally viable products (MVP), schedules, risks, etc.


• Ensure continuous development of people within the function


• Member of the System IT CDP Program Leadership team


• Ensure senior management support and alignment for talent management integration within the function and across the broader organization


• Dynamically lead a team of senior technology strategists; exploit strengths and developing their potential to build and implement the IT strategy

Base Salary Range: Min: $237,800 - Mid: $314,600 (Location: San Francisco)

Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, experience, skills, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

We offer a wonderful benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account, Backup Child Care Program, Pre-Tax Day Care Flexible Spending Account, Paid Family Care Leave, Vacation Days, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Pet Insurance, Matching 401(k), and Retirement/Pension.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. The SF Fed is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Executive

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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