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Commerce Bank · 1 day ago

IT Director

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$180K/yr - $214K/yr

10+ years exp

Commerce Bank is committed to helping people find financial safety and success while fostering a culture of innovation and creativity within its IT team. The IT Director will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Core Banking Services technology portfolio, ensuring stability and alignment with business objectives while overseeing critical banking platforms and leading high-performing teams.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

No H1B

Responsibilities

Define and execute technology strategies for core banking systems, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and regulatory requirements

Maintain ongoing collaboration with the IT Senior Leadership Team to foster strong partnerships, promote open communication, and ensure strategic alignment across all IT initiatives. This includes actively participating in leadership meetings, providing input on key decisions, facilitating cross-functional coordination, and monitoring progress to confirm that teamwork and shared objectives are consistently achieved throughout the IT organization

Lead, mentor, and motivate teams responsible for planning, designing, developing, testing, and deploying core banking applications and integrations

Establish functional requirements, quality, and performance standards; ensure compliance with PCI, security, and regulatory standards

Develop short and long-term initiatives that align with the company strategy and provide guidance, coaching and development opportunities appropriate to each direct report's individual needs

Lead, mentor and motivate team members to implement the department strategy and be responsible for upholding the company culture and driving it within the organization

Communicate decisions, priorities and relevant information to appropriate levels of staff effectively

Oversee budget management, planning and expenditure

Serve as escalation point for project issues and risks; monitor health of production systems and drive risk mitigation plans

Build and manage strategic vendor and co-sourcing partnerships; establish governance and performance standards

Participate in steering committees and product owner councils to prioritize backlogs and manage roadmaps

Develop and implement departmental policies, practices, and procedures that support organizational strategy

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Core banking platformsPayment systemsSoftware development best practicesRegulatory complianceStrategic developmentBudget managementTeam leadershipMicrosoft Office proficiencyInterpersonal skillsProblem-solvingAdaptability

Required

Strong knowledge of core banking platforms, payment systems, lending systems, software development best practices, and regulatory compliance

Ability to create and lead high-performing teams, drive strategic initiatives, and manage large-scale programs/projects

Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization and interact/influence/negotiate effectively at all levels of management and peers

Ability to think critically, solve problems, make decisions and build trust across the company and effectively envision, develop, and implement new strategies to address competitive complex business issues

Expert general management knowledge and skills, such as departmental goal setting and planning, budgeting and personnel administration

Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values

Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook

Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required

10+ years experience managing IT organizations or functions that develop and support critical software or organizations experience required

7+ years leadership/supervisory experience required

Demonstrated experience in strategic development/planning and execution of large programs/projects required, preferably in banking or financial services technology

Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future