Manager, Application Development
At the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, employees come first - that’s why we offer a highly competitive compensation and bonus package, and access to a comprehensive benefits program designed to meet the needs of our employees. Collaborative, in-office operating modelRetirement program (401k and Pension) Medical, dental and vision insurance Lifestyle Spending Account Competitive PTO plan 11 paid holidays per yearWhat you'll doThe Manager, Application Development is a technology leader within IT Software Engineering & Delivery responsible for leading Agile Delivery capabilities across the department, including Scrum Masters and Business Systems Analysts supporting 10+ delivery teams and 100+ applications. This role is accountable for strengthening Agile execution, business analysis practices, delivery transparency, stakeholder alignment, and predictable delivery outcomes across a broad portfolio of business-critical technology solutions.This role requires a strong IT leader with software development delivery experience who can partner effectively with business stakeholders, Product Owners, application development teams, Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Risk, Compliance, and IT leadership. The Manager is expected to help teams translate business needs into well-defined priorities, facilitate trade-off conversations, remove delivery impediments, and ensure Agile practices are consistently applied to support measurable business and technology outcomes.The ideal candidate has deep experience leading Agile delivery teams, Scrum Masters, and Business Systems Analysts in a complex software development environment. The role is accountable for owning and maturing the Bank’s Agile framework, establishing related standards and processes, driving effective use of Microsoft Azure DevOps, strengthening Agile metrics and delivery reporting, and evaluating future opportunities to evolve toward a scaled Agile operating model where appropriateHow you'll make an impact:Owns and matures the Bank’s Agile delivery framework by leading Scrum Masters and Business Systems Analysts across Software Engineering & Delivery, standardizing Scrum/Kanban practices, strengthening backlog and requirements discipline, and coaching teams to improve delivery consistency, transparency, predictability, and continuous improvement.Drives Azure DevOps standards, metrics, and delivery transparency by defining consistent practices for boards, backlogs, work item hierarchy, dashboards, queries, reporting, delivery metrics, and data quality, enabling stronger visibility into team health, dependencies, risks, delivery predictability, and continuous improvement opportunities.Strengthens business partnerships and delivery outcomes while advancing the Bank toward scaled Agile maturity by partnering with IT and business leaders to improve cross-team planning, dependency management, stakeholder alignment, trade-off decision-making, and Ag...