About the Opportunity

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY The Finance Applications Manager will manage all technical aspects of software development projects providing technical leadership to internal and external development teams, serve on various project committees reporting projects’ progress and provide technical guidance to projects’ team members, managers, and internal customers. The Applications Manager will be responsible for all project deliverables from the technical standpoint to meet functional requirements: systems technical requirements, architecture, design, coding, and will help develop processes for and support testing and deployment and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build and deliver products that delight customers with scalable and maintainable code under the hood
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to coach, motivate, and effectively lead and manage team members.
• Proven expertise at consuming REST services and dealing with error cases
• Ensure consistent process and provide technical guidance during business requirements and specifications development phases
• Provide oversight, assistance, and guidance to development of the application security architecture supporting the applications
• Provide oversight and guidance to the development of coding standards, best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure quality through design reviews, code reviews and development of standards.
• Serve as a mentor to team members by demonstrating alternate techniques, reviewing code, and strengthening skills
• Accountable for quality and deliverables
• Must be able to interact well with multiple priorities in an extremely dynamic environment, initiating necessary tasks and ensuring complete follow up
• Research and recommend appropriate application development best practices, and tools
• Develop new functionality on our existing software products and Provide development support and assistance for escalations and issues
• All other responsibilities as assigned
• Follow Company policies and practices while representing Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like manner in all interactions with employees, governmental agencies, growers, customers, etc
• Ensure the security of Driscoll’s confidential and proprietary information and materials
• This job description is intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by employees in this job.  It is not an exhaustive list of all the job's responsibilities.  At Driscoll’s, all our jobs include broad responsibilities for continually improving the processes we use to develop our products
• Responsible for managing activities in collaboration with Information services, business, vendor and other third parties to accomplish goals, objectives and planned growth.
• Domestic and international travel required up to 25%.

Represents Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like professional manner in all interactions with growers, co-workers, suppliers, customers and the business community at large. In addition to the functional responsibilities of the role, as a Driscoll’s people manager, you will accomplish work individually and through others while delivering on functional accountabilities connected to the employee lifecycle, including:

• Workforce Planning: Aligning the people plan to the business plan
• Hiring: Find, evaluate, and hire new team members
• Onboarding: Integrating new employees into the organization
• Managing: Organize and coordinate activities of a team in order to achieve defined strategic objectives
• Development: Partnering with your employees to create a plan to grow in their existing or potential future roles
• Employee Safety: Ensure both physical and psychological safety in the workplace
• Off-boarding: Ending an employment relationship

Candidate Profile

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Requirements

• B.S. or above degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 8-10+ years of experience Strong software development skills in detailed application design, database design, object-oriented concepts, and Abstraction/Dependency Injection patterns
• 3+ years of people Management experience including managing distributed and contract development teams.
• Solid understanding in integrating with integration software such as OIC, MuleSoft, AWS API Management, Rest API, or equivalent middleware solutions.
• Experience of developing and integrating complex application modules using multi-tier architecture, XML/JSON-based web services and application development tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio Code and MySQL Workbench
• Experience of Implementing web-based user interfaces using React, .NET, MVC architectural patterns, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Nodejs, Material design, Typescript and JavaScript
• Strong experience in relational database design, SQL queries, and NoSQL
• Strong knowledge of PySpark, Athena, Data Lake, AWS Glue Job and other Data processing technologies
• Strong demonstrable development expertise in one or more of the following technologies:  version control and build systems; Application Lifecycle Management (ALM); Distributed application architecture; SQL Server/MySQL RDBMS/PL SQL, SQL *Plus, and NoSQL; Unit testing, and n-tiered development projects
• Capability and willingness to participate in software development/coding process on all levels if necessary – from simple development tasks to complex core framework development
• Ability to lead and communicate orally, in written documents, and in formal presentations is required
• Strong development experience using agile and hybrid development methodology.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Capability and willingness to participate in software development/coding process on all levels if necessary – from simple development tasks to complex core framework development
• Ability to lead and communicate orally, in written documents, and in formal presentations is required

Preferred Qualifications & Leadership Competencies

• Oracle Fusion Applications Certification
• Advanced Experience in Oracle Fusion Applications with Specialization in Finance Modules: AP, AR, GL, Fixed Asset, Cash Management and Procurement.
• Agile Applications Development Framework

• Build secure web applications with user authentication and role-based access control
• Focus on customer experience and build product features that delight users
• Passionate about exploring new technologies
• Knowledge of application server configurations, memory/connection management
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound technical decisions
• Demonstrated ability to successfully work in a cross-functional team environment
• A California driver’s license and the ability to be covered under company-sponsored vehicle insurance program are also required.
• A valid passport and the ability to travel internationally without restrictions.
• Strategic Mindset: Looks toward the future and designs a way to get there
• Cultivates Innovation: Finds, champions, and implements innovations; large or small.
• Plans & Aligns: Establishes priorities and desired outcomes; creates plans to achieve them.
• Drives Results: Pursues everything with energy, resourcefulness, and the need to achieve desired outcomes.
• Collaborates: Works with a variety of colleagues, inside and/or outside of Driscoll’s, seeking win-wins solutions.
• Drives Engagement: Creates a motivating work environment and empowers others
• Develops Talent: Actively seeks opportunities to develop oneself and others
• Courage: Tackles difficult issues timely with optimism and transparency.

Compensation & Benefits:

The following information is provided in good faith as a general description of the salary range and benefits for the position posted.  The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate is dependent upon experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity, and other objective job-related factors. 

Salary Range estimated for Manager II, Application Development $106,700 - $162,800.

Driscoll’s is committed to a culture of care and offers an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. Other benefits include:  401(k) with employer match, profit-sharing participation, paid sick time, paid vacation, paid personal and family care leave, and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  More detailed information regarding the benefits package, will be shared during the application process.

ABOUT DRISCOLL’S

Driscoll’s is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll’s is passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of passion, humility, and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world.

Driscoll’s exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – meaning, no GMOs. From farm-to-table, we focus on delivering a high quality, premium berry experience with our many supply chain partners. Driscoll’s is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries ™. For more information, please visit our website at www.driscolls.com.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by employees in this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all the job’s responsibilities. At Driscoll’s, all of our jobs include broad responsibilities for continually improving.

About Driscolls

Driscoll's is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll's is passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of humility, passion and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world.

Driscoll's exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – meaning, no GMOs. From farm-to-table, we focus on delivering a high quality, premium berry experience with our many supply chain partners.

Driscoll's is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries™.

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Driscoll's es el proveedor líder en la comercialización de Fresas, Frambuesas, Zarzamoras y Arándanos Azules en el mundo. Con más de 100 años de herencia en agricultura y cientos de productores independiente alrededor del mundo, Driscoll's es una compañía apasionada por cultivar Berries frescas, hermosas y deliciosas. Nuestros valores de humildad, pasión y confianza han guiado nuestra misión de deleitar a los consumidores en el mundo.

Las variedades exclusivas de Driscoll's han sido desarrolladas a través de años de investigación usando sólo métodos de mejoramiento natural. De la granja a la mesa, nos enfocamos en ofrecer una experiencia de alta calidad con apoyo de nuestros socios de la cadena de suministro.

Driscoll's es la marca de confianza de sólo las mejores Berries.