Core Banking Application Owner

About the position The main purpose of this role is to own the technology strategy, roadmap, delivery, and operational health of Commerce Bank’s core banking application domain supporting customer and deposit capabilities. This leader partners with business product leadership and cross‑functional technology teams to translate business priorities into an executable application roadmap, modernize core capabilities, and ensure the platform and its integrations deliver secure, stable, scalable, and well‑controlled outcomes. This position is focused on core banking platforms, business capability enablement, application change delivery, and lifecycle management - not infrastructure operations.

Responsibilities

• Align business priorities, regulatory needs, customer impact, and technical strategy into an executable roadmap
• Lead application change across the full lifecycle including requirements, solution design, vendor coordination, development, testing, release, and stabilization
• Drive modernization of core banking capabilities, integrations, data flows, and supporting processes
• Ensure application availability, performance, recoverability, supportability, and control effectiveness
• Evaluate vendor solutions, product capabilities, and platform roadmap options
• Partner with architecture, engineering, operations, information security, risk, and business stakeholders to deliver changes safely and effectively
• Prioritize technical improvements that reduce risk, address technical debt, enhance service quality, and support future capabilities
• Make trade‑off decisions across business demand, technical debt, risk remediation, vendor dependencies, and platform sustainability
• Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for application planning, delivery, and domain ownership activities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of core banking application ecosystems, integration patterns, APIs, and data flows
• Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, release management, service reliability, operational risk, controls, and change governance
• Proven ability to develop application strategy, build roadmaps, and lead execution across complex platforms
• Skilled in leading and developing teams and partnering with business leaders to translate priorities into technology outcomes
• Experience working with business‑critical platforms, vendor‑supported applications, and third-party technology providers
• Strong problem‑solving, decision‑making, and stakeholder management skills across technical and non‑technical groups
• Strong judgment, ownership mindset, and ability to drive results in dynamic environments.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Strong business acumen with the ability to document and articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship‑building skills with clear and effective verbal and written communication
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams and foster a positive, collaborative environment
• Ability to remain adaptable, resilient, and optimistic while modeling behaviors aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent combination on education and experience required
• 6+ years of experience in technology, including substantial experience in application ownership, application product management, application delivery leadership, or business‑critical platform leadership required
• 4+ years leading complex application initiatives in banking, financial services, or other highly regulated environments required
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years leadership/supervisory experience preferred
• Experience in core banking, deposits, customer information, account servicing, transaction processing, or related banking application domains preferred
• Experience with core banking platform modernization, conversion, integration, or major enhancement programs preferred
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams in agile or hybrid delivery models preferred

Benefits

• employer sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• paid vacation
• paid personal time
• career development
• education assistance
• voluntary supplemental benefits