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Description
The Senior Manager of Application Development will lead a Corporate Finance Systems portfolio focused on finance transformation, business process modernization, scalable application delivery, and reliable platform operations. The role partners closely with Finance, DT, enterprise architecture, data, security, and vendor teams to translate business priorities into executable technology roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
This leader brings strong experience delivering finance transformation initiatives in complex ERP environments, including ERP implementation or modernization, process redesign, data readiness, reporting enablement, operating model alignment, change adoption, and stabilization of critical finance capabilities.
The role requires a balance of strategic thinking and operational follow-through: shaping multi-year plans, leading complex delivery, managing production support for finance applications, influencing senior stakeholders, and presenting clearly to executive audiences.
Success in this role depends on strong leadership, interpersonal credibility, sound judgment, and the ability to build high-performing teams that deliver with quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Finance Transformation Strategy and ERP Roadmap
- Lead the technology roadmap for finance transformation, ERP modernization, process redesign, reporting, data readiness, integrations, and long-term scalability
- Partner with Finance and DT leadership to align business outcomes, funding, sequencing, and execution priorities
- Identify opportunities to simplify finance processes, strengthen controls, improve data flow, and enable automation or analytics
Delivery, Application Ownership, and Operational Support
- Own delivery of finance transformation and finance technology initiatives across scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and business readiness
- Ensure stable production support, issue resolution, release readiness, and continuous service improvement for critical finance and ERP-related applications
- Provide clear status, risk, decision, and performance updates to senior IT and business leadership
ERP and Finance Systems Portfolio Governance
- Provide governance across ERP, EPM, reporting, reconciliation, close, data, integration, and supporting finance platforms
- Guide solution design, legacy coexistence, integration decisions, data readiness, security, testing, and operational handoffs
- Work with architects, product SMEs, vendors, and finance stakeholders to evaluate options and manage trade-offs
Stakeholder Partnership, Change Enablement, and Executive Communication
- Build trusted relationships with Finance, business process owners, vendors, and technology partners
- Translate complex business and technical topics into clear recommendations, executive-ready presentations, decisions, and change enablement plans
- Drive alignment across stakeholders with competing priorities through strong interpersonal skills and practical problem solving
Program Management and Financial Discipline
- Manage priorities, resource planning, vendor commitments, budgets, forecasts, business case updates, risks, and status reporting across transformation workstreams
- Coordinate internal and external dependencies to ensure committed outcomes are delivered with transparency and accountability
Delivery Standards, Architecture, and Continuous Improvement
- Ensure Agile, QA, security, architecture, release, and operational standards are followed consistently
- Drive continuous improvement in delivery effectiveness, application reliability, integration patterns, reporting, and data controls
People Leadership and Vendor Management
- Lead and develop high-performing teams, set clear goals and operating rhythms, and manage vendor accountability
- Build the skills, capacity, and ownership model needed to support finance transformation and long-term platform sustainment
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Finance or related field
- 7+ years of experience in application development, ERP implementation/modernization, enterprise systems implementation, or finance technology platform delivery
- 3+ years in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams, vendor partners, or complex technology initiatives
- Experience delivering finance transformation initiatives, including process modernization, data readiness, reporting enablement, operating model changes, change adoption, and stabilization
- Proven experience supporting or leading full lifecycle ERP implementations or major ERP modernization efforts, such as Oracle Fusion, Oracle EBS, Workday, SAP, or similar enterprise platforms
- Experience managing enterprise finance applications across delivery and support; exposure to EPM, planning, reporting, reconciliation, close, data, or integration platforms is helpful
- Experience working directly with senior finance stakeholders and technology leaders to define priorities, manage trade-offs, and drive business outcomes
- Experience managing application delivery and production support responsibilities, including issue escalation, release planning, service performance, and continuous improvement
- Strong understanding of ERP-enabled finance transformation and core finance processes, including procure-to-pay, record-to-report, planning/forecasting, accounting close, reporting, and financial controls
- Knowledge of enterprise finance application management, including ERP/EPM configuration or enhancements, integrations, data quality, security/access, testing, releases, and production support
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to set direction, develop talent, hold teams accountable, and manage vendor delivery teams effectively
- Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and influence senior business and technology leaders
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills; able to simplify complex information and communicate clear options, recommendations, risks, and decisions
- Understanding of enterprise architecture principles, integration patterns, data governance, scalability, security, and maintainability
- Hands-on experience with Agile delivery, DevOps practices, QA discipline, and operational performance management
- Ability to balance strategic roadmap development with disciplined execution, issue resolution, and day-to-day operational follow-through
Preferred Requirements
- Master's degree Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Finance or related field
- Experience supporting ERP coexistence between legacy finance platforms and modern finance technology solutions
- Experience with both on-prem and cloud-based ERP or enterprise finance platforms
- Experience with finance applications such as Oracle EPM, Anaplan, or comparable platforms supporting planning, forecasting, financial close, reconciliation, reporting, or enterprise data management
- Experience presenting program status, risks, roadmaps, and recommendations to senior leadership or steering committees
The base pay range for this role is $140,600.00 to $183,108.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com
Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.
Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.
Description
The Senior Manager of Application Development will lead a Corporate Finance Systems portfolio focused on finance transformation, business process modernization, scalable application delivery, and reliable platform operations. The role partners closely with Finance, DT, enterprise architecture, data, security, and vendor teams to translate business priorities into executable technology roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
This leader brings strong experience delivering finance transformation initiatives in complex ERP environments, including ERP implementation or modernization, process redesign, data readiness, reporting enablement, operating model alignment, change adoption, and stabilization of critical finance capabilities.
The role requires a balance of strategic thinking and operational follow-through: shaping multi-year plans, leading complex delivery, managing production support for finance applications, influencing senior stakeholders, and presenting clearly to executive audiences.
Success in this role depends on strong leadership, interpersonal credibility, sound judgment, and the ability to build high-performing teams that deliver with quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Finance Transformation Strategy and ERP Roadmap
- Lead the technology roadmap for finance transformation, ERP modernization, process redesign, reporting, data readiness, integrations, and long-term scalability
- Partner with Finance and DT leadership to align business outcomes, funding, sequencing, and execution priorities
- Identify opportunities to simplify finance processes, strengthen controls, improve data flow, and enable automation or analytics
Delivery, Application Ownership, and Operational Support
- Own delivery of finance transformation and finance technology initiatives across scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and business readiness
- Ensure stable production support, issue resolution, release readiness, and continuous service improvement for critical finance and ERP-related applications
- Provide clear status, risk, decision, and performance updates to senior IT and business leadership
ERP and Finance Systems Portfolio Governance
- Provide governance across ERP, EPM, reporting, reconciliation, close, data, integration, and supporting finance platforms
- Guide solution design, legacy coexistence, integration decisions, data readiness, security, testing, and operational handoffs
- Work with architects, product SMEs, vendors, and finance stakeholders to evaluate options and manage trade-offs
Stakeholder Partnership, Change Enablement, and Executive Communication
- Build trusted relationships with Finance, business process owners, vendors, and technology partners
- Translate complex business and technical topics into clear recommendations, executive-ready presentations, decisions, and change enablement plans
- Drive alignment across stakeholders with competing priorities through strong interpersonal skills and practical problem solving
Program Management and Financial Discipline
- Manage priorities, resource planning, vendor commitments, budgets, forecasts, business case updates, risks, and status reporting across transformation workstreams
- Coordinate internal and external dependencies to ensure committed outcomes are delivered with transparency and accountability
Delivery Standards, Architecture, and Continuous Improvement
- Ensure Agile, QA, security, architecture, release, and operational standards are followed consistently
- Drive continuous improvement in delivery effectiveness, application reliability, integration patterns, reporting, and data controls
People Leadership and Vendor Management
- Lead and develop high-performing teams, set clear goals and operating rhythms, and manage vendor accountability
- Build the skills, capacity, and ownership model needed to support finance transformation and long-term platform sustainment
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Finance or related field
- 7+ years of experience in application development, ERP implementation/modernization, enterprise systems implementation, or finance technology platform delivery
- 3+ years in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams, vendor partners, or complex technology initiatives
- Experience delivering finance transformation initiatives, including process modernization, data readiness, reporting enablement, operating model changes, change adoption, and stabilization
- Proven experience supporting or leading full lifecycle ERP implementations or major ERP modernization efforts, such as Oracle Fusion, Oracle EBS, Workday, SAP, or similar enterprise platforms
- Experience managing enterprise finance applications across delivery and support; exposure to EPM, planning, reporting, reconciliation, close, data, or integration platforms is helpful
- Experience working directly with senior finance stakeholders and technology leaders to define priorities, manage trade-offs, and drive business outcomes
- Experience managing application delivery and production support responsibilities, including issue escalation, release planning, service performance, and continuous improvement
- Strong understanding of ERP-enabled finance transformation and core finance processes, including procure-to-pay, record-to-report, planning/forecasting, accounting close, reporting, and financial controls
- Knowledge of enterprise finance application management, including ERP/EPM configuration or enhancements, integrations, data quality, security/access, testing, releases, and production support
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to set direction, develop talent, hold teams accountable, and manage vendor delivery teams effectively
- Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and influence senior business and technology leaders
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills; able to simplify complex information and communicate clear options, recommendations, risks, and decisions
- Understanding of enterprise architecture principles, integration patterns, data governance, scalability, security, and maintainability
- Hands-on experience with Agile delivery, DevOps practices, QA discipline, and operational performance management
- Ability to balance strategic roadmap development with disciplined execution, issue resolution, and day-to-day operational follow-through
Preferred Requirements
- Master's degree Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Finance or related field
- Experience supporting ERP coexistence between legacy finance platforms and modern finance technology solutions
- Experience with both on-prem and cloud-based ERP or enterprise finance platforms
- Experience with finance applications such as Oracle EPM, Anaplan, or comparable platforms supporting planning, forecasting, financial close, reconciliation, reporting, or enterprise data management
- Experience presenting program status, risks, roadmaps, and recommendations to senior leadership or steering committees
The base pay range for this role is $140,600.00 to $183,108.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com
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Verify your degree aligns with the role
USCIS evaluates whether your bachelor's degree field directly relates to application development leadership. A degree in computer science, information systems, or software engineering is the cleanest match. Degrees in unrelated fields require a detailed credential evaluation explaining the connection.
Target employers with cap-exempt status
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research entities are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B petition skips the lottery entirely. Application Development Lead roles at university IT departments or affiliated research labs are legitimate pathways if you're outside the annual cap selection window.
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Filter Application Development Lead postings by employers with active LCA filing history on Migrate Mate. This shows you which companies have already filed for this exact role type, so you're not guessing about sponsorship willingness before you apply.
Check prevailing wage before your offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your job title and work location before negotiating. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above that level, so knowing it upfront prevents offer letters that USCIS will flag during adjudication.
Clarify lead versus management in your job description
USCIS scrutinizes Application Development Lead petitions where the role blurs into general management. Your job description should document the technical requirements, such as architecture decisions and code oversight, rather than framing the role as people management without a specialized degree requirement.
Request premium processing if your start date is fixed
If your employer's project timeline requires you to start by a specific date, ask them to file with USCIS premium processing. Standard adjudication can run several months, and premium processing accelerates the decision to approximately 15 business days, which matters for project-driven lead roles.
H-1B Visa Application Development Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Application Development Lead role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as computer science, software engineering, or information systems. USCIS applies a four-part test, and the strongest cases document that the degree is a normal minimum requirement for the role, not merely preferred. Roles that blur into general management without clear technical requirements face higher RFE rates.
Which employers are most likely to sponsor H-1B visas for Application Development Lead positions?
Employers with existing software development teams and active LCA filing history are the most straightforward sponsors. Large technology firms, financial services companies, and enterprise software vendors file consistently for lead-level development roles. You can browse employers by their LCA filing history for this role type on Migrate Mate, which surfaces verified sponsoring companies rather than requiring you to research each employer manually.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect Application Development Lead candidates?
Most Application Development Lead positions at private companies fall under the annual H-1B cap of 65,000 regular slots plus 20,000 for U.S. master's degree holders. USCIS runs a lottery in March for the fiscal year starting October 1. If you hold a U.S. master's degree, you're entered in both pools, which increases your selection odds.
What documentation does USCIS typically want for a lead-level development role?
USCIS commonly requests evidence that the position requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Useful documents include the detailed job description with technical responsibilities, your employer's internal job classification standards, a copy of your degree transcripts, and a credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S. For lead roles, the employer's organizational chart showing where the position sits relative to individual contributors and management can also support the petition.
Can I switch employers while on H-1B in an Application Development Lead role?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new H-1B transfer petition, as long as your previous status was lawfully maintained and the new petition is filed before your current authorization expires. You don't need to wait for USCIS to approve the transfer before starting the new role.