Director, Application Support

Alkami

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$156,000–$195,000 / yr
Posted
95 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $215k
This role $176k
$143k most similar roles pay here $281k

This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $169,462–$259,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $176k versus about $215k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Alkami

Alkami Technology is a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider offering retail and business banking platforms to credit unions and banks to help them compete with larger financial institutions. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Banking

Alkami currently has 47 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $129,000–$162,500 across 44 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Director, Application Support

Director, Application Support provides strategic and operational leadership over the Application Support function, managing a team of front-line managers and their respective engineer teams. This role is responsible for overall service performance, client experience, and operational maturity while ensuring high-quality support for digital banking solutions at scale. The position involves translating corporate strategy into actionable goals, managing department-level KPIs like FRT and MTTR, overseeing incident management processes, and coordinating with Product and Engineering teams to improve system stability. Key technical requirements include proficiency in ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, C#, SQL Server, IIS, web services, and APIs. The role addresses the complexities of providing a unified digital banking platform for U.S. banks and credit unions, focusing on resolving issues within n-tier, API-driven, or cloud architectures to ensure reliable service delivery for financial institutions.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor front-line Application Support Managers to ensure high performance and consistent leadership practices.
  • Translate corporate support strategies into actionable goals, metrics, and execution plans for technical teams.
  • Monitor and report on department KPIs including first response time, backlog age, and customer satisfaction scores.
  • Manage complex client escalations and oversee the formal incident management process for critical system issues.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to influence roadmaps and prioritize defects based on support data.
  • Establish standard operating procedures for ticket quality, communication standards, and after-hours support rotations.
  • Ensure all support practices comply with corporate policies and financial industry regulatory requirements.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in B2B application or technical support for complex, distributed SaaS applications.
  • Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience leading managers or multi-team operations in high-volume support environments.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Business, or a related field is required, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Master's degrees or advanced leadership/technical certifications are preferred.
  • Candidates must have proven success leading leaders in technical support or operations across distributed and remote teams.
  • Experience with ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, or similar ITSM and project management tools is required.
  • Proficiency in managing n-tier, API-driven, or cloud architectures including C#, SQL Server, IIS, and web services is required.
  • Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. for full-time employment.

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