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At Regions, the Emerging Technology/Cloud Solutions Manager leads a team that is responsible for advancing Regions infrastructure within the technology space. This position is responsible to deliver cloud (private, public, hybrid) base and infrastructure solutions in a cost-effective manner to assist Regions business partners in achieving their goals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Leads strategy, execution, and operationalization of Regions cloud (public, private, hybrid) operating model
• Leads end-to-end automation technologies for private, public, and hybrid cloud spaces from initial build through production consumption
• Leads the build-out of Regions cloud greenfield environments for production consumption
• Leads a technology engineering team that is responsible for application infrastructure hosting services
• Leads the engineering of infrastructure standards, patterns, and solutions to support business, data and application requirement
• Partners with other security architects, solution architects, developers, key stakeholders and business partners across Regions’ organization
• Evaluates current hosting operations and recommend new cloud hosting strategies that could comprise of a private, public, or hybrid solutions
• Leads and supports Regions Enterprise Containerization Platform while implementing tools that will provide a robust, feature rich, and scalable DevSecOps experience
• Performs resource/asset tracking and management for tools and technologies relating to automation, cloud, as well as future technology areas that will be brought in to expand Regions portfolio
• Leads the creation, implementation, and support of governance initiatives including benchmark assessments, cost management, policy and compliance, risk assessments, resource consistency/enforcements, and documentation
• Creates tactical and strategic emerging technology roadmaps and provide leadership for successful execution of the associated plans
• Owns responsibility and participates in internal and external audit reviews and ensures satisfactory review outcomes
• Performs project management functions for teams’ strategic projects
• Executes Regions vendor management processes and negotiate contracts for the technology hardware, software, and cloud assets under management
• Creates technology business proposals, including financial proforma views, Total Cost Ownership (TCO), and business-case analysis; present proposals to committees for approval
• Ensures infrastructure availability service levels are achieved and align staff and services to support Regions 24x7x365 business functions under management
• Assists senior management with complex projects as well as evaluating potential changes to strategy

• Partners across Technology, Operations, Digital, and Data (TODD) to ensure controls are designed, implemented, and monitored to strengthen risk management, compliance, and cyber security, effectively mitigating risk to levels within the company’s risk appetite

• Ensures disciplined change management by evaluating risk and control impacts when designing or implementing changes to processes, systems, products, and/or services

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

This position is incentive eligible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and eight (8) years of professional experience
• Or High School (HS) degree and twelve (12) years of professional experience
• Two (2) years of supervisory or managerial experience

Preferences

• Banking/financial industry experience
• Automation pipeline experience
• Cloud (public, private, hybrid) industry experience

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills that leads to establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal clients, vendors, and other associates
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to express complex technical concepts, strategize, and implement cross team solutions within technology
• Knowledgeable of industry leading technologies and ability to incorporate those technologies to help lead the organization's strategic direction
• Organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and good time management skills with a proven ability to develop sound, actionable plans
• Project management skills, operating as part of a team, organizing, planning, budgeting, and executing projects
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills
• Understanding of and ability to interpret applicable rules, regulations, and industry guidance

Regions will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position at this time. Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

This position is currently offsite, preferably close to a Regions office within our retail branch footprint (click here to see our locations). Associates will work from their home primarily and may be expected to go on site for meetings or other events as needed.

Preferred locations: Birmingham, Charlotte, Atlanta

Compensation Details

Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.

The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.

Job Range Target:

Minimum:

$196,032.10 USD

50th Percentile:

$225,340.00 USD

Incentive Pay Plans:

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary incentive plan. Employees are eligible to receive a discretionary award based on individual, business, and/or company performance.Opportunity to participate in the Long Term Incentive Plan.

Location:

Hoover, Alabama

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company.