Tech Lead

Description

POSITION SUMMARY :

Farm Credit Financial Partners seeks a Delivery Tech Lead to serve as the dedicated technical authority

and accountability point for a specific experience domain within our Build organization. Unlike traditional

technical leadership roles that span multiple areas, this position focuses exclusively on one of our four

critical experiences : Customer, Lending, Accounting, and Financial. Reporting to the Director of Technical Delivery, you will own all technical aspects of delivery within your assigned experience domain, providing technical oversight and mentorship to the development teams while maintaining hands-on technical involvement.

As the dedicated technical leader for your experience domain, you will provide technical guidance and

direction to the capability teams within your domain, mentoring developers, testers, and business

analysts to ensure technical excellence. You will work through influence and expertise rather than direct

authority, building strong collaborative relationships with team members while maintaining accountability

for technical outcomes. This focused approach ensures you can provide specialized technical leadership

tailored to your experience's specific needs, becoming the go-to expert for all technical matters within

your domain. This is a permanent domain assignment, not a rotational position, allowing you to build lasting expertise and relationships.

This role requires extensive knowledge of Fiserv DNA core banking platforms and Farm Credit industry

systems, with particular emphasis on the modules and integrations relevant to your assigned experience

domain. You will be accountable for all technical decisions, delivery commitments, and engineering

quality within your experience while working closely with your Product Service Owner and Program

Manager as part of the experience leadership triad. This is one of four Delivery Tech Leader positions, each dedicated to a specific experience domain.

Your accountability and authority are bounded by your assigned domain, ensuring deep specialization

and focused technical leadership. Each domain typically encompasses :

• 3-4 capability teams that you provide technical oversight and direction for
• 20-40 technical professionals (developers, testers, analysts) that you mentor and guide
• Multiple scrum teams working on related business capabilities
• Specific core systems and integrations unique to your domain

You provide technical leadership through influence and expertise, not through direct reporting relationships.

You are fully accountable for all technical delivery outcomes within your specific experience domain. Your scope is clearly bounded by your assigned experience (Customer, Lending, Accounting, or Financial) and the 3-4 capability teams you provide technical oversight for. When technical decisions impact delivery timelines, quality standards, or system reliability within your experience domain, you own the outcome. While you achieve results through technical guidance and mentorship rather than direct management, you remain accountable for the technical excellence of all work produced within your domain. You do not have accountability for technical decisions in other domains - that responsibility lies with your peer Delivery Tech Leads. This is not an advisory or influence role - you have final technical authority within your domain boundaries and bear complete responsibility for meeting delivery commitments while maintaining engineering excellence.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Technical Direction & Accountability (30%)

Delivery Execution & Accountability (30%)

Engineering Quality & Standards Accountability (20%)

Team Enablement & Performance (10%)

Cross-Functional Alignment (10%)

Decision Rights

o All technical design and implementation decisions specific to your domain

o Technology and tool selection recommendations for teams working within your experience domain

o Technical guidance on resource allocation and capacity planning for your domain's capabilities

o Code review standards and technical approval gates for production deployments within your domain

o Technical standards and development practices for your experience domain

o Technical go / no-go recommendations for releases impacting your domain

o Resolution of technical disputes within your experience domain boundaries

o Integration approaches with other domains (in coordination with peer Delivery Tech Leads

Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES :

Technical Expertise

Leadership Competencies

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS :

Preferred Qualifications :

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Ability to report to work in person and to attend work-related functions / activities.

2. Ability to work at a desk and use a computer for extended periods.

3. Ability to lift, carry, and move objects up to 10 pounds occasionally.

4. Ability to occasionally travel as required.

5. Ability to type and utilize various software programs efficiently and operate general office equipment.

6. Ability to work in an office setting with moderate noise levels.

7. Additional physical demands include, but may not be limited to, frequent talking or hearing, occasional push / pull, stoop / kneel, bend / twist, and reach to retrieve or move items in a typical office environment.

8. Must be able to work scheduled hours and overtime as needed.

9. This role has been designated as either a hybrid role, which gives employees the opportunity to work from home on Mondays and Fridays and working in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, or a remote role, which means the employee will work entirely offsite.

o Exceptions to the designated work arrangement may be made based on business needs.

o Please note that the Company retains the right to change a position's designation at any time.

10. Ability to concentrate and focus on details when reviewing documents, analyzing data, and performing computer-based tasks.

11. Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines while maintaining accuracy and efficiency.

12. Ability to problem-solve efficiently and make sound decisions.

13. Ability to manage job-related stress and interactions with clients, colleagues, or external parties.

14. Ability to communicate ideas clearly in both verbal and written form.

15. Ability to work with others in a collegial and collaborative manner

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION : Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their position.