Synchrony - AVP - Operational Risk Analytics

Role Summary/Purpose:

- The selected candidate will be a AVP on the Risk Analytics Team in India, that rolls up into Synchrony Financial India.

- The candidate will be responsible for using analytics and innovation to develop data driven solutions that yield efficiencies and enhanced effectiveness across the organization. This role will also be responsible for becoming a functional expert, while collaborating with Synchrony Process Owners including VP and SVP levels.

- The candidate is also responsible for building partnerships with various US stakeholders. This position is remote, where you have the option to work from home.

- On occasion we may request for you to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as team meetings, training and culture events. To ensure the safety of our colleagues and communities, we require employees who come together in-person to be fully vaccinated. Were proud to offer you choice and flexibility.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities:

- Develop, lead, collaborate, manage, communicate, and influence data driven solutions and results primarily with the Risk Testing Team, but may support the other analytics pillars that include Compliance, Operational Risk and First Line Process Oversight.

- Identify how to measure the control design and effectiveness , ability to review the CTCs - interpret its meaning and its analytics scope by leveraging the internal Data warehouses

- Ability to Work independently and able to perform Technical code certifications periodically Collaborate and engage with all levels of management including Senior Leaders across all sites to drive analytics-based process improvements, insights, thought leadership and actions.

- Provide thought leadership to influence leadership across sites to drive analytics-based process improvements, insights, and actions. Become a data SME and an Analytics Athlete that includes end to end functional learning, leveraging most data warehouses and applying the necessary tools for each solution that includes visualization, machine learning, speech analytics and data mining.

- Innovate data driven solutions independently with enterprise-wide customers across both the first and second lines of defense by leveraging the latest analytical tools and technologies.

- Problem solving through analytics to bring value add efficiencies to our customers that include solutions involving automation, visualization, analytical insight, and machine learning.

- Effectively engage with customers to de-risk Synchrony through analytical oversight and review of end-to-end processes utilizing data and effective challenge to ensure key objectives and risks are accurately connected in a meaningful manner.

- Engage in storytelling with the data output that will create a comprehensive view on what the data means including identified actions.

- Interact and present key data driven updates and key initiatives to the stakeholders and regulators.

- Participate in the Risk Engagement Strategy process that will develop and drive improvements across the Risk Team.

Qualifications / Requirements:

- Bachelors degree with minimum of 5+ years of experience in financial Risk services or banking/Credit card industry or in lieu of Degree, 7+ years of experience in financial Risk services or banking/Credit card industry.

- Solid working knowledge of SAS, SQL , Tableau or other coding tools

- Ability to interact with all levels of Leadership and collaborative across teams and functions

- Strong written/oral communication skills.

- Proven ability to deliver Analytical solutions for Business problems

- Shift Timings : 2:00 pm IST to 11:00 pm IST

Desired Qualifications:

- Ability to validate first line control framework as part of the Risk testing.

- Credit card / Risk analytics experience

- Ability to work on simultaneous multiple projects, organize work flow, and prioritize work assignments while being in different time zones.

- Exposure to R, Python, Tableau and Machine learning tools.