AVP, RDG Credit Data Management and Integration

Company: Synchrony Financial
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description:Role Summary/Purpose:Support Credit initiatives related to RDG data aggregation, architecture, data analysis, data usage with the Synchrony Financial. Serve as a key contributor and co-lead for support of on monthly load processes, new initiatives, new products, new data sources from a point of view of Credit Reporting & Modeling business owner.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. We're proud to offer you choice and flexibility.Essential Responsibilities:

• Work closely within the 1st line business teams in IT, Marketing, Credit Risk and Operations to improve and validate accuracy of existing RDG fields, through the independent research of data issues, logic, evidence and user acceptance tests (UAT).
• Assist in the onboarding of new data sources into risk aggregation data platform (RDG), analyze differences in data, suggest logic & mapping changes to standardize and cleanse onboarding data sources, design and execute user acceptance tests for new data.
• Run and continuously improve risk aggregation data platform (RDG) monthly load validation process and visualization reports.
• Support new product integration into risk aggregation data platform (RDG) by attending business meetings and converting business requirements into new reporting data fields through helping with design and testing.
• Keep pace with the latest developments in academia, regulatory environment, risk technology (Data-lake, ETL platforms and data warehousing) and financial services industries in order to provide expert guidance to the Synchrony Financial functions.
• Participate in Proof Of Concepts, such as evaluation of new tools and concepts that can enable better use of data.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assignedQualifications/Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree MIS, Economics, Math, Finance, Accounting; in lieu of a degree 8+ years of work-related experience in risk analytics or IT position.
  • 4+ years of work-related experience in risk analytics or IT position.
  • 3+ years of experience SAS/SQL or 1+ year of experience with Python.Desired Characteristics:
    • Master's degree or foreign equivalent in MIS or related
    • Curious investigative mindset for data and its relationship to business, reporting, financial modeling.
    • Previous experience with business intelligence/data warehousing/visualization platforms (either project management implementation or coding or both).
    • Ability to work with Python to independently analyze data.
    • Understanding of Waterfall and/or Agile project management methods.
    • Self-starter character with organizational and analytical skills.
    • Desire to make things better, faster and user friendly for Synchrony Financial reporting and modeling user community.
    • One (1+) years of experience with Tableau
    • Two (2+) years of experience with ETL tools like Ab Initio.Eligibility Requirements:
      • You must be 18 years or older
      • You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
      • You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
      • You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
      • New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months' time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 24 months' time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don't meet the time in position or performance expectations).Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.Reasonable Accommodation Notice:
        • Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
        • If you need special accommodations, please call our Career Support Line so that we can discuss your specific situation. We can be reached at 1-866-301-5627. Representatives are available from 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time.The salary range for this position is 65,000.00 - 130,000.00 USD AnnualSalaries are adjusted according to market in CA and Metro NY and some positions are bonus eligible.Grade/Level: 10Job Family Group:Risk Management

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