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ID #43493467
State Connecticut
City Stamford
Job type Full Time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Synchrony Financial
Showed 2022-06-22
Date 2022-06-21
Deadline 2022-08-20
Category Marketing/advertising/PR
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VP, Secured Card Product Manager

Connecticut, Stamford, 06925 Stamford USA

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Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose

At Synchrony, we enable commerce by delivering the leading financial ecosystem that connects our partners and our customers through world-class technology, products, and capabilities. Our partners and customers are at the forefront of everything that we do.

We are looking for a customer and partner obsessed Product Manager that is focused on delivering best in class products within the emerging credit and secured credit marketplace. As a critical member of the Product organization, the Secured Card Product Manager is responsible for owning the customer need while developing and leading the product roadmap to achieve our customer, partner and business objectives. This includes being the customer, market and product subject matter expert, using data to find opportunities and gain alignment with the organization and key stakeholders, while leading the development of technology-driven, innovative solutions and enhancements. This Product Manager is comfortable with ambiguity, can operate in a fast moving, agile environment, is a team player that collaborates well cross functionally and acts as an owner, proactively taking initiative.

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 Functions/Responsibilities

  • Manage, develop, and drive Synchrony’s Secured Card product across all platforms. Drive the vision and roadmap of innovative new capabilities to keep the business as an industry leader in the space.

  • Partner with the various technology teams to drive efficiency and commercialization of the product across the franchise. This includes developing and promoting how this innovation is meeting the rapidly changing needs of our business, partners and customers by telling the story internally, with our partners and industry.

  • Lead planning meetings and provide advice and guidance on direction of product.

  • Responsible for understanding industry insights, consumer intel and market analysis, and benchmarking Synchrony’s products against competition – coordinating and communicating findings across clients and platforms. Will require collaboration with customers, research and insights, team members, and outside influencers to ensure a solid and well-rounded understanding of products and developing needs.

  • Collaborate with Product Marketing on the marketing and positioning for your product.

  • Liaise with Business Development to ensure consumer products are appropriately represented in RFPs, that business cases are developed with the optimal product strategies, and to guide the new business implementation teams to ensure the product is built properly for new portfolios.

  • Work with cross-functional teams to identify gaps, product needs and growth opportunities, while partnering with key stakeholders to help prioritize efforts against other initiatives.

  • Proactively engage with Compliance and Legal to ensure adherence with all external and internal compliance and regulatory requirements.

  • Own product enhancements from ideation to execution, including product specifications and requirements, wing-to-wing experience, testing and cost/benefit analysis. Lead cross-functional teams, in a matrixed environment, through project plans that include major milestones, critical risk indicators, measures of success and contingencies.

  • Coordinate efforts with other product managers to commercialize across Synchrony’s platforms and portfolios. Drive product implementation, ensuring innovative solutions supporting business strategy.

  • Monitor and report on key metrics for the products to assess the success of the product and features and determine necessary enhancements.

  • Strong communication skillset and executive presence is key – Frequent meetings with Clients, Client teams and senior leadership.

  • Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree or, in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma and 10 years of marketing or product experience in the credit card or financial services industries

  • 6+ years product marketing and/or consumer credit product experience that includes:

    • A proven track record of launching new products or applications with demonstrated business impact

    • Ability to influence and coordinate multi-functional teams

Desired Qualifications:

  • Credit card, consumer finance or financial services industry experience.

  • Experience leading strategies targeted toward the new to credit, rebuilding credit, underbanked and near prime customer segments.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex initiatives and projects in a matrixed environment.

  • Outstanding communications, relationship building, influencing and collaboration skills.

  • Strategic thinking with ability to develop and implement actionable plans to drive business results.

  • 10+ years marketing or product innovation/management experience

  • 5+ years managing people and teams

  • Strong background working with clients, reporting on performance and delivering results.

  • Demonstrated project management skills.

  • Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to develop innovative solutions in a fast-changing environment.

  • P&L experience with solid understanding of business financials

  • Current on financial services, payments industry trends, competitors, emerging technologies and companies

  • Strong technical knowledge (financial services)

  • Product commercialization experience, marketing and communications expertise

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).

Our Commitment

When you join us, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and voice are not only heard—but valued. We celebrate the differences in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives is what makes Synchrony truly a great place to work. Together, we’re building a future where we can all belong, connect and turn ideals into action. Through the power of our 8 Diversity Networks+, with more than 60% of our workforce engaged, you’ll find community to connect with and opportunity to go beyond your passions.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure 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 85,000.00 - 170,000.00 USD Annual

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA and Metro NY and some positions are bonus eligible.

Grade/Level: 12

Job Family Group:

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