AVP, Acquisition Strategy

Synchrony•Alpharetta, GA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role will develop, implement and monitor credit acquisitions strategies for several clients across Synchrony. Our Way of Working We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events. Essential Responsibilities: Develop, implement and monitor new account credit strategies that drive profitable growth while operating within the risk appetite Create strategies that minimize both Synchrony’s and the retail partners’ risks, while balancing the risk–reward tradeoff Use advanced analytics to build custom credit risk strategies, perform strategy validation, testing, implementation, and on-going monitoring of key credit metrics. Drive enhanced strategies using champion/challenger learnings to reduce credit risk and improve customer experience Proactively research and identify areas of opportunity for improvement, work closely with the client teams to identify client needs and customize strategies that are mutually beneficial Be able to communicate effectively by articulating strategy recommendations clearly and concisely during meetings Complete required strategy documentation and meet audit standards Work closely with implementation team to ensure strategy is implemented correctly through pre and post implementation validation May provide direction and support to other team members including mentorship May perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, or other quantitative field and 4+ years of experience with analytics in credit or fraud in the financial services industry; or in lieu of a degree 9+ years’ experience with analytics in credit or fraud in the financial services industry
Minimum 3+ years’ experience with analytics in credit or fraud in the financial services industry
1+ year experience with a data tool such as SAS, Python and/or SQL
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 18 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.

Nice To Haves

MS/PhD in a quantitative field plus 3 years’ experience in data science or machine learning
Strong communication and collaboration skills and experience
Ability to manage several projects and perform in a fast-paced environment
Proven ability to work with data sources, data warehouses and database tools
Proven ability to successfully manage and implement projects on time & without errors
Ability to work effectively independently and within teams across functional areas

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and monitor new account credit strategies that drive profitable growth while operating within the risk appetite
Create strategies that minimize both Synchrony’s and the retail partners’ risks, while balancing the risk–reward tradeoff
Use advanced analytics to build custom credit risk strategies, perform strategy validation, testing, implementation, and on-going monitoring of key credit metrics.
Drive enhanced strategies using champion/challenger learnings to reduce credit risk and improve customer experience
Proactively research and identify areas of opportunity for improvement, work closely with the client teams to identify client needs and customize strategies that are mutually beneficial
Be able to communicate effectively by articulating strategy recommendations clearly and concisely during meetings
Complete required strategy documentation and meet audit standards
Work closely with implementation team to ensure strategy is implemented correctly through pre and post implementation validation
May provide direction and support to other team members including mentorship
May perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned