AVP, Portfolio Credit

Synchrony•Costa Mesa, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Role Summary/Purpose: As the VP, Portfolio Credit , you will assume ownership of full life cycle credit risk management. You will be responsible to provide Credit Risk reporting and analysis with primary accountability for identifying and managing consumer credit risk across all components of the cardholder life-cycle through data gathering and analytics. You will support and interact with the Virgin Red client teams and with key contacts throughout 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 6+ years in a consumer and/or commercial Credit/Risk, Finance, or Analytics role; or in lieu of a bachelor's degree, 8+ years in a consumer and/or commercial Credit/Risk, Finance or Analytics role.
3+ years’ experience analyzing large data sets to derive strategic actionable credit insights including SAS, SQL, R or Python Programming Skills or other related analytic tools
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.
N ew 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

Ability to accurately condense large amounts of information and present in a simple, cogent manner to senior level management and clients.
Strong analytical skills, highly comfortable working in a quantitative environment.
Experience operating as part of a cross functional team.
Use of advanced technical & analytical competencies in driving effective strategic goals.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Familiarity with consumer lending products and practices.
Advanced experience with SAS/SQL or other related analytic tools.

Responsibilities

Work closely with retail clients to minimize both Synchrony Financials’ and the retailer’s risk, while continuing to grow the portfolio
Work effectively cross-functionally to drive smart growth and client satisfaction delivering safety and soundness in the portfolio
Prepare and present client facing and leadership team presentations to facilitate informed decisions
Be a leader in driving enhanced strategies, using champion/challenger leanings to manage credit and fraud risk
Provide analytics and input for deal and promotional pricing activities
Coordinate multisite/country resources to ensure delivery and accuracy of monthly MIS and reporting needs to meet internal and external requirements
Coordinate planning cycle with client teams to ensure consistency in business plans
Responsible for providing clear guidance to the organization on risk appetite and prudent growth
Maintain effective and credible challenge of critical decisions and business processes
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned