Senior Principal Business Strategy Analyst - Payments

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

The Transaction Products team part of Core Products organization consist of highly motivated, self-driven individuals who take great pride in our work culture. This talented team strives to deliver competitive transaction capabilities, and product policies that offer seamless and secure payment experiences to meet the evolving needs of our network participants. In this role, you will work closely with Transaction Products and Core Products leadership to define strategic opportunities for emerging capabilities which come from market trends and voice of customers for transaction processing. Individual will conduct market research, work with external consultants, and internal team members to strategize capability development for Transaction Products.

What You’ll Do

• Leads and supports various stages of strategy development, including but not limited to evaluating and supporting execution of various business optimization and business growth initiatives, and evaluating organic and inorganic business levers.

• Has experience with the payments market landscape, conducting analysis, and leading execution of major business growth, business development, and or business optimization activities. Supports aspects of strategy development, and supports and or leads due diligence, financial modeling related to strategy and business opportunity development.

• Supports internal and external relationships related to strategy and business opportunity development and collaborates with leadership and functional colleagues to execute initiatives. Fosters a culture of effective risk management, accountability, and demonstration of risk awareness across the organization

How You’ll Do It

• Research and investigate industry trends and opportunities in support of Discover’s strategy by independently selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

• Works on problems and projects of diverse scope related to advancing business objectives and growth strategies.

• Conducts analysis on business opportunities and business projects. Coordinates with cross-functional teams and external resources to manage processes related to strategy development and required due diligence.

• Partners with Product Managers to funnel their industry research needs and help them to strategize their product roadmaps

• Develops presentation materials regarding opportunities, analysis, and or transactions and recommendations to leadership.

• Leads components of presentations (e.g., financial technical analysis) to leadership.

​Qualifications You’ll Need

The Basics

• Bachelors in Business Administration and Management or related

• 6+ years in M&A, investment banking, corporate development, transaction advisory, consulting, or related

• In lieu of education, 10+ years M&A, investment banking, corporate development, transaction advisory, consulting, or related

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Does this job require remaining in a stationary position, including but not limited to, primarily sitting and standing?

  Primarily remain in a stationary position.

• Does this job require the ability to move about inside or outside the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job? No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.

• Does this job require the ability to transport physical objects? If so, provide the weight of the heaviest object the job needs to transport without the aid of machinery or equipment or the weight equivalency with the aid of machiner