VP, Pricing – Business Strategy & Development

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

The VP, Pricing – Business Strategy & Development will be part of the Pricing COE, reporting to the VP, Pricing Leader – Business Strategy & Development.  This role will provide thought leadership, analytical rigor, deal modeling and financial analysis and support for the Business Strategy & Development (BS&D) group and sub-groups, and their respective initiatives throughout the year. These BS&D sub-groups include M&A, Ventures, Strategy Management Office (SMO), and Payment Networks.  This role requires the ability to work across platforms and functions and interact on a regular basis with senior leaders.  This role will be required to prepare presentation materials on a regular basis for Senior Leadership Teams (SLT), Executive Leadership Teams (ELT) and the Board of Directors.

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:

• Build financial models & projections to support M&A activities and decision making.  Support the M&A processes through due diligence and project management, including interacting with external advisors and providing updates and presenting materials needed to commercial platforms and ELT.

• Collaborate with SYF’s strategy team, finance leadership, operational leaders and key stakeholders to develop financial analysis to support the M&A proforma

• Represent SYF in external advisor or target company due diligence meetings

• Ownership of the M&A model supporting Model Risk Management with Ongoing Monitoring, Annual Reviews and routine updates to the model

• Support execution of strategic venture capital investments including financial valuation, investment memo prep, due diligence, exit scenarios, wire execution/documentation and portfolio monitoring

• Coordinate with FP&A, Controllership and Tax teams quarterly to record new investments and FMV changes of the existing portfolio for regulatory reporting

• Support Network team on providing quarterly payment network analysis/reporting

• Partner with functions and sales platforms to assess & quantify Strategic Initiatives (SI’s) in a standardized fashion and roll-up results.  Actively partner with the SMO and provide financial leadership to the annual strategic planning process by developing financial analysis & projections.

• Evaluate reports of SI spend and benefits and prepare monthly summary of financial performance of SI’s for ELT reporting package

• Provide other ad hoc analysis as needed on new/emerging corporate initiatives.

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, related business field with strong analytical and problem solving focus or in lieu of degree, 12 years equivalent experience. 

• Minimum 7 years progressive corporate finance experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of financial modeling experience.

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong analytical and modeling expertise

• Ability to work on a variety of different tasks/priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Knowledge of consumer financial services preferred

• Experience in either Pricing, Business Development, FP&A, Strategic Planning, M&A or corporate ventures, a plus

Grade/Level: 13

The salary range for this position is 130,000.00 - 210,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be 18 years or older

• You must