Lead Business Strategy

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:

Summary

This position is responsible for leading business strategy activities that drive communication, recognition, and employee engagement across the business. Creates programs and builds communication channels. Responsible for managing projects from inception to implementation. Leads project teams to ensure projects are completed on time, within budgets, and meet business needs. 

Supports manager in ensuring critical deadlines, timelines, and tasks are efficiently completed. Manages process documentation and organization of team files utilizing Sharepoint/Microsoft Teams. Works with manager to build and maintain roadmaps (short-term and long-term) of work for the team.  

Responsible for managing business strategies and policies. Develops and implements strategies and enhancements. Supports strategic financial planning activities and communications for the business. Improves operations efficiency, mitigates losses, and improves profitability. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. 

Responsibilities

• Establishes effective production and strategy performance tracking. Ensures strategies are performing as expected and implements policy changes in a timely manner.

• Communicates with operations and systems teams to ensure strategies and tests are being utilized appropriately.

• Develops and implements strategies that improve operation efficiency and mitigates losses.

• Develops and implements strategies that rehabilitate defaulted loans and improve operational efficiency.

• Identifies risks and implements strategies within servicing system limitations.

• Develops and evaluates loss and recovery forecast models.

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related field

• In lieu of education experience, 4+ years Programming, Strategy, Automation, & Process Improvement

Preferred Qualifications

If we had our say, we’d also look for:

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Communications, or related field

• In lieu of education experience, 1+ years Financial Analysis or related experience

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Mar-31-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $75,500.00 to $127,900.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at MyDiscoverBenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ge