Senior Manager Strategic Planning

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:

What You’ll Do

As Chief of Staff to the Discover Global Network Governance Leadership, this role will drive a wide range of day-to-day activities, strategic planning and projects or initiatives. This will include creating strategic planning documentation, organizing team meetings and events, leading strategic projects, driving coordination and alignment of key business goals and priorities, managing engagement-focused initiatives, etc. Participates with leadership team to define, develop and execute the strategies and tactics necessary to achieve organizational goals. Responsible for managing a team delivering strategy work and/or executing on key pieces of the organization's objectives.

Develops and coaches teams to be able to identify, manage, and escalate risk, and effectively manages risk within the teams you oversee.

How You’ll Do It

• Drive organization administration including financial forecast accuracy and adequacy, weekly executive communication, monthly business reviews and ad-hoc activities as required.
• Facilitate exceptional communication in support of Governance and Complaints teams.
• Special initiatives ownership and design to drive business evolution.
• Create content and presentation development for a wide variety of audiences including executive leadership, town halls and business partners.

Qualifications You’ll Need

The Basics

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, business administration, project management or related.
• In lieu of a degree, 10+ years of experience in financial analysis, business administration, project management 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? Occasionally move 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 machinery or equipment. No
• Primarily, where is this job performed? Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Does this job require the ability to operate equipment or machinery? Select all that apply. Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
• Does this job require the ability to communicate verbally or in written form? Select all that apply. Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.
• Does the job require travel? Travel up to 10% of the time.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position.  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Oct-12-2024. 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 $103,000.00 to $174,200.00. 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, educatio