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Job Description:
If you enjoy problem solving, uncovering opportunities for process improvement, identifying and mitigating risks, and leading cross-functional teams, this job is for you! You will be responsible for building and monitoring processes for product families that reduce risk and enhance the Compliance Management System for the Product and Portfolio organization.
Responsible for an operational excellence initiative and the establishment of a standard incident process across multiple areas within Discover. Implements a framework which facilitates an operating environment to deliver a consistent best-in-class customer experience and flawless execution. Provides overall program management and thought leadership to problem solve and implement solutions across key dimensions: operational performance, incident management, process design, policies and product decisions, technology applications (code quality), stability of the systems environment, development of controls/metrics and overall improvements to technology infrastructure and service delivery.
Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.
Responsibilities:
What You’ll Do
Driving Enhancements to the Compliance Management System for the Product & Portfolio Team.
Ensure adherence to Change Management risk principles and governance
Drive quality and timely completion of Change Management activities by Product & Portfolio teams
Drive best practices for adherence to Change Management
Acts as a project manager to drive each process forward to ensure projects are completed on time and meet business needs.
Proactively identify risks within business processes and establish control and risk mitigation activities.
Effectively challenge new initiatives and proposed changes to existing business processes to ensure defect-free experiences.
Proactively identify risks and issue trends to establish control, monitoring and mitigation activities.
Drive organizational engagement for initiatives that drive operational excellence. Includes but not limited to implementing the strategy and ensuring standards/processes are aligned to support goals.
Implement an operational excellence framework and provide solutions to value streams to implement the components.
Assess maturity against the operational excellence framework and develop customized action plans for each value stream to drive the highest value.
Improve capture, documentation of incidents and root cause identification; develop sustainable process to implement which value streams can execute.
Work closely with Business Units such as Business Technology to ensure quality of system development efforts and identify opportunities to enhance resiliency of Card technology infrastructure.
Identify effectiveness of operational risk management processes and develop controls to ensure adherence to risk management standards.
Coordinate with leaders of Operational Excellence initiatives across lines of business to ensure application of best practices and establish enterprise standards where appropriate.
Provide timely communication and transparency; work across key stake holders proactively communicating with all levels of the organization to drive implementation, execution and continuous improvement.
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
6+ years of experience in Operations Management, Process Management, Technology, Lean/Six Sigma, Operations, Risk Management or related field
In lieu of a degree, 8+ years of experience in Operations Management, Process Management, Risk Management or related field
Preferred Qualifications
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
8+ years of experience in Operations Management, Process Management, Risk Management, or related field
Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Technology
Certified Lean, Six Sigma or Agile
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Project management experience
Problem solving skills
Process mapping experience
Proficient use of workflow software and reporting functions
Proficient use of Jira issue and project tracking software
Data mapping skills
Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jan-27-2024. 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 $88,500.00 to $149,300.00. 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.
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