[Remote] AVP, Analytics – Consumer Bank (L11)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Synchrony is a premier consumer financial services company delivering a complete digitally enabled product suite. The AVP, Consumer Bank Analytics role involves leading an analytics team to provide strategic insights and develop analytic capabilities to drive deposits growth through optimized marketing investments.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on analytic support to projects, processes and initiatives tied to the SYF Consumer Bank within Digital Platform Analytics vertical and lead associated India team ,catering to business priorities and propose new analytic solutions to optimize business decisions
• Proactively manage all analytic projects with weekly update on timeline, status, and resource allocation; Ensure delivery of all BAU and strategic projects based on business demand and requirements
• Work hands-on and lead a variety of short, medium & long-term projects for own & with team from beginning to end, including ideation, data mining, strategy formulation, and presentation of results and recommendations, with little or no supervision
• Together with US analytics teams, foster strong partnership and engagement with both the internal Synchrony business and client teams
• Manage, coach and develop a team of 5 analytics professionals dedicated to India consumer bank Team
• Support recruitment, retention and development of analytic talent
• Develop & apply advanced analytics to optimize business outcomes
• Share learnings and capabilities with broader analytics community and play an instrumental role in developing use cases to showcase IAH capabilities
• Partner with Analytics CoE teams to drive best practices and centralized analytic capabilities
• Drive internal initiatives, perform other duties and/or special projects, as assigned

Skills

• Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or any other quantitative streams with 6+ years of relevant analytics experience and in lieu of a degree 8+ years of relevant analytics experience
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in core analytics enabling business decisions
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in mentoring people, and providing & receiving constructive feedback
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on SQL and SAS programming experience with an ability to leverage advanced algorithms and be efficient in handling and translating complex/large data sets into clear, actionable business insights
• Hands-on analytical skills, including coding, Tableau, and working with diverse data sources (Oracle DB, EDL, etc.). Familiarity with statistical methods and tools such as decision trees, regression, segmentation, etc
• Strong at managing and coordinating progress across multiple large projects simultaneously
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to work in matrix organization, make and enable data driven decisions
• Demonstrated ability to manage complexity/ambiguity and multiple initiatives
• Ability to develop executable strategies, articulate a clear vision, and deliver results
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage effectively with a broad range of audiences including senior business leaders, other senior analytics leaders, and highly technical talent
• Ability to influence business strategies and decisions based on analytic insight
• Strong Understanding of macro-economic conditions
• Good knowledge of latest Analytical practices & Data Visualization tools like Tableau & SAS VA

Benefits

• We provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.
• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.
• This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs)
• We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony. Our way of working allows you the option to work from home or workspaces in our Regional Engagement Hubs—Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, or Delhi/NCR.
• Occasionally you may be required to commute or travel to Hyderabad or one of the Regional Engagement Hubs for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, trainings, and culture events.

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