Principal Continuous Improvement

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
Responsible for the planning and execution of multiple projects that will translate company strategies into action, deliver significant ROI, reduce risk, and achieve strategic objectives. Serves as a mentor and partner with business units to identify future opportunities and supports the business with development initiatives. Serves as a trusted adviser to senior business stakeholders and spearheads innovative solutions, while partnering with key support functions such as Finance, HR, and Compliance during implementation. This role will be supporting our home loans servicing team, performing process engineering, mapping and driving operational improvements.
How You'll Do It

• Leads and develops projects, solutions and control plans to deliver measurable improvements and process efficiencies. Drives high productivity and an increase in profitable growth. Deploys best practices across assigned business area delivering a scalable and sustainable best in class operations environment.
• Executing strategic performance analysis, gap assessment, opportunity identification and change implementation for critical processes across the organization.
• Designs new processes, works with operations and systems owner for implementation, monitors impact of the change and reports the results.
• Supports project pipeline and portfolio development by forging relationships with senior leaders to identify the most critical process improvement opportunities across the company based on findings from areas such as Voice of the Customer, Voice of the Business, Voice of the Employee, and balanced scorecards.
• Builds relationships with key constituents necessary to deliver project results, including identifying and breaking down barriers/obstacles, collaborating with key players to influence change.
• Leads the design and development of internal support initiatives to other business areas. Provide external benchmarking, industry best practice identification, evaluation, and adoption plans.

Qualifications You'll Need
The Basics

• Bachelors Continuous Improvement, Statistics, Business Administration and Management, or related
• 6+ years Project Management, Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Process Management, Policy Management, Strategic Planning, or Related
• In lieu of education, 10+ years Project Management, Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Process Management, Policy Management, Strategic Planning, 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:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Masters degree in Continuous Improvement, Statistics, Business Administration and Management
• 8+ years Project Management, Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Process Management, Policy Management, Strategic Planning, or Related
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Lean Six Sigma Master Belt

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.
Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Apr-26-2025. 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 $91,000.00 to $153,400.00. 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
• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances
• 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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Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [email protected] . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.
At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant's qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance ( LA County Fair Chance ).
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Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.