VP, Client Technology Program Leader

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

The VP,  Client Technology Program Leader is responsible for leading the execution of technology programs for the OnePay portfolio, ensuring support for client growth, innovation, and productivity objectives. In this role, you will actively evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, drive innovation initiatives, and ensure alignment with strategic leadership goals. This role will collaborate across functional teams, oversee the assessment and implementation of new solutions, and engage directly with the client to gather requirements, prioritize technology needs, and advise on program direction.

Our Way of Working

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide vision, leadership and strategy to drive Technology Programs for the partner relationship

• Manage day-to-day integration and support activities concurrently with multiple large-scale enhancement initiatives requested by clients/technology partners or internal teams.

• Proactively identifies new opportunities to drive improvements and simplification in support of delivery and productivity; ongoing analysis of project priorities and planning

• Champion innovation by exploring creative approaches to overcome roadblocks, transforming “no” into “how” without compromising regulatory, security or operational standards

• Drive prioritization that aligns to the partners and SYF planning processing, including prioritization of the product backlog for API reliability, resilience and innovation, ensuring alignment with business goals, technical feasibility and contractual service level agreements

• Lead communication across multiple agile, cross functional and partner teams to ensure changes are designed, tested and releases aligned to ensure a seamless delivery

• Interface directly with 3rd party client and technology partners to assist with integration activities and incident resolution

• Maintain technical documentation in Confluence and JIRA and assist cross functional teams in agile adoption

• Assist as On-Call point of contact as part of a rotation schedule to assist with production issues

• Travel to Synchrony and client locations as needed to Lead discovery sessions, project kick-off meetings, work-out sessions, etc. 

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned 

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or, in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma / GED and 7+ years of Product / Project Management experience in the credit card, financial services, or technology industries 

• Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools, to troubleshoot incidents and identify root cause, action plans, impact and resolution.

• Strong analytical and technical skills

• Strong knowledge and working experience with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and related document/testing software (i.e. Postman, Swagger)

• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).  

• Proven experience in problem solving and negotiated solutions    

• Ability to travel    

Desired Characteristics: 

• Superior oral, written and client communication skills as well as the ability to manage expectations of the business, clients, team members, management and external groups

• Proven track record as a strategic Technology business partner

• Expertise in gathering and defining product requirements 

• Results driven, strategic, conceptual and innovative thinker 

• Knowledgeable on financial services, payments industry trends, competitors, emerging technologies, and companies technical knowledge (financial services) customer experience focus Proactive, self-starter and collaborative leader 

• Experience managing offshore resources, organizing and motivating diverse cross-functional teams. 

• Strong business acumen and superior decision-making skills 

• Strong cross-functional team player with the ability to work seamlessly across a matrix organization. 

• Familiarity with data encryption/PII data protection standards, and related technologies.  

Grade/Level: 13

The salary range for this position is 130,000.00 - 210,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be 18 years or older

• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent

• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process

• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles.  Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles.  Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post.  All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. 

Our Commitment:

When you join us, you’ll be part of an inclusive culture where your individual skills, experience, and voice are not only heard – but valued. Together, we’re building a future where we can all belong, connect, and turn ideals into action. More than 50% of our workforce is engaged in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where community and passion intersect to offer a safe space to learn and grow.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We’re proud to have an award-winning culture for all. 

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• Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

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