Senior Analyst, Enterprise Risk Analytics (L08)

Job Description:

Role Title: Senior Analyst, Enterprise Risk Analytics (L08)

Company Overview:

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.

• We have recently been ranked #5 among India’s Best Companies to Work for 2023, #21 under LinkedIn Top Companies in India list, and received Top 25 BFSI recognition from Great Place To Work India. We have been ranked Top 5 among India’s Best Workplaces in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Top 10 among India’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2022.

• We offer 100% Work from Home flexibility for all our Functional employees and provide some of the best-in-class Employee Benefits and Programs catering to work-life balance and overall well-being. In addition to this, we also have Regional Engagement Hubs across India and a co-working space in Bangalore.

Organizational Overview:

Synchrony’s Risk Team is a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to provide oversight as 2nd Line of Defence. Risk Team oversees and manages the Risk Program in order to support the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues and challenges. Results are consistent with the respective strategic uses and complying with related Overall Risk / Risk Testing policies, standards, procedures as well as regulations. This role is aligned to Enterprise Risk Analytics team. It requires high level of expertise with data & analytics – minimal technical supervision to effectively contribute to projects.

Role Summary/Purpose:

The selected candidate will be a Senior Analyst on the Risk Analytics Team in India, that rolls up into Synchrony Financial India. The candidate will be responsible for using analytics and innovation to support the development of data driven solutions that yield efficiencies and enhanced effectiveness across the organization. This role will also be responsible for becoming a functional expert, while collaborating with Synchrony Process Owners including VPs.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop, execute, collaborate, communicate, and drive data driven solutions and results with the analytics pillars such as Compliance, Operational Risk and First Line Process Oversight.

• Independently validate processes, reports, dashboards, controls, etc. for effectiveness, efficiency and accuracy using any data.

• Take initiative in driving analytics-based process improvements, insights, and actions.

• Become a data SME and an Analytics Athlete that includes end to end functional learning, leveraging most data warehouses and applying the necessary tools for each solution that includes data coding, automation, visualization, machine learning, and data mining.

• Execute data driven solutions by working with the Risk Analytics team lead and team members along with customers across both the first and second lines of defense by leveraging the latest analytical tools and technologies.

• Document project requirements to be leveraged in Business-wide report-outs.

• Work with our customers to de-risk Synchrony through analytical oversight and review of end-to-end processes utilizing data to ensure key objectives and risks are accurately connected in a meaningful manner.

• Interact and present key data driven updates and key initiatives to the leaders across both the first and second line of defense.

• Participate in the Risk Engagement Strategy process that will develop and drive improvements across the Risk Team.

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with 0-2 Years of relevant experience in Analytics and 2-4 years in lieu of degree.

• Working Knowledge of SAS, SQL and Tableau is required

• Strong written/oral communication skills

• Proven ability to deliver Analytical solutions for Business problems

Desired Characteristics:

• Understanding of USA credit business market

• Credit card analytics experience

• Exposure to R, Python and machine learning tools

Work Timings: 01:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST

This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice 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. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details.

For Internal Applicants:

• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying

• Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday

• Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)

• Must not be any corrective action plan (Formal/Final Formal) or PIP

• L4 to L7 Employees who have completed 12 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.

• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.

• L4+ Employees can apply

Grade/Level: 8

Job Family Group:

Risk Management