Essential Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Lead the implementation of Treasury initiatives and operational capabilities, managing tasks such as project plans, developing business requirements, testing, documentation, and cross-functional communication.
- Program Design & Execution: Develop and execute multi-phased program plans and multi-year roadmaps that deliver measurable business value while ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals.
- Opportunity Identification: Continuously assess and identify opportunities to drive growth, integration, and automation across Treasury programs and initiatives.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong communications with program teams, sponsors, champions, finance leaders, and external partners to ensure progress visibility, engagement, and alignment.
- Program Oversight: Prioritize build-out requirements, manage dependencies, and oversee technology-related limitations, managing Agile increments and sprints for successful program launches.
- Technical Execution: Leverage existing frameworks, system integration opportunities, and industry guidance to develop requirements and pave the way for future market penetration and growth opportunities.
- Program Delivery: Craft a deep understanding of program KPIs, analytics, and enterprise system architecture to inform delivery strategies and data-driven decision-making in future iterations.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 8 years of experience in Financial Services, Treasury, or related industry or in lieu of degree, 12+ years of equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of proven program management experience delivering complex solutions, including system integrations, automation, and conversions.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in banking, financial services, or fintech industry.
- Proficiency in implementation methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid approaches.
- Hands-on experience with tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence.
- Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time as required
Desired Characteristics
- Advanced degree/MBA preferred.
- Deep understanding of Treasury Operations, financing products (e.g., revolving credit, loans), and accounting processes.
- Proven strategic leadership capabilities in dynamic and cross-functional environments.
- Experience with product management and development initiatives.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to bridge business objectives with technology solutions.
- Familiarity with Synchrony processes and systems is a plus.
- Ability to mentor and provide direction to team members, fostering talent development.
- High energy, self-motivated, results-driven individual with a strong work ethic and enthusiasm for innovation.
- Proven ability to manage distributed teams and deliver projects on time and on budget.