VP, CoreTech Governance Leader

Synchrony Financial; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony Financial is seeking a VP, CoreTech Governance Leader to drive safety and soundness across the CoreTech organization, ensuring readiness for internal and external exams and strengthening risk and control frameworks.

You will lead governance and risk activities, coordinate exams and audits, drive risk remediation, and manage the CoreTech governance team in a matrixed environment across all lines of defense. Strong communication with senior leaders is essential.

Qualifications

• Governance and/or risk management experience required.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to influence across a matrixed organization.
• Clear presentation and communication skills with senior executives.
• Proven track record partnering across large organizations with multiple priorities.
• Experience with PCI, FFIEC or similar regulatory controls is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the risk and governance activities for the CoreTech organization.
• Coordinate exams and audits (OCC/FRB, 2LOD, pen tests) and drive remediation.
• Explain technical risk to non-technical leaders to prioritize actions.
• Liaise with Information Security on risk management and issues remediation.
• Own the Audit Readiness program and facilitate creation/renewal of policies and procedures.
• Act as Product Owner for CoreTech Governance board and drive PI Planning.

Skills

Governance

Risk Management

Leadership

Communication

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

12+ years Technology and Agile Portfolio Management experience

Job description

Role Summary/Purpose

The VP, CoreTech Governance Leader will drive the priorities for safety and soundness across the CoreTech organization. They will ensure the CoreTech organization is prepared and ready for internal and external Exams, lead exam execution for the organization, drive risk identification and remediation and strengthen our risk and control framework. Additionally, they will lead the team of CoreTech governance and risk resources. This role works in close collaboration across all 3 lines of defense.

Essential Responsibilities

This leader will lead the risk and governance activities for the CoreTech organization. They will manage and/or coordinates all exams/tasks to help prioritize for the business using a risk based approach. Additionally, they will drive risk management for the CoreTech organization

• Lead the team and/or personally lead OCC and FRB exams, Internal Audits, 2LOD exams, Pen tests.

• Ability to explain technical challenges and solutions to non-technical leaders and accurately describe the risk to the business in order to appropriately prioritize risks for the business.

• Ability to challenge when evaluating the true risk to the business.

• Ability to listen and interpret the level of risk to guide appropriate next steps for the organization.

• Liaison with Information Security team on risk management.

• Responsible for the team who leads the PCI evidence delivery in the CoreTech space.

• Drive proactive action in evaluating the control environment and identifying risks.

• Drive automation in the assessment of our control environment.

• Responsible for the communication of overall issues remediation work in the CoreTech environment, liaison for the Tech and Ops Issues Management team and driving timely issues remediation across CoreTech .

• Strong risk mindset to lead the identification, treatment, and remediation of risks across CoreTech .

• Participate and drive continuous improvements in the area of issues management.

• Responsible for the Audit Readiness program; a calendar of tasks that drive surveillance.

• Responsible for the facilitation for creating or renewing Policies, Standards, and Procedures. Ensuring CoreTech has the appropriate requirements documents supporting the PRC framework. Reviewing FFIEC guidance to ensure Synchrony is meeting.

• Collaborate across technology on issues remediation and Sox compliance.

• Product Owner for the CoreTech Governance board, participate in Agile ceremonies, and drive PI Planning for the Governance area.

• Liaison to the Tech and Ops Governance team as well as both 2nd and 3rd Line of defense for the CoreTech organization.

• Strong communication and influencing skills are required with the ability to facilitate challenging conversations with senior leadership.

• This is a front-line, hands-on, role expected to be involved in exam/audit details and driving the team to deliver the results required in timeframe expected.

• Create and update dashboards to communicate status and drive productivity in this space.

• Advocate across the organization driving good risk practices.

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor?s degree and a minimum of 8+ years of either Technology, Risk Management, OR in lieu of a degree minimum of 12+ years of Technology and Agile Portfolio Management experience
• Demonstrated experience of governance and/or risk management.
• Strong people leadership skills
• Demonstrated experience working in a matrixed environment with proven experience influencing leaders at all levels.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with a demonstrated business presence while interacting with senior business executives
• Proven experience with partnering, collaborating and influencing across a large multilayered organization at all levels
• Proven experience handling multiple, and competing priorities across all stakeholder groups and effectively resolving competing priorities and interests with minimal disruption
• Minimum 7 years of Technology or Risk Management experience

Grade/Level: 13

The salary range for this position is 130,000.00 – 210,000.00USD 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.

Our Way of Working

We?re proud to offer you 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.You will be required to commute to your nearestHub (either virtual or physical) for in-person engagement activities such as regularbusiness or team meetings, training and culture events.

*Field Sales and some Commercial team roles may have varied location requirements based upon partner obligations or preferences.

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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