AVP, Acquisition Strategy Implementation Manager

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The ideal candidate will have a business team facing strong technical background with a focus on Credit products, Acquisition platforms, SynApps IT production support and proven track record of representing credit functions.Our Way of WorkingWe'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 ResponsibilitiesImplement clients' Credit and Fraud strategies in various acquisition platforms for revolving, installments, Pay Later products on SynApps. Perform day zero validations, trouble shoot and issue-fix. Work with Credit & Fraud strategy development team and other credit functions to gather and review strategy specs. Partner up with offshore team with the strategy implementation activities, maintain and communicate the release schedule. Write testing specs and work with project team for integration testing support including letters validation. Provide Client UAT support. Provide support for priority 1 & 2 production issues. Attend meetings as the Implementation SMEs to research issues and answer questions. Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned such as coding, testing, implementing, and validating Day 0 strategies, leading IT projects, and project support. Qualifications/RequirementsBachelor's degree in business or computer information systems OR in lieu of degree; high school diploma/GED 3+ years programming with languages such as FICO DMP/PowerCurve/DaaS/Decision Engines/SAS/SQL/R/Python with in-depth SynApps IT knowledge 3+ years Project Management Waterfall and/or Agile experience 3+ years Credit System /IT background supporting Acquisition processes. 2+ years' experience with pulling data from a data warehouse or data lake. Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required Desired CharacteristicsExperience with SynApps/Surveyor/DXC/Edison Acquisitions decision systems Experience in credit products including Acquisitions, Account Management, Collections, and Authentication Prior experience working with Bureaus. Strategy implementation & monitoring experience Experience with Fiserv and Edison commercial platform Experience in the banking/credit card industry Track record of creative problem solving and ability to thrive in a cross-functional and virtual environment High energy, self-motivated, with strong communication skills (verbal and written) Grade/Level: 10The salary range for this position is 75,000.00 - 130,000.00 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 RequirementsYou 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. 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