Assistant Vice President - Risk Analytics, Remote (PSS06138)

About the client: PSS has been mandated to hire an AVP Risk Analytics for one of the premier consumer financial services companies delivering one of the industry's most complete digitally-enabled product suites.

Job Purpose

The candidate will be responsible for using analytics and innovation to develop 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 organizations Process. The candidate is also responsible for building partnerships with various US stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, lead, collaborate, manage, communicate, and influence data driven solutions and results primarily with the Risk Testing Team, but may support the other analytics pillars that include Compliance, Operational Risk and First Line Process Oversight.

Identify how to measure control design and effectiveness, and review CTCs; interpret its meaning and its analytics scope by leveraging internal Data warehouses.

Ability to work independently and able to perform technical code validations periodically.

Collaborate and engage with all levels of management including Senior Leaders across all sites to drive analytics-based process improvements, insights, thought leadership, 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 visualization, machine learning, speech analytics, and data mining.

Innovate data-driven solutions independently with enterprise-wide customers across both the first and second lines of defense by leveraging the latest analytical tools and technologies.

Problem-solving through analytics to bring value-add efficiencies to our customers that include solutions involving automation, visualization, analytical insight, and machine learning.

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

Engage in storytelling with the data output that will create a comprehensive view on what the data means including identified actions.

Interact and present key data-driven updates and initiatives to the stakeholders and regulators.

Participate in the Risk Engagement Strategy process that will develop and drive improvements across the Risk Team Drive projects with minimum guidance.

Educational Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4+ years of experience in financial Risk services or banking/Credit card industry or in lieu of Degree, 6+ years of experience in financial Risk services or banking/Credit card industry.
• 4 years of Hands-on working knowledge of SAS, SQL, Tableau
• Ability to interact with all levels of Leadership and collaboration across teams and functions.
• Strong written/oral communication skills.
• Proven ability to deliver Analytical solutions for Business problems.