AVP, Digital Analytics (L10)

Role Title: AVP, Digital Analytics (L10)

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 #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.
• We provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.
• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.

Organizational Overview:

Our Analytics organization comprises of data analysts who focus on enabling strategies to enhance customer and partner experience and optimize business performance through data management and development of full stack descriptive to prescriptive analytics solutions using cutting edge technologies thereby enabling business growth

Role Summary/Purpose:

AVP, Digital Analytics (People Manager & Individual Contributor) role is a part of India Analytics Hub (IAH). Our Analytics team comprises of data analysts who focus on improving customer/product/digital/ journey experience etc. and growth by providing full stack descriptive to prescriptive analytics via cutting edge technologies to support business objectives.

The role will deliver on business and organizational priorities, working in close collaboration with US Analytics and IAH teams, solving problems with solutions that are powered by data and analytics. The role includes providing strategic thought leadership in optimizing and scaling up current deliveries and building analytics roadmap. The model candidate must be a thought leader, hands on problem solver and deliver actionable insights for the business.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver Digital Measurement Analytics for Synchrony’s Digital Platforms in Agile methodology to drive digital data strategy that includes collection & validation of data and reporting.
• Partner with onsite Stakeholders and various process owners in marketing, technology and digital teams to plan and implement strategic priorities.
• Present analytical results and actionable recommendations to key stakeholders on a recurring cadence, and propose innovative analytics solutions to drive business growth and enhance the customer experience.
• Responsible for team’s effective communication, project deliverables, coaching team on adhering to expected timelines, accuracy & compliance with meticulous project management.
• Hire Right Talent, Mentor team members on analytical, technical, functional skills and guide them build progressive thinking towards fulfilling their career objectives.
• Lead internal initiatives, perform other duties and/or special projects, as assigned.

Required Skills & Knowledge:

• Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or any other quantitative streams with 4+ years of hands-on relevant Analytics experience. Minimum 6+ years of relevant work experience in lieu of specified degree.
• 2+ years of experience in Digital or Web Analytics Domain utilizing tools such as Adobe or Google Analytics and 2+ years of experience in SAS or SQL.
• 1+ years of Experience in Managing People, Coordinating work, Supervising, Evaluating performance and ensuring employees are trained.
• Minimum 1+ years of experience in Data visualizations tools such as Tableau to drive insights.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to collaborate, articulate and present solutions cutting across functional/agile teams in a simple yet compelling manner.

Desired Characteristics:

• 4+ years of analytics experience in Financial Services Industry
• Ability to engage with technical and non-technical audiences with empathy and ensure needs/asks are effectively translated into technical requirements and followed upon.

Eligibility Criteria:

Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or any other quantitative streams with 4+ years of hands-on relevant Analytics experience. Minimum 6+ years of relevant work experience in lieu of specified degree.

Work Timings: 2PM - 11PM IST

This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility 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)

We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony. Our way of working allows you the option to work from home or workspaces in our Regional Engagement Hubs—Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, or Delhi/NCR.

Occasionally you may be required to commute or travel to Hyderabad or one of the Regional Engagement Hubs for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, trainings, and culture events.

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,LPP)
• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.
• L08+ Employees can apply

Grade/Level: 10

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