VP, Integration Architect

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

As the Integration Architect - Information Technology, you will play a pivotal technical role within Synchrony Financial in successfully delivering high-quality solutions on time and within budget.

This position is remote, where you have the option to work from home. On occasion we may request for you to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as team meetings, training and culture events. To ensure the safety of our colleagues and communities, we require employees who come together in-person to be fully vaccinated. We're proud to offer you choice and flexibility.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Full responsibility of the technical implementation for new business startups, conversions and other Strategic Initiatives
• Knowledge of First Data applications or processing systems
• Technology, process and cross functional, matrixed leadership
• Evaluate, and implement technical products and tools to deliver innovative solutions
• Protect the integrity of the technical processes
• Lead and assist in strategic and tactical planning of IT initiatives in the areas of responsibility
• Review and provide input for high-level design, consider impacts on overall application design and responsible for detailed design review
• Ability to understand technical requirements of projects and effectively manage resources, vendors and test efforts action plans, impact and resolution options.
• Assist with project estimates and plans. Represent new business team in project meetings and solution discussions
• Prioritize tasks for team to focus on critical items and remove roadblocks / constraints for team to move forward
• Communicate the status of technical stacks and initiatives to stakeholders and leadership
• Ability to understand technical requirements of projects and effectively communicate with clients, SYF business, SYF technical and SYF project leadership
• Identify and resolve issues with innovation and client impacts considered
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Information Technology OR in lieu of degree a high school diploma/GED and 8 years of IT, Information Security and Project management for card issuing systems, card provisioning, card personalization and issuing authorization experience
• Minimum 8 years of hands on technical experience
• Minimum 8 years of experience with methodologies Support including: Design Patterns, UML (Unified Modeling Language), component architecture, automated unit/functional testing, and/ or database design/tuning

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong working knowledge of the Financial Industry and Consumer Lending
• Strong team leadership experience
• Strong experience in application architecture and design
• Experience in designing and developing applications using current architectures
• Ability to achieve results in a cross-functional matrix organization involving multiple technologies, personnel and processes
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• New Business products and IT application experience
• Experience in mobile, native apps and/or eCommerce applications
• Knowledge of Interchange and On-Us settlement process
• Knowledge of authorization stream of request and response
• Strong business acumen and superior decision-making skills
• Ability to understand technical requirements of projects and effectively provide solutions across multiple applications
• Ability to analyze/use structured problem solving and available tools to quickly evaluate problems, identify root causes, as well as develop action plans, impact and resolution options
• Expertise in emerging technology and trends
• Awareness of IT SDLC project management processes
• Knowledge of Agile project development methodologies
• Awareness of Compliance and Regulatory requirements in credit card acquisition and transaction processing

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 24 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).

Our Commitment

When you join us, you'll be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and voice are not only heard-but valued. We celebrate the differences in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives is what makes Synchrony truly a great place to work. Together, we're building a future where we can all belong, connect and turn ideals into action. Through the power of our 8 Diversity Networks+ , with more than 60% of our workforce engaged, you'll find community to connect with and opportunity to go beyond your passions.

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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Reasonable Accommodation Notice:

• Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
• If you need special accommodations, please call our Career Support Line so that we can discuss your specific situation. We can be reached at 1-866-301-5627. Representatives are available from 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time.

The salary range for this position is 85,000.00 - 170,000.00 USD Annual

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA and Metro NY and some positions are bonus eligible.

Grade/Level: 12

Job Family Group:

Information Technology