at Discover in Riverwoods, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Discover. A brighter future.
With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it – we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world’s leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.
Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.
Job Description:
The Director Payments Product Management for Discover Network drives a competitive network-oriented product and capability roadmap for domestic credit. This role will plan, direct, and guide activities to create new features, services and platforms following product development lifecycle principles.
This role will have ownership of the holistic, cross-functional roadmap for the credit offering to issuers on Discover Network. The Director will manage a team which will collaborate with the network functions to prioritize demand based on business rationale, partner with the functional Product and Platform teams to influence functional roadmaps, and drive execution across the cross-functional partners to deliver on the overall roadmap.
The Director Payments Product Management for Discover Network creates a culture of effective risk management, accountability, and demonstration of risk awareness across the organization.
Responsibilities:
+ Develops strategic product road maps for a broad range of critical products. Owns product strategies and contributes to the development of Payments business goals. Responsible for prioritization of the product roadmaps while balancing trade-offs for effective and scaled market delivery, in support of market needs and business goals. Drives customer value through well-defined products. Collaborate internally within Payments to ensure products are aligned with and support overall Payments goals.
+ Influences and makes decisions to ensure work is prioritized and completed in the most value-added order. Partners with technology and cross-functional business stakeholders to set, prioritize, and deliver shared business goals. Primary stakeholders within domain value stream can span across multiple stakeholder organizations.
+ Leverages trust with peers and partners across multiple functions to ensure continued product development with minimal issues. Work with internal and external partners to enhance products, improve the user experience and drive business value for our customers. Cultivate and influence best practices among partners in all aspects of product management.
+ Sets, articulates and rallies a cross-functional set of stakeholders around a vision. Build and maintain a culture of accountability and ownership in support of Products and the operating model.
+ Leverages knowledge of the market to proactively identify opportunities. Looks ahead to anticipate changes in marketplace, regulatory, and business needs and incorporate into product roadmaps. Evaluate new product opportunities and bring forward proposals to expand capabilities aligned with business strategy. Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to understand business, data, and product needs. Evaluates market and competitive trends and assesses regulatory and compliance impacts on product feature sets and policies.
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
+ Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration and Management or related.
+ 10+ years experience in Product development, product management, technical product development, financial services, marketing or related.
+ In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, 12+ years of experience in Product development, product management, technical product development, financial services, marketing or related
Preferred Qualifications
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
+ Master’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration and Management or related
+ 2+ years people management experience.
+ 2+ years’ experience engaging with senior level stakeholders strongly preferred.
Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jun-15-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.
Compensation:
The base pay for this position generally ranges between $173,000.00 to $263,400.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.
Benefits:
We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:
+ Paid Parental Leave
+ Paid Time Off
+ 401(k) Plan
+ Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
+ STD, Life, LTD and AD&D
+ Recognition Program
+ Education Assistance
+ Commuter Benefits
+ Family Support Programs
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com .
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.
Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision) (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters)
Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.
