Synchrony

VP, Strategic Program Initiatives Manager

Synchrony$110K — $185K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 6+ years in managing business strategy or technology programs, or 9+ years in lieu of degree
  • 5+ years in project management bridging cross-functional teams
  • Experience liaising with senior leadership and managing stakeholder expectations
  • 3+ years in agile project methodologies
  • Expertise in content development tools (PowerPoint, Figma, Visio) for diverse audiences
  • Strong communication skills with a focus on influencing teams
  • Willingness to travel for business as needed

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders across Marketing, Product, Analytics, and Technology to drive progress
  • Support and manage key program meetings and enforce disciplined execution
  • Track program objectives, milestones, and delivery for customer engagement
  • Identify and mitigate risks and dependencies proactively
  • Facilitate strategic planning sessions and workflow for senior leaders
  • Create scalable commercial assets and structure quantitative use cases
  • Develop narrative content for leadership updates and coordinate with creative teams

Benefits

  • Flexible working options including remote work
  • Opportunity for career growth within the company
  • Involvement in strategic and high-impact projects
  • Access to cross-functional collaboration and networking opportunities
  • Participation in company culture and training events
Full Job Description
Role Summary/Purpose:

A dynamic role on Synchrony's Accelerated Consumer Engagement (ACE) program to oversee day-to-day execution of key areas and deliver business growth. Reporting to VP, Strategic Initiatives Leader, this role will wear multiple hats, work at a rapid pace, and be results-oriented, including accountability for delivery of select workstreams; developing content, hosting and facilitating ACE program meeting cadences; collect, analyze and update KPIs and financials across ACE experiences; have oversight across program risks and dependencies, manage escalations and follow throughs.

Additionally, the role will take on special projects as required to achieve the growth goals of the ACE program.

Essential Responsibilities:

Program Management
  • Collaborate with cross-functional set of stakeholders (Marketing, Product, Analytics, Business Development, Brand, and Technology) to drive progress through influence and clarity.
  • Support key program operating rhythms, including program lifecycle meetings, Steering Committees, and Commercial Council and ensure disciplined execution across teams.
  • Manage program Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), milestones, and delivery tracking for customer engagements, ensuring scope, timeline, and outcomes remain aligned.
  • Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies; apply structured problem-solving, and use appropriate escalation paths to maintain momentum.


Commercialization Strategy & Change Management
  • Extensive collaboration with cross-functional set of stakeholders from- facilitating strategic planning sessions and workshops with leaders across Product, Marketing, and Business Development to shape strategic narratives tailored to client segments.
  • Structure use cases and quantify value to partners by synthesizing cross-functional inputs; build scalable commercialization assets (case studies, decks, one-pagers, FAQs, toolkits/portals).
  • Turn KPIs and performance insights into executive-ready narratives (proof points, results updates, value stories) for leadership, internal forums, and partner/client conversations.
  • Own thought leadership and storytelling end-to-end-developing high-impact content for senior leader updates and forums, and coordinating internal creative teams/external agencies to deliver consistent, differentiated formats (e.g., video, animation, interactive experiences).
  • Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.


Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree and 6+ years' managing large business strategy or technology-oriented programs in a matrixed organizational environment; or in lieu of a Bachelor Degree, a High School Diploma / GED and 9+ years' managing large business strategy or technology-oriented programs in a matrixed organizational environment
  • 5+ years of project management acting as a liaison between product, technology, marketing and other cross functional stakeholders to drive growth through marketing and digital engagement
  • Experience engaging with senior leaders and managing stakeholder expectations to build alignment
  • 3+ years of exprience working with agile teams or similar project methodology
  • Expert level in content development including PowerPoint and other visual tools such as: Figma, Visio for business audiences ranging from executive and senior leadership to technical audiences e.g. solutions architects and engineers, along with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Strong communications skills including ability to influence cross-functional teams
  • Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required


Desired Characteristics:
  • Previous product marketing and or management consulting industry experience preferred
  • Experience launching new products and capabilities and an understanding of go-to-market strategies, messaging and positioning, and sales enablement
  • Consumer finance and/or retail marketing experience preferred


Grade/Level: 12

The salary range for this position is 110,000.00 - 185,000.00 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.

Our Way of Working:

We're proud to offer you 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. You will be required to commute to your nearest Hub (either virtual or physical) for in-person engagement activities such as regular business or team meetings, training and culture events.

*Field Sales and some Commercial team roles may have varied location requirements based upon partner obligations or preferences.

Job Family Group:
Marketing

About Synchrony

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a leading consumer financing company at the heart of American commerce and opportunity. From health to home, auto to retail, our Synchrony products have been serving the needs of people and businesses for nearly 100 years. We provide responsible access to credit and banking products to support healthier financial lives for tens of millions of people, enabling them to access the things that matter to them. Additionally, through our innovative products and experiences, we support the growth and operations of some of the country's most respected brands, as well as more than 400,000 small and midsize businesses and health and wellness providers that Americans rely on. Synchrony is proud to be ranked as the country's #2 Best Company to Work For® by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work®.
Learn more about Synchrony
Size
18,000 employees
Market Cap
$14.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1993
5 Year Trend
+0.7%
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