GPS Innovation Business and Strategy Lead

Responsibilities

• Design and develop business requirements based on a true understanding of client needs, working closely with cross-functional partners to inform scope and solution design of new functionality for Corporate, Customer-facing and Associate-facing solutions
• Develop subject-matter expertise and business acumen in order to design and implement these payment solutions
• This will be an individual contributor role working across consumer, small business, wealth and corporate banking client segments.
• Develop Innovation concepts for Global Payments Solutions
• Partner with LOB SMEs to evaluate and flesh out concepts
• Create business cases to prioritize opportunities
• Conduct analyses, extract insights, and communicate findings simply and succinctly
• Develop and track metrics to understand viability of concepts
• Improve visibility and usability of learnings from assessment of Innovation concepts to support strategic decision making
• Maintain visibility into Payments industry trends and developments
• Deliver payment solutions in business, technology or operations role with proven track record on managing projects end-to-end through the system development lifecycle, bringing new capabilities to market
• Lead diverse functions across a broad range of strategic functions
• Consult with senior management to define and lead projects that encompass and impact many associates
• Assist with the execution of key strategic initiatives

Qualifications

• Three years of related experience
• Project management and risk governance
• Relevant business experience and comfort with basic financial modeling (i.e. corporate finance, corporate strategy, consulting)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (comfort with Excel and PowerPoint are required)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ownership of innovation concepts and initiatives
• Ability to problem solve and work innovatively within the constraints of a regulated organization
• Intellectual curiosity with an ownership mentality
• Collaborative and able to bring cross-functional teams together
• Coaches junior teammates and assists with development of “what” and “how”
• Partners with senior leaders across the organization to screen potential innovation concepts and areas of interest