AVP, Supplier Risk & Analytics Program Manager

Role Summary/

Purpose:

In this role you will report to the VP, Supplier Evaluations, QA and Analytics Leader and you will be a part of Synchrony’s Supplier Due Diligence, Quality Assurance & Analytics team, helping drive maturation of supplier due diligence, quality assurance through a risk-based, data driven approach, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

You will assist with advancing due diligence and validating core Program components through quality assurance processes, partnering closely with Supplier Evaluation Specialists spanning multiple risk disciplines, to ensure effective execution and compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will participate in efforts to simplify and train Supplier Managers on due diligence expectations ensuring disciplined, consistent execution across the organization while partnering with various risk, government and supplier management teams for supplier risk assessment, execution and testing.  You will assist in the development of a comprehensive data driven reporting dashboards, committee slides and contribute towards oversight and identification of emerging risks and escalation framework to uphold regulatory standards for supplier risk management, working collaboratively across multiple governance and control functions, including Program participants, Source to Pay partners, Legal, Compliance, Operational Risk and Internal Audit.  

You will participate in partnering with the Technology Solution Admin team to develop business requirements related to enhancing, simplifying, and innovating on facets of the Supplier Risk Management Program you oversee.

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. Occasionally you will be required to commute or travel for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

Be a senior team member of Supplier Risk Evaluation, QA and Analytics and provide coaching and guidance to junior team members and provide support to a team of supplier evaluation specialists, and leaders, to manage adherence to the Supplier Risk Management program for third party relationships across the bank

Lead components of supplier due diligence and ongoing monitoring maturation efforts with a focus on simplification, disciplined execution, and regulatory compliance.

Assist in the maturation of quality assurance activities to ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence with a focus on simplification. Develop, enhance, and maintain program documentation (internal procedures and external-facing job aids for Program Participants) to promote consistent and disciplined execution across the organization.

Oversee execution of specific due diligence activities, such as fourth party, background, reputational or insurance evaluations,  in collaboration with subject matter experts, across multiple risk disciplines.

Support and enhance comprehensive oversight routines, identification of emerging risks, and escalation frameworks aligned with regulatory standards for supplier risk management.

Collaborate with governance and control functions including Legal, Compliance, Operational Risk, Internal Audit, and Source to Pay partners to ensure program alignment and compliance.

Collaborate with the Technology Solution Admin team to develop business requirements related to enhancing, simplifying, and innovating on the Evaluation and Ongoing Monitoring portions of the Program.

Support alignment with Compliance to enhance compliance-related components of the Supplier Management Program (e.g., assigning laws/regs to supplier…