Cons Prod Strategy Mgr I - Strategic Insights & Innovation

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Job Summary:
This job is responsible for leading a group of employees who perform strategic analysis to understand portfolio risk, increase profitability, and optimize operational performance. Key responsibilities include determining strategic priorities for the team, identifying trends, and leading efforts to maximize risk versus return for the business unit. Job expectations include using data and analytics to solve complex problems, coaching and developing employees, and partnering across technology, product, and risk leadership to drive performance.

The Manager of Strategic Insights & Innovation serves as a key strategic partner to the Loss Forecasting and Workforce Strategy leadership team, responsible for shaping and articulating the Client Protection’s workforce strategy, financial planning narratives, and executive-level storytelling. This leader ensures that Client Protection’s operational capacity, financial priorities, and performance insights are aligned with the Consumer Bank and broader enterprise goals, risk appetite, and growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead development of a multi-year workforce strategy aligned with fraud-risk trends, automation roadmaps, and regulatory changes.
• Partner with Workforce Strategy to understand forecasted capacity needs and identify skill gaps between staffing plan and workforce vision
• Understand and challenge Client Protection’s annual budget, headcount plan, and financial outlook.
• Craft compelling executive narratives, presentations, and visual materials that communicate strategic priorities, financial performance, and workforce trends.
• Support Client Protection LT in preparing for Board, risk committee, and regulator engagements.
• Synthesize complex data into clear, impactful messages tailored to diverse stakeholders (executives, Finance, HR, Audit, etc.).
• Drive integration between strategic planning, performance analytics, and financial management.
• Mentor analysts and associates focused on financial modeling, data visualization, and workforce analytics.
• Continuously enhance processes for planning, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, or related experience.
• 5+ years of experience in banking, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), workforce strategy, or operational strategy.
• Proven ability to distill complex data into executive-level insights and storytelling.
• Expertise in analytics and presentation development (i.e., Tableau, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; capable of influencing across functions and seniority levels.

Desired Qualifications:
• MBA or graduate level work in finance, accounting, and/or business management.
• Knowledge of fraud operations, banking risk frameworks, and regulatory expectations.
• Fraud experience and/or analytical /financial experience (Payment card /Retail Bank Finance background preferred).
• Knowledgeable of programming language (i.e. SAS or SQL).

Skills:
• Analytical Thinking
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Fraud Management
• Prioritization
• Talent Development
• Business Analytics
• Critical Thinking
• Data Visualization
• Decision Making
• Presentation Skills
• Collaboration
• Conflict Management
• Innovative Thinking
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40