Lead Technical Consultant

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 :

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsible for leading and guiding the work of technical staff. Participates in an agile work team. Breaks down features into user stories and serves as the liaison between business and technical groups.

Plans, sizes, assess impacts, monitors progress, and reports on work initiatives.

Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

Responsibilities :

• Develops and maintains well-developed user stories from prioritized features. Ensures that each user story is aligned with product vision, has adequate acceptance criteria, and meets the definition of ready.
• Makes decisions regarding functionality and priority of work efforts. Provides product and technical consultation to working teams in order to drive results.

Signs off to accept each user story.

• Solves problems critical to the success of project initiatives. Partners with teams to identify and remove roadblocks.
• Participates in planning events, team demos, system demos, retrospectives, inspect and adapt workshops, and other ceremonies.
• Develops and maintains project plans to drive results on new project initiatives. Ensures tasks, deliverables, and schedule commitments are met.

Minimum Qualifications :

The Basics :

• High school diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience in product owner, business analyst, payments, relationship management, IT, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications :

Bonus Points If You Have

• Bachelor's degree in business administration and management, information technology, finance, engineering, or social sciences.
• 4+ years of experience in product owner, business analyst, payments, relationship management, IT, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in payments industry
• SAFe (Scale Agile Framework) in product manager / product owner (PM / PO)

Application Deadline :

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Sep-09-2024. 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 $75,500.00 to $127,900.00. 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!

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