Vp, Enterprise Integration Officer - Riverwoods, United States - Discover Financial Services

Discover Financial Services

Verified Company

Riverwoods, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

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Job Summary**:

Discover is seeking an Enterprise Integration Officer who will be responsible for providing cross-functional leadership with a primary focus on driving successful delivery of the currently announced M&A effort.

This officer will work directly with senior executives across each of the business and enterprise functions to develop a comprehensive roadmap to drive Legal Day 1 as well as help lead and guide the integration's growth agend a by establish ing a program structure to ensure professionally managed delivery at the direction of the Enterprise Transformation Team.

his leader will be focused on all activities and responsibilities of the acquisition that will occur on legal day 1 and beyond while working with the Integration leaders from each business unit.

Through a deep understanding of the business, business technology, operations, and customer & associate insights, this leader will be at the forefront of leading the integration effort to deliver critical business outcomes, meeting externally committed timelines, while managing enterprise risks and key stakeholder alignment.

The Enterprise Integration Officer will have significant accountability to senior leadership.

The role requires working on a high-performance cross functional team to drive accountability for the business initiatives, managing multiple external consultants and suppliers, interfacing external business partners, and interacting with key regulators.

The complexity of the role is underscored by the scale of delivery; managing complex interdependencies to meet a time critical milestone; and demands flawless execution to minimizing impacts to customer and employee experience.

Additionally, an accountable executive will be required to manage a significant budget and deliver revenue enhancements and cost optimization commitments.

Major Responsibilities:

Exceptional Problem Solving and Organizational Skills

Seasoned executive with significant large-scale business transformation experience, clear results orientation while effectively mitigating critical risk

Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills

Operations and technology expertise

Exceptional problem-solving skills; analyzing benefits of trade-offs to drive expedited decision making

Strong executive presence and communication skills; agility to articulate the range of options from strategic choices to tactical actions, communicating across a wide range of stakeholders

Flawless delivery of critical timelines, milestones, dependencies, and resources

Ability to build strong relationships and drive results in a highly matrix environment; can influence at scale and get work done through others

Highly collaborative; possesse s the ability to drive agreement through intellect, interpersonal and negotiation skills

Builds and fosters shared context across key stakeholders to identif y synergies/areas for collaboration and/or problem solving

Strong judgment and critical thinking skills; ability to ground proposals with data and facts

Demonstrates comfort in ambiguity; can adapt to a changing environment and drive to consensus and decisions across a wide range of stakeholders

Exceptional organizational capabilities and ability to build diverse teams and develop talent

Integration Governance:
Defines integration architecture and governance, Shapes Steering Committee agenda, and is responsible for substantive integration decisions.

Engages with Executive Leadership:
Ensure that the strategic objectives of acquisition integration are clearly defined and well understood by all stakeholders.

Craft s plans for value post deal close, and ensure s strategic objectives are obtained, highlighting the status of efforts, and providing recommendations to executive management for corrective action when required.

Responsible for the overall integration strategy, performance objectives, and oversight of IMO function to deliver the execution, and related coordination across all workstreams to support the full transaction lifecycle through Integration efforts.

Establish Clear Objectives:

Take care of people:

Work w/ HR (Human Resources) to ensure formal retention programs for critical talent, Ensure proactive management with detailed reporting and scorecards, and Monitor engagement through formal surveys and communication routines.

Obtain Regulatory Approval:
Work closely with Legal, C