Principal Strategic Planning Management

About This Role

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:

What You’ll Do

This position provides a wide range of strategic planning support to one or more teams or departments including communications planning and execution, facilitating goal setting and prioritization discussions, working with key internal stakeholders to ensure work is executed in a strategic manner, and assisting with identifying and deploying continuous improvements. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You’ll Do It

• Handle various ad-hoc requests, oversee operational risk activities for a specific business line, including advising, assessing, and challenging operational risks and mitigates, and their impact on risk appetite and business goals.
• Serve as the primary contact for audit requests, process mapping and RCSA and compliance related items
• Maintains a high level of awareness and knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements and assists in the identification of compliance risks.
• Focus on continually assessing and implementing opportunities related to team and department effectiveness
• Responsible for content of departmental results and strategic presentations
• Manages department communications and events

Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• 4 + years of experience in Project Management, business, event planning or related experience.
• In Lieu of Education 8 + years of experience in Project Management, business, event planning or related experience.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remains in a stationary position.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.  
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, or Business Administration and Management
• 6 + years of experience in Project Management, business, event planning or related experience.

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.

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jul-02-2025. 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 $91,000.00 to $153,400.00. 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

• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

• 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!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover, a division of Capital One, N.A., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant’s qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance).

Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.