Manager, Business Analysis

Sallie Mae Inc (SLM Corp) - Sterling, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Sterling, VA

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

As a Business Analysis Manager at Sallie Mae, you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to major company challenges. You'll work with top team members to develop and test strategies that impact every area of the business. And you will do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to dig in, and rewards innovative thinking. In this role, you will work within the Credit team at Sallie Mae and have a first look into how we make decisions for our customers. You will have a chance to bring your core competencies of Integrated Thinking, Analytical Problem-Solving Skills and Communication skills to real business problems every day.

Responsibilities

• Support developing data informed business strategies that will drive growth, inform core decisions, and drive success for Sallie Mae
• Lead and mentor other analysts to develop hypotheses and create analytical plans to help solve business problems
• Synthesize and evaluate large datasets to drive meaningful outcomes
• Manage and sequence delivery of business intent, build business requirements based on the analytical outcome and execute against the product strategy
• Contribute to multiple projects and programs concurrently
• Work closely with colleagues across Sallie Mae to represent Credit function's inputs and drive improvement in quality, volume, and service
• Make decisions and solve problems based on analytics with a strong quantitative orientation
• Demonstrate strong business judgment, leadership, and integrity
• Exhibit impeccable written and oral communication skills, coupled with strategic influencing skills

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Physical Sciences, Math, Statistics, Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in analysis
• 2+ years of experience in financial services
• 1+ year of experience in consulting

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Business or quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Physical Sciences, Math, Statistics, Engineering

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more
• Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
• Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
• Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives
• Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
• Career development and training opportunities