VP, Network Connectivity - Technical Product Manager

$150,000 - $250,000/Yr

Synchrony - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

Remote - New York, NY

1,001-5,000 employees

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Technical Product Manager will join the Connectivity Engineering Team at Synchrony Financial, focusing on providing technical leadership and strategy for connectivity solutions. This role requires strong communication skills and experience in a matrixed environment, working closely with engineering and development teams to evaluate and deliver new connectivity technologies. The position involves defining product strategy, managing agile teams, and ensuring product feature adoption and delivery assurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide Technical Leadership, Strategy and Support for Business leaders and Product Owners
• Produce Technology Road Maps
• Define Product Strategy (Capability/Deployment)
• Develop Product Vision and continual product modernization
• Provide Business Strategy to Product Alignment
• Manage Agile Teams and Agile Train
• Oversee Epic Management and Product Feature Adoption
• Ensure Feature Delivery Assurance and Feature Prioritization
• Engage in Cross-Train Business Engagement and Escalation for Product Owners
• Manage Product Cost and Reporting
• Conduct Audit response and compliance oversight
• Engage with Suppliers for Issue Management
• Provide Technology leadership and Guidance for product teams
• Research, pilot, and test new connectivity products
• Assist product owners on technology road maps for Connectivity Engineering products
• Engage with peer Product Managers for business objective alignment
• Drive IaaC transformation and automation for supported product teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree OR high school diploma/GED with 10+ years of IT/Networking Experience
• 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Networking/Connectivity Solutions
• Agile Product Manager certification desired
• Cisco CCNP/CCDP certifications strongly desired

Nice-to-haves

• Strong technical background in Enterprise Networking/Connectivity Solutions
• Experience with DC switching and routing technologies (Cisco Nexus, ACI)
• Knowledge of Public Cloud Service Providers/Cloud connectivity (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Understanding of Cloud Fabric/Transit architecture (Equinix, Aviatrix)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Python 3.x, Ansible, and Terraform
• Understanding of GIT source control management
• Experience in the credit card or financial services industry

Benefits

• Work from home
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance