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Discover. A brighter future.

With Discover, you’ll have the chance to make a difference at one of the world’s leading digital banking and payments companies. From Day 1, you’ll do meaningful work you’re passionate about, with the support and resources you need for success. We value what makes each employee unique and provide a collaborative, team-based culture that gives everyone an opportunity to shine. Be the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future, while building the future you want, here at Discover.

Job Description 

 

The Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) at Discover is looking for a Sr. Manager, Portfolio Platform.  In this role you will lead one or more Agile teams dedicated to pushing the limits of continuous improvement and innovation.  If you are equally adept at managing and mentoring engineers, architecting and implementing cutting edge technology solutions, leading through change, and managing production operations, this role is for you.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a focused Agile team to build, deliver and support software that enables enterprise Portfolio and Execution Management. 
  • Role model Agile best practices and build best-in-class solutions to support the way teams work
  • Identify and deliver a functional, meaningful, intuitive and pleasurable User Experience focusing on the different persona needs within the organization
  • Utilize tools and programming languages like Java and Python and Cloud-based data warehousing services such as Snowflake and Redshift.
  • Leverage DevOps techniques and practices like CI/CD, Test Automation, Build Automation and Test Driven Development to enable the rapid delivery of working code utilizing tools like Jenkins, Maven, Nexus, Chef, Ansible, Git, and Docker 
  • Raise the bar and lead a team that delivers results that matter most to our company
  • Expertly balance delivery innovation with operational excellence in a data driven way. 
  • Lead the industry’s best talent and simultaneously have the technical chops to ensure we are developing the appropriate solutions based on the highest value business use cases
  • Be a force for technological and organizational change as we push to differentiate our company with Portfolio and Execution practices
  • Leads improvement projects for infrastructure products
  • Drives the adoption of platform capabilities to support business initiatives.
  • Manages the development of applications and hardware solutions. Determines proper technical solutions, customizes, tests, and deploys them.
  • Manages vendors, billing, software licenses, audits, and vendor management initiatives. Manages the budget for software and hardware.

 

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Engineering or related field
  • 8+ years of work experience in large enterprise systems engineering or related experience
  • In lieu of education experience, 15+ years of work experience in large enterprise systems engineering or related experience

 

Desired Skills:

  • 2+ years managing Jira software and add-ons
  • 5+ years Java and/or Python development experience
  • 5+ years of Agile engineering experience
  • 2+ years of experience with Cloud computing
  • 2+ years of reporting/data analytics experience (ETL & BI Tools such as Tableau)
  • 2+ years using other Agile software such as Rally / VersionOne
  • Master's Degree or PhD
  • Strong Communicator
  • Proven ability to champion an idea and bring a group to consensus
  • Proven ability to translate functional needs into technical solutions
  • Excellent problem-solving skills involving complex and ambiguous issues
  • Experience work in an Agile Scrum delivery framework
  • At least 3 years of experience using Jira
  • At least 2 years of experience working with cloud infrastructure

 

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What are you waiting for? Apply today!

 

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.

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Deepak Sevak
VP of Payments Infrastructure Products and Program Management
BALANCE IS KEY
A supportive environment for pushing the envelope
Deepak Sevak’s team thrives in an adaptive, innovative culture. Recently, they launched a program for the digital modernization of Discover’s network authorization platform, with the goal of building a decoupled cloud-based architecture — ensuring new, more efficient payment capabilities make it to market faster. Despite the constant race of technology, his team doesn’t sacrifice their sanity. “We foster a culture that drives a balance of spending time with loved ones and leveraging that happiness back into work. That drives the energy of an adaptive, innovative fintech culture,” he said.
Deepak Sevak’s team thrives in an adaptive, innovative culture. Recently, they launched a program for the digital modernization of Discover’s network authorization platform, with the goal of building a decoupled cloud-based architecture — ensuring new, more efficient payment capabilities make it to market faster. Despite the constant race of technology, his team doesn’t sacrifice their sanity. “We foster a culture that drives a balance of spending time with loved ones and leveraging that happiness back into work. That drives the energy of an adaptive, innovative fintech culture,” he said.
Our teams continue to think about how to design and architect differently, driving improvement for our customers.
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Melissa Douros
VP Digital Design and User Experience
TACKLING NEW CHALLENGES
There’s never a dull moment
Melissa Douros’ design team stays booked and busy. After recently completing a brand overhaul, they are creating a unified digital design language across the organization. As part of these efforts, they launched a new mobile app and got to see its impact firsthand. “It’s rare to see reactions to our visuals, but we did extensive user research and roadshows. There is a smile on people’s faces, a connection being made — that is what we are striving for every day.” Up next, the team will be “eliminating cold handoffs” to ensure every customer interaction is a warm experience.
Melissa Douros’ design team stays booked and busy. After recently completing a brand overhaul, they are creating a unified digital design language across the organization. As part of these efforts, they launched a new mobile app and got to see its impact firsthand. “It’s rare to see reactions to our visuals, but we did extensive user research and roadshows. There is a smile on people’s faces, a connection being made — that is what we are striving for every day.” Up next, the team will be “eliminating cold handoffs” to ensure every customer interaction is a warm experience.
This team pushes themselves and each other to try new things as we work to deliver the best for our customers.
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What are Discover Perks + Benefits

Discover Benefits Overview

Start enjoying great benefits Day 1 — We support you with the same dedication we bring to all of our customers. Our comprehensive benefits package features first-class insurance, financial planning support and excellent perks designed to help you reach your goals and live a rich, healthy life.

Check out more of our amazing employee benefits at mydiscoverbenefits.com

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Discover’s business is built on helping people, and we invest in the community (Blessing Backpacks, Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers/Sisters) to demonstrate our commitment to a brighter future.
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
You can open a separate Health Care FSA (HCFSA) and contribute up to $2,650 tax-free from your paycheck to reimburse yourself for eligible out-of-pocket expenses.
Disability insurance
Employees receive Short-Term Disability Insurance at no cost.
Dental insurance
Discover offers two dental plan options — Standard and Premier — both are administered by MetLife.
Vision insurance
Discover offers two vision plan options — Standard and Premier through VSP.
Health insurance
Discover offers a variety of medical plans for you and eligible family members, so that you can choose the benefit plan that suits your needs.
Life insurance
As a Discover employee, you receive Basic Life Insurance of one times your HWEE (up to $500,000) at no cost to you.
Pet insurance
Purchase medical coverage at a discounted rate for your beloved family pet. The more pets you insure, the greater the discount.
Wellness programs
Help balance your work and personal life with a wide variety of free and discounted resource and referral services including family and relationship counseling and financial guidance.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
You may elect to contribute 1% to 30% of your eligible base salary, commissions and bonus on a pre-tax basis, up to IRS limits every year.
401(K) matching
Discover matches up to 6% of the pre-tax contributions you make to the 401(k) Plan.
Employee stock purchase plan
The ESPP provides eligible employees with an opportunity to purchase shares of Discover common stock through payroll deductions at a 5% discount.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Discover helps eligible employees and their families with the costs of adoption by reimbursing certain expenses.
Company sponsored family events
Vacation + Time Off
Generous PTO
Discover has a Paid Time Off of 4 to 5 Weeks of paid time per year.
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Discover provides 7 paid holidays.
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
When you enroll in the Commuter Benefits Program at WageWorks, you’ll save on taxes on mass-transit passes, parking and other eligible expenses.
Company-sponsored outings
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Onsite gym
Discover has fitness centers and Weight Watchers® programs at all five major locations.
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Discover provides tuition reimbursement and a full-ride bachelor's degree program for select online degree programs.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
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