kcapre, Author at Discover Financial Services

“Why would I say no?”

04/30/2019 /in Employee Stories building, care, cybersecurity, development, discover, ethical, ethical hacking, hacking, interested, issues, job, offer, opinion, role, security, technology, work /by kcapre

Name: Gunwantha Job Title: Senior Cybersecurity Analyst While in college, I became interested in cybersecurity and ethical hacking as a career so I was talking to anyone and everyone that was hiring. I had a job offer lined up when on a whim I talked to a Discover recruiter in the computer science building about […]

Her Passion for Her Work is Axiomatic, Even in an Email

04/23/2019 /in Employee Stories brand, challenge, creative, department, discover, email, job, know, meaningful, mom, people, voice, work, working, writing /by kcapre

Name: Rebecca Job Title: Associate Copywriter I know most people don’t consider finance to be a creative industry—I thought it would be fun to challenge that. How has Discover helped you in regards to Professional Development? My friends outside of Discover are actually jealous of the training opportunities I get here. I’ve been to some […]

Attorney Helps Discover App Become More Accessible to Those with Disabilities

04/09/2019 /in accessible, app, app development, app development team, company-wide, company-wide event, degree, development team, discover, diversity, event, experience, experiences, hosted, interviewed, issues, job, law, rewarding, working /by kcapre

I am the primary coverage attorney for the Discover Personal Loans business, supporting acquisitions, originations, and applications. I am a native Chicagoan and attended [the] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for undergrad (degree in Advertising) and to obtain my law degree and MBA. Tell us about a great experience you’ve had so far here. Some […]

“Being a veteran is part of who I am and Discover embraces that.”

03/26/2019 /in Employee Stories business, career, company, corps, department, discover, diversity, diversity and inclusion, graduated, helping, inclusion, jobs, law department, legal, marine, marine corps, military, risk, true self, work /by kcapre

Name: Alexis Job Title: Senior Manager, Legal Risk & Operations in the Legal Department After I graduated high school, I joined the Marine Corps. My primary jobs were motor vehicle operator (driving 7-ton trucks) and career planner (helping military personnel with career choices). During my time in the Corps, I also attended Penn State […]

We are able to truly impact a customer’s experience with Discover

03/19/2019 /in Employee Stories business, business technology, career, company, culture, development, discover, family, financial, growth, internal, management, personal, position, roles, strong, technology, true enabler, value, work /by kcapre

Name: Sheila Lodhia Job Title: VP, Application Development I landed my first position at Discover as a financial internal auditor through Northern Illinois University’s career fair back in 1990. The company, at that time, was Sears Consumer Financial and Discover was one of the subsidiaries. During my years in internal audit, I was exposed to […]

“Interesting and novel work. Great colleagues and clients. And copious amounts of coffee”

03/12/2019 /in Employee Stories amounts of coffee, chair, coffee, coffee shop, copious amounts, copious amounts of coffee, customer, customer service, discover, experience, help, help desk, law, legal, new york, on-site coffee, on-site coffee shop, rolling meadows, value system, women /by kcapre

Name: Jennifer Rubin Job Title: Director & Senior Counsel Direct Banking Products, Legal I have been at Discover for 4 years (time flies) as an attorney in the Law Department. I am also the chair of the Professional Women Impacting Results (PWIR), an employee resource group at Discover. Also, I’ve been fortunate to be a […]

Analyze This, Analyze That

02/05/2019 /in Careers & Opportunities acquisition, analytical, analytics, behavior, cotton, perspective, portfolio, team, texas, work, working /by kcapre

Name: Raghu Job Title: Director, Behavior Modeling I received my master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and my PhD in Applied Economics, both from Texas Tech University. My doctoral dissertation was on the use of spatial econometrics for cotton production in West Texas (yes, cotton). I live in the northern suburbs with my wife and two […]

Teaming Up with Others to Reach a Higher Quality Product

01/31/2019 /in Employee Stories business, business technology, change, focused, help, help shape, hike, national, national park, park, product, quickly, seeing, shape, team, technical, technology, work, working, working together /by kcapre

Name: Molly Job Title: Technical Product Owner, Business Technology My main responsibility is to help shape our product around the customer’s needs while understanding technology’s capabilities. My technical background allows our product team to be more efficient in activities such as backlog grooming, roadmap planning, and system mapping. Since I’m able to provide a technical […]

“Discover has helped me continually develop my skills and move my career forward”

01/31/2019 /in Employee Stories 15, 2004, company, customer, development, discover, dms, employees, felt, grateful, job, life, management, management system, role, roles, system, work, worked, working /by kcapre

Name: Treesha Job Title: Director, Discover Management System (DMS) / Lean I joined Discover in 2004, it was my 2nd job after graduating college. Wow, I can’t believe it’s been nearly 15 years. I graduated from UIC with a degree in Information Systems. Right after graduation I worked for a pharmaceutical consulting company in Evanston. […]

Discover Provides Help for Government Workers

01/17/2019 /in Our Values assistance, government, late, payment, shutdown /by kcapre

As the U.S. government shutdown entered its 21st day on Friday, January 11, hundreds of thousands of government workers did not receive their expected paycheck. For some, that means bills are piling up and they aren’t able to make their payments. To help alleviate some of the stress that comes along with a missed or […]

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