Principal Project Manager

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

• The Products and Credit Actions team within Portfolio Marketing is responsible for customer experiences for our Secured, Student and DiBC cardmembers, along with supporting Credit Actions messaging. The ideal candidate will work with cross-functional teams to lead back book migration efforts of Discover’s Business card portfolio, ensuring a successful transition and supporting migration efforts for the Student and Secured portfolios.

• As a Principal Project Manager on the team, you’ll be responsible for managing projects from inception to implementation. Managing all aspects of the project over its entire life including: the initiation, plan development, execution, controls, and implementation and leading project teams to ensure projects are completed on time, within budgets, and meet business needs.

How You'll Do It

• Acts as a liaison between the business and development resources. Manage all aspects of each project. Leads project teams to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet business needs.

• Assembles project teams. Aligns roles and responsibilities for all project resources. Ensures project progress is tracked and team members are providing progress updates.

• Assist with business requirements analyses. Manages project scopes, issues, and risks. Ensures change controls are executed appropriately. Estimate work efforts and manage resources accordingly.

• Document agendas, meeting minutes, action items, project plans, and issue logs. Communicate statuses to stakeholders.

Qualifications You'll Need
The Basics

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts, Information Technology, Business Administration and Management, Project Management, Finance, Social Sciences, Continuous Improvement or related.

• 6+ years of experience in Project Management, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Risk Management, Continuous Improvement, Computer Science, Infrastructure Technology Solutions, or related and applicable areas of experience.

• In lieu of education 8+ years of experience in Project Management, Computer Science, Infrastructure Technology Solutions, 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 accommodations 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 remain 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.

• Travel up to 10% of the time

Bonus Points If You Have

• Ability to navigate team dynamics, empathize with stakeholders and manage conflict while building trust and fostering positive team culture.

• Comfortable shifting priorities, navigating ambiguity and adjusting to change.

• Persuades and motivates team members and stakeholders without needing formal power.

• Balances competing demands effectively, prioritizes tasks, meets deadlines, escalates appropriately.

• Leads meetings and workshops effectively, creating space for collaboration and decision-making.

• Communicates project vision, status and outcomes in a compelling, clear way.

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Aug-06-2025. 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.