Payment Services

Principal Strategic Planning Management

in office job In-Office: London, London
job reference number R45835

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

  • This role will support the Chief of Staff to the Head of International Markets. 

  • This position provides a wide range of strategic planning support to one or more teams or departments including communications planning and execution, facilitating goal setting and prioritization discussions, working with key internal stakeholders to ensure work is executed in a strategic manner, and assisting with identifying and deploying continuous improvements.


How You'll Do It

  • Focuses on continually assess and implementing opportunities related to team and department effectiveness

  • Partners with Finance to ensure accurate and timely forecasting, reporting and analysis of budgets, financial performance and headcount

  • Responsible for content of departmental results and strategic presentations

  • Manages department communications and events


Qualifications You'll Need
The Basics

  • Bachelors Finance, Accounting, Business Administration and Management or a related field.

  • Project management, business, event planning or related

  • In Lieu of Education Experience Project management, business, event planning or related


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.

  • No required movement about the work environment to
    complete the major responsibilities of the job.

  • 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.


Bonus Points If You Have

  • Masters Finance, Accounting, Business Administration and Management

  • Project management, business, event planning or related

  • Experience in the financial services industry 

  • Work experience in a global environment 

*** Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United Kingdom on a full-time basis. ***

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Apr-20-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

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 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.

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.

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