Risk Management

Be a champion and take on new challenges.

Our Risk Management team provides an independent assessment of Synchrony’s risks through establishing the risk limits of the company and measuring to ensure the business operates within those limits. We work closely together to ensure our business risks are controlled by determining who is eligible for credit.

In the Risk Management track, you’ll challenge teams throughout our business on their actions to ensure they fully understand their risks. This gives you exposure across our business functions, as well as across our Risk functions:

  • Credit Risk
  • Operational Risk, including Model Risk
  • Compliance
  • Strategic Risk
  • Market and Liquidity Risk

Skills you’ll develop

Risk Identification

Risk Assessment

Review and Testing

Monitoring and Reporting

Effective Risk Governance

Risk Subject Matter Expertise

Software: Excel, PowerPoint, SAS, Python, Tableau, eGRC platform

Basic qualifications/requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management (preferred), Actuarial Science, Analytics, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or other relevant major.

Excellent academic record – Minimum overall GPA 3.0 or higher.

After the full-time program you’ll be ready for a role in:

  • Finance and Treasury Risk
  • Credit Risk
  • Operational Risk
  • Compliance
  • Model Validation
  • Enterprise Risk
  • Supervisory Affairs
  • …and more

What we look for in addition to minimum qualifications:

  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Intellectual curiosity
  • A passion for learning
  • Ability to synthesize complex information
  • Critical reasoning, problem-solving and creative thinking
  • Strong leadership skills, including the ability to lead projects of varying scope
  • Finance or accounting knowledge/experience
  • Team player
  • Strong work ethic, passion for excellence and commitment to quality

Ready to Join Us?

If you’re graduating soon, apply to the BLP. If you’re a junior with a summer to fill before graduating, apply to our summer BLP-Internship.

We’re not currently accepting full-time applications, please check back later.