(10/10/2025) Avp Data Protection Engineer

Role Title L10 - AVP Data Protection Engineer Company Overview Synchrony NYSE SYF is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industrys most complete digitally enabled product suites Our experience expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital health and wellness retail telecommunications home auto outdoors pet and more We have recently been ranked 2 among Indias Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work We were among the Top 50 Indias Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies ranked 3 among Top Rated Companies for Women and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies Synchrony celebrates 51 women diversity 105 people with disabilities and 50 veterans and veteran family members We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles Organizational Overview The AVP Data Protection Engineer within the Information Security organization will be responsible for driving an enterprise-wide data discovery program to safeguard and secure the organizations data Role Summary Purpose In this role this individual will manage a team and be part of the Data Protection Engineering team for Information Security working with the cyber security teams and key business stakeholders to help define data discovery strategy and roadmap and influencing teams to deliver best in class data protection service You will be responsible for the development and implementation of data discovery classifiers to address and reduce the risk of data exfiltration Key Responsibilities Accountable for designing and building effective data discovery classifiers to protect and safeguard the organization s data Lead and manage a team of contractors supporting data discovery efforts Support the Data Protection product owner defining the intent roadmap and strategy to ensure execution and delivery of the data protection and data discovery roadmap Acting as a subject matter expert to assist with solving data protection challenges Required Skills Knowledge Serves as a data protection expert trusted advisor and central point of contact for IT and business stakeholders Assists with the development of standards best practices and guidelines for the organization s policies standards and procedures Ensures that as part of designing and building efficient cyber security capabilities these capabilities are achieving industry best practices compliance and regulatory requirements such as PCI-DSS HIPAA etc Desired Skills Knowledge Demonstrate an understanding of business needs and commitment to delivering high-quality prompt and efficient service to the business Proven strong decision-making capabilities with a proven track record of weighing the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identifying the most appropriate one A team-focused mentality with proven experience to work effectively with diverse stakeholders Eligibility Criteria Bachelors degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Information Security Engineering Application Development or related field OR in lieu of a degree a High School Diploma GED and minimum 6 years equivalent work experience Minimum 2 years of experience in data discovery Work Timings This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06 00 AM Eastern Time 11 30 AM Eastern Time timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally This window is for meetings with India and US teams The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details For Internal Applicants Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role before applying Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday Ensure that your professional profile is updated fields such as education prior experience other skills and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume Word or PDF format Must not be any corrective action plan First Formal Final Formal L8 Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible L08 Employees can apply Level Grade 10 Job Family Group Information Technology