Sr. Analyst, Interconnected Strategy

Position Purpose:

Key Responsibilities:

• 50% Planning Process: Supports the strategic and operational planning cycle through building models, performing business analysis and benchmarking studies. Works closely with the business to help communicate the strategy and planning outcomes.
• 40% Strategic Projects: Analyzes business problems, structures the issue and performs analyses. Synthesizes data to help develop a solution, creates documents communicating solution using structured communications principles, helps present solution to team and stakeholders, and works with stakeholders to implement the solution.
• 10% Competitive and Market Intelligence: Perform research on key competitors and market trends; own regular reporting on one or more data sources

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Reports to a Manager, or Director of Business Ops & Strategy.
• This role had no direct reports.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• • Previous work experience in top-tier retail/ecommerce, corporate strategy, or professional services (e.g., strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity) supporting retail/ecommerce or consumer-facing business units 

  • 5+ years of relevant work experience 

  • MBA a plus 

  • Strong skills in quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, and strategic problem solving 

  • Deep understanding of retail and financial acumen 

  • Strong communication & presentation skills and ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and communicate effectively with senior leadership 

  • Ability to lead, influence, and manage workstreams cross-functionally 

  • Thrives in ambiguity – comfort framing, structuring, and addressing complex, open-ended business challenges 

  • High degree of personal drive, initiative, and ownership 

  • Strong interpersonal skills with high degree of professionalism and confidentiality 

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 3

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Strong technical abilities including model building and accessing, structuring and analyzing data
• Proven ability to solve problems and perform strategic/financial analysis
• Proven ability to analyze, evaluate, and interpret complex data; innate intellectual curiosity
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• High comfort level working in high growth / fast paced environment