Senior Market Development Analyst, Consumer Lending & FinTech
What We'll Bring:
At TransUnion, we have a welcoming and energetic environment that encourages collaboration and innovation we’re consistently exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. This environment gives our people the opportunity to hone current skills and build new capabilities, while discovering their genius.
Come be a part of our team – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree with a focus in finance, accounting, mathematics, engineering, or one of the hard science
- 2-5 years of professional experience in an analytical/ quantitative position depending on educational background
- Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills
- High level of competency with Excel and Salesforce
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Solid organizational skills and a high degree of comfort managing multiple assignments
- A proven track record for completing assignments on time
- Desire to produce high-quality work
- Driven by intellectual curiosity and independent thinking
- Entrepreneurial can-do attitude
What we’d love to see:
- Candidates with a Master’s degree in one of the above mentioned disciplines will be given additional consideration
- Candidates with prior management consulting experience will be given additional consideration
- Experience with Access, SQL, and/or Alteryx
Impact You'll Make:
The Senior Market Development Analyst will assist in identifying, evaluating, developing, and executing new go-to-market strategies, including but not limited to new products and services, for the Consumer Lending sub-vertical. You will be part of a team focused on key interactions with leading customers, early-stage startups, business partners, and investors in the design and delivery of market-driven solutions. You will coordinate small-to-medium sized projects, ensuring that initiatives are completed in a timely manner and that customer and stakeholder expectations are met. You will manage multiple projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, understand overall priorities, and set expectations through clear and frequent communication (verbal and written). Additionally, you will compile, analyze, synthesize, and summarize qualitative and quantitative information from internal and external sources to address specific business needs and problems.
Project Coordination:
- You will perform project management and coordination tasks, assigning and coordinating project activities for cross-functional teams, developing project plans and status reports and serving as the communications point for the project
- You will drive and perform day-to-day operations of assigned projects to ensure that policies and procedures are followed; goals, scope, and objectives are met; and services and projects are accomplished efficiently and effectively
- You will prepare for and facilitate meetings and presentations, managing the pace and topics covered and summarizing and documenting meeting results. You will also provide next steps on outstanding issues and assigned tasks resulting from the meeting or presentation
Relationship Building:
- You will build trust with business partners (internal and external), customers, key decision-makers, and project sponsors by meeting individual commitments and collaborating with cross-functional teams
- You will utilize the relationships you build with product and industry experts as well as members of Sales, Marketing, IT and other functions to gather insights and develop actionable go-to-market plans
Research:
- You will conduct general market research activities by collecting and analyzing data to better describe our organization, the industries we serve, as well as our customers and business partners
- You will build a solid understanding of the internal and external data sources available to fuel research projects and support/ refute key hypotheses
- Under the guidance of more senior team members, you will define and create meaningful business cases to support new products and other growth initiatives based on a fact-based, analytically-driven approach
- Through your research, you will understand our business capabilities and requirements, the market s demands, and any gaps that exist
- You will maintain awareness of current industries trends through industry publications, company press releases, and various forms of primary research
Analysis:
- You will mine internal data for key customer trends and business opportunities
- You will develop forecasting models (under different assumptions and scenarios) to support growth initiatives
- You will translate qualitative information (through surveys and one-on-one interviews) into fact-based results, leading to actionable recommendations
Communication:
- You will understand key communication objectives (internal and external) and an effective path to meeting them
- With management supervision, you will create client- and executive-ready materials (e. g., agendas, memos, discussion guides, marketing collateral, and PowerPoint presentations)
- You will help create complete discussion documents with clearly articulated messages and storylines supported by market research and data analysis
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.