Business Strategy Advisor

Provides leadership in the evaluation of strategic objectives, formulation of strategic direction, and influences/supports decision making based on assessment of business trends and data analytics.
 

Essential Functions

• Plans, organizes, and develops analyses / assessments grounded in deep understanding of the business, industry and market trends, consumer behavior, customer segments, and competitive strategy.
• Predicts changes in the current market and summarizes insights from proprietary and third-party data and information to create distinctive insights.
• Develops and implements business analyses, manages business case development, and business-at-risk assessments.
• Develops strategic frameworks and manages processes to build business scenarios.
• Provides a point of view on key strategic issues across major dimensions of the business – competitive activity, operations, customer segments, technology, etc.
• Manages ongoing discussions with peer partners in other internal work groups including peers in international regions on identified priorities supported with clear fact based recommendations.
• Participates in cross-functional meetings and provides insight/guidance to peers/managers/directors in partner teams.
• Interfaces with areas across the enterprise to discuss changes impacted by strategic recommendations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study.

Minimum Experience

Six (6) years related work experience.

Work experience in functions focused on strategy development, competitive, customer, and industry analysis, market research, analysis of product performance, and support of corporate development/strategic value assessment activities.

Experience of supporting strategic assessments that are transformational in nature.

More advanced degrees may offset experience requirements. A related Master’s Degree equals two (2) years experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Demonstrated business acumen including understanding the impact of technology trends on business.

Strong communication and presentation skills, problem structuring and problem solving skills. Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including experience in databases, business intelligence (BI) tools, MS Office products and data modeling. Strong human relations skills.

Preferred Qualifications: Support business performance with data, financial, & analytical skills to identify growth & profitability opportunities. Use rigorous analysis & frameworks to open new approaches to improvements, influencing results by crafting compelling narratives. Strong financial acumen; deep understanding of financial statements and ability to conduct industry comparative analyses. Experience/Exposure to game theory, scenarios, and frameworks in strategy development. Strong communication and presentation skills.