Analyst, Competitive Research & Enablement

RBC•Mississauga, ON

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Analyst, Competitive Research & Enablement will be responsible for supporting the execution of the intelligence and insights mandate and go-to-market initiatives through day-to-day product/market research activities, performance reporting and active maintenance of information systems and processes. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring seamless team operations to enable and support the business’ key results.

Requirements

2 years of professional experience in research/insights or business/strategy analysis capacity
Proactive self-starter mindset with demonstrated resourcefulness, creativity and problem-solving skills
Ability to clearly organize, articulate and share research findings in a clear and concise manner
Strong understanding and ability to manipulate/organize data using Excel and to create presentations in PowerPoint, along with familiarity with the rest of MS Office Suite
Strong technical aptitude to learn/use internal and third-party intelligence tools
Experience supporting the automation/streamlining of processes, data management and reporting through the use of macros/queries, Tableau (or similar) and/or artificial intelligence tools
Ability to build strong business acumen, with a natural curiosity and analytical mindset

Nice To Haves

Experience or strong aptitude to rapidly develop a working understanding of the life insurance industry
Knowledge of more than one of the following product categories: Individual Insurance, Group Benefits, Travel and/or Creditor Insurance

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day market monitoring activities that identify relevant competitor activities and industry/market trends
Compile, write and publish the team’s bi-weekly competitive newsletters with appropriate context and analytical perspective
Gather and maintain a comprehensive database of product rates for reporting and/or analysis
Support the development of and maintain the centralized intelligence repository and/or team content sites by building content and/or updating materials on an ongoing basis
Support standardized reporting activities including, but not limited, to market positioning, executive dashboards/summaries, product battlecards/scorecards, campaign measurement, etc
Own the creation/maintenance of team process documentation
Serve as the external coordinator to ensure an accurate account of RBC product features and rates with third party partners