Business Strategy Analyst
Appian Corporation
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Posted:
August 2, 2023
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Other
About the position
Joining the Customer Success team at Appian offers the opportunity to combine a passion for technology with strategic problem-solving skills. This role requires strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate valuable insights to support business stakeholders. The successful candidate will have a passion for working with large data sets and presenting findings in a compelling manner. Additionally, this role involves contributing to process improvement and assisting with internal and external communications. Proficiency with tools such as Salesforce, Tableau, and Google Sheets is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design and documentation of processes and tools aimed to improve the customer success practice
- Develop and deliver presentations for senior executives and communicate findings in a clear, concise, and influential manner
- Assist with internal and external communications such as emails, press or investor conferences, events, etc.
- Experience with Salesforce, Tableau, and Google Sheets. Comfortable creating and manipulating large data sets with Pivot tables, complex formulas, and functions
- Managing special projects and initiatives of medium to high complexity; gathering requirements, aligning stakeholders, creating and managing the schedule, providing progress reports, and driving to completion
- Proficiency with Tableau; with the ability to track and evaluate data to provide insights back to the business
- Have strong communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of the business
- Have relentless curiosity and possess a passion for creating innovative analysis to identify opportunities
- Challenge the standard thinking with new ideas, new approaches, and new solutions
- Are a fast learner who can work independently with little direction
- Are a people person who develops trust and respect from team members, both internal and external stakeholders
- Embrace change and are excited about being part of a high growth organization
Requirements
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Great communication skills and ability to provide valuable insights to support business stakeholders
- Passion for large data sets and ability to present insights in a compelling way
- Contribute to the design and documentation of processes and tools to improve customer success practice
- Develop and deliver presentations for senior executives
- Assist with internal and external communications
- Experience with Salesforce, Tableau, and Google Sheets
- Proficiency with Tableau and ability to track and evaluate data
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders at all levels
- Relentless curiosity and passion for creating innovative analysis
- Ability to challenge standard thinking and come up with new ideas and solutions
- Fast learner who can work independently with little direction
- People person who develops trust and respect from team members
- Embrace change and excited about being part of a high growth organization
Benefits
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Companywide weekly knowledge shares
- Biweekly continuing education sessions
- Guild participation
- Free online trainings
- CS career planning with three main tracks (technical, focus, and business)
- Matching with an advisor for career guidance
- Monthly social events
- Center of Funcellence planning virtual and in-person events
- First Year Experience (FYE) group for smooth transition of new employees
- Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
- Consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law
- Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination policy
- Reasonable accommodation for the employment process available on a case-by-case basis
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