Manager, Corporate Strategy Analysis

Capital One • Toronto, ON

34d • Hybrid

About The Position

About Capital One Canada For 30 years, we’ve been on a mission to change banking for good and build relationships by making credit accessible, simple, intuitive and rewarding. We want to help Canadians succeed with credit, because we believe in people — in our customers, in our associates, and in talent like you! With your help, we’ll build the next generation of banking in Canada based on customer-focused values, compelling products and great engineering. Our Strategy & Analytics Roles are like management consulting, but better. From day one, you’ll have the opportunity to own solving complex problems, using data-driven decision-making to enhance the overall business strategy, while still maintaining work/life balance. At Capital One, we love to give our Strategy Analyst Managers the opportunity to rotate to roles across various teams, so while this role is within the Corporate Strategy team, we will consider your application for multiple Strategy & Analytics teams as well as offer you the opportunity to rotate to new teams throughout your time at Capital One. This is part of our winning formula for creating great future leaders and as such, this role is well suited to high performers looking for growth opportunities. About the Team In this role, you'll be working with Business Analysts, Financial Analysts and Project Managers supporting Strategy and Business Development functions within Canada Card. About the Role The team is primarily responsible for identifying and evaluating new business opportunities, including products, marketing strategies, and partnerships. The team also supports senior leadership to understand market dynamics, competitor moves, and emerging trends. As a Manager, Business Analysis at Capital One, you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to major company challenges. You will develop and test strategies that ultimately impact the bottom line. And you'll do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to take on new responsibility, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation. The Strategy team is responsible for working with the Canada leadership team to define long-term goals for the business that enable consistent and resilient growth. In addition, the team works to identify how these goals can be achieved, partnering with key stakeholders, and to prioritize and assess new opportunities and partnerships. The team also maintains close relationships with Capital One US counterparts and business partners to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in quantitative analysis/financial modeling
• At least 1 year of experience in managing high impact projects
• At least 2 years of experience in competitive/market analysis

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a quantitative field (Business, Math, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Science, Engineering)
• At least 2 years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Strategy Consulting, Strategy and Operations, and/or Business Development
• At least 1 year of experience in people management
• Experience working with a broad stakeholder group, including senior leaders and executives
• Previous consulting experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: Develop business strategies that will drive growth, profitability, and competitive success for Capital One in the face of shifting consumer and regulatory behavior, and to drive business to meet long-term goals
• Business ownership: Have an ownership mindset, and P&L accountability for business cases.
• Strategic planning with a 1-6 month horizon
• Leadership: Role will evolve to include managing and developing a team of analysts. Coaching and mentoring associates throughout the organization with a goal of developing talent at Capital One
• Execution: Coordinate and collaborate across the business to manage and sequence delivery of business cases and initiatives, build business requirements and execute against the growth strategy. Oversee multiple projects and programs concurrently
• Partnership: Work closely with colleagues across Capital One including: Tech, Marketing, Operations, Finance and others to drive improvement in quality, volume, service, and profitability
• Strategic & analytic orientation: A proven track record of decision making and problem solving based on analytics. Conceptual thinking skills must be complemented by a strong quantitative orientation, given that a large part of the business is based on rigorous analytic marketing & credit risk management
• Strong business judgment, leadership and integrity: He/she should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business. Self-starter, and comfortable with blue-sky thinking and working with imperfect/incomplete information
• Solid people leadership experience: Ability to build and leverage the capabilities of a high-performing team, as well as business partners across the enterprise. He/she should foster innovation, drive critical decisions, hold business partners accountable, and be able to consistently deliver results
• Strong executive communication skills: Impeccable written and oral communication credentials, coupled with strategic influencing skills and the ability to drive agreement through intellect, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Clear results orientation: display an intense focus on achieving both short and long term goals. He/she should be able to drive and execute an agenda in an uncertain and fluid environment
• Successful track record of thriving in a fast paced, entrepreneurial and dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Enjoy a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office.
• Build a comfortable workspace with our one-time, Work From Home allowance and enjoy our head office located conveniently across the street from Union Station.
• Live well—physically, financially and emotionally.
• Receive support for you and those who are most important to you, with full coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents.
• With up to $3000 in mental health coverage and up to $5000 in tuition subsidies per year—and much more—you’ll discover that Capital One is committed to helping you live your best life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level