Senior Strategist - Enterprise Strategy
About The Position
Edward Jones is seeking a highly skilled professional to serve as a Senior Analyst within Firm Strategy, specializing in problem solving, building solution-based processes, and influencing stakeholders across the firm to drive business outcomes in the enterprise strategy team. The role partners with executive leadership to align work with the firm's strategic goals by developing and managing organic and inorganic strategies and portfolios of work. It supports strategic efforts by co-leading decision-making exercises and strategy workshops, developing options and recommendations, and conducting scenario analyses. The Senior Strategist leads cross-functional strategy work, develops analytical insights and strategic recommendations, and facilitates alignment among stakeholders and senior executives. Candidates living within commuting distance of the Tempe, Arizona, or St. Louis, Missouri, home offices, and/or working within a Talent Capability and Generations Hub, are expected to work in the office four days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
- At least 7 years of relevant work experience.
- Demonstrable problem-solving, quantitative, and analytical skills.
- Ability to conduct complex financial analyses and forecasts, with general modeling skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate analyses and recommendations clearly to senior leaders and colleagues.
Nice To Haves
- Analytical and/or core strategy work within financial services.
- Advanced degree(s) or certification(s) in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Analytics.
- Experience contributing to high-impact strategy assignments.
- Experience managing contributions to the work of multiple projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional teams in framing, designing, and executing strategic solutions, including developing hypotheses, gathering data, analyzing results, and presenting findings to executive audiences.
- Lead the formulation of enterprise, business, and functional strategies across multiple time horizons, integrating internal research, external developments, and leadership priorities.
- Drive multiple projects simultaneously and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop solutions to issues at enterprise, business, functional, and team levels.
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and engage and influence senior stakeholders in developing and activating strategies.
- Operate autonomously while collaborating with peers and senior leaders to advance work through thought leadership.
- Lead the creation of analytical insights related to strategic plans across multiple time horizons.
- Develop a deep understanding of internal clients' business objectives and challenges.
- Facilitate alignment sessions, working sessions, and workshops with stakeholders and senior executives, using engaging methods to achieve aligned decisions and recommendations.
- Drive qualitative and quantitative analysis, including financial modeling, and engage relevant subject matter experts to generate insights and recommendations that advance enterprise strategy.
Benefits
- Medical and prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Voluntary benefits, including accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness coverage
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life and AD&D coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Ten paid holidays
- 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning January 1 of each year
- Sick time and personal days
- Paid day for volunteerism
- Potential eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
