Senior Strategy Analyst

Vanguard•Malvern, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Owns specific projects on strategic analysis, competitive research, and product/service evaluation. Derives key insights for FAS through competitive research. Inform division wide strategy and decision making by analyzing complex data, diagnosing business issues or opportunities, evaluating FAS's strategy compared to our competitors, and uncovering ways to improve advisor and investor outcomes across business offerings.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
Minimum of eight years’ business experience, including significant experience in strategy consulting and financial analysis.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Responsibilities

Drive strong business outcomes through accurate, high impact, data-driven analyses, and is comfortable with ambiguity.
Develop and manage effective working relationships with internal clients (primarily senior leaders) and key stakeholders/business partners.
Create compelling storylines through which to deliver strategic, competitive, and product/offer analyses and recommendations to senior leaders.
Provides direction and guidance to a team of strategy analysts aligned with each Vanguard line of business around key strategic topics and questions.
Provides thought-leadership by identifying strategic topics and presenting compelling ideas for research evaluation to the Corporate Strategy organization.
Participates in department-level planning for Vanguard, contributing insights derived from analysis and synthesis of the team.
Manages client relationships and anticipates needs.
Conducts efficient and thorough analyses of substantial (i.e., high impact) strategic issues confronting FAS utilizing strategic methodologies.
Leverages and manages cross-functional teams as required.
Prepares and presents strategic analysis, findings, and recommendations to senior management (e.g., story-lines, presentations, whitepapers).
Develops and implements strategic plans to achieve departmental objectives.
Works with senior management in the planning, development and execution of short and long range goals.
Keeps abreast of industry, market and company trends, and partners with business leaders to understand key concerns and opportunities for each line of business; tailors analysis and synthesis around these topics.
Participates in special projects and other duties as assigned.