Sr. Associate, Strategy & Operations

Revantage, A Blackstone Portfolio Company•Dallas, TX

1d•$130,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategy & Operations team is responsible for facilitating strategic and business planning processes, delivering and managing a broad portfolio of strategic projects, providing regional and global transformation management services, ensuring operational quality and compliance, and continuously improving operational performance to meet the evolving needs of partners and stakeholders. This role will work broadly across the organization enabling the effective delivery of the organization’s value proposition and transformation agenda. The Senior Associate will conduct research and analysis, develop hypothesis based and data driven recommendations to business challenges, develop and implement operating model enhancements, manage and deliver projects to support the high-impact strategic priorities, drive efficiency, consistency, and speed in operations and develop socialization materials for executive leaders creating value for Blackstone portfolio companies and Revantage. This position is based out of Revantage’s headquarters in Dallas, TX.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, finance, or technology
Minimum 3 years of demonstrated success and experience in Management/Strategy Consulting, Corporate Strategy or Business Transformation, Corporate Finance or Investment Banking
Ability to think creatively and outside the box to simplify complex metrics and information into easy-to-understand concepts and senior executive messaging
Action-oriented, creative, strategic thinking that identifies and connects opportunities, sees gaps, and finds points of connectivity across the enterprise
Courage in challenging thinking and pushing the collective toward better outcomes to improve the health of the business
Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
Expert verbal and written communication skills developing presentations for a wide variety of audiences
Demonstrated history of collaboration, inter-personal, and influencing skills
Comfort in working effectively with people at all levels of an organization, including C-suite
Passion for enhancing team engagement and value proposition and building an inclusive, equitable, collaborative and fun work environment
Bias for action, ability to deal with ambiguity, and natural perseverance to overcome obstacles and deliver outcomes when leading change
Strong team player with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, while thriving in a fast-paced work environment
Outstanding record of professional and academic achievement
Expert level proficiency in Microsoft office tools

Nice To Haves

Shared Services Organization Management experience
Proficiency with Collaboration Tools (e.g., SmartSheet, Teams, SharePoint etc.)
Proficiency with business intelligence tools

Responsibilities

Assist in strategic planning processes and the development of strategic plans, business cases, and roadmaps by conducting market research, analyzing industry trends, market dynamics, and customer needs
Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and optimize resources across the platform by collecting, analyzing and synthesizing data, supporting process reviews, benchmarking, and performance analysis to identify areas of cost savings and operational improvements
Collaborate with functional leaders to develop and optimize business plans and operational strategies that align to company vision, goals and success measures
Support the portfolio management life cycle from demand management, prioritization, project execution to results management and reporting
Establish and manage governance structures and mechanisms to provide oversight and accountability for transformation initiatives
Identify leading practices and trends applying insights to enhance the organization's approach and methodologies
Support partner lifecycle management to include partner onboarding and offboarding strategy and supporting processes and operational support and infrastructure to improve partner experience
Support the lifecycle of service offerings from initial ideation and value proposition development through launch, delivery, and management of offering catalogs and underlying collateral
Manage data collection, verification, and report production for in-place offering performance measurement and monthly management reporting
Support centralized management of offshore delivery center and support development of thought leadership, accelerators, and repeatable processes to guide partners in developing their offshoring strategies
Demonstrate discretion and professionalism when working on sensitive business and organizational issues, manage ambiguity and propose workable solutions to challenging problems
Develop storyboards and analytical frameworks, synthesize findings and identify key insights from analysis of data and qualitative insights
Support project planning and execution of business plans and initiatives by managing timelines, deliverables and stakeholder communications effectively
Develop change management plans, communicate changes effectively to stakeholders, and support the implementation process to ensure successful execution
Collaborate with Revantage leadership to develop and optimize business strategies that align with company vision, goals and success measures and design operating model transformation initiatives
Collaborate with the People & Culture team on hiring initiatives, employee engagement initiatives, and communication - continue to make Revantage a great place to work