Strategy Intern

Range • Toronto, ON

2h • Onsite

About The Position

At Range Group we believe in the power of the professional travel advisor. We represent over $4.5 billion in annual travel sales. All our investments stem from a common thesis, that travel advisors add real value to a trip. Travel advisors when equipped with technology and 24/7 support are irreplaceable. Equally important is our philanthropy. Range Foundation channels 10% of group profits to social impact. From exploration grants, improved access to education, new discoveries on sea and land, cultural infrastructure, and helping our global neighbors in times of need — we are investing to build a better future.
Range Travel is a global travel platform operating a portfolio of leading businesses across luxury travel, technology, and agency networks. We are entering our next phase of growth and are building out a high-caliber strategy function to help scale the platform and its underlying brands.
To learn more about Range, visit www.rangegroup.com

Requirements

• Reporting to the VP, Strategy, this role is responsible for supporting market intelligence, competitor benchmarking, business intelligence, and reporting across the Range Group portfolio.
• Working out of our head office in Toronto, this individual will conduct competitor benchmarking, financial and operational data analysis, and synthesize market information that enables decision-making across lines of business.
• The ideal candidate combines business acumen and communication skills.
• They will use internal and external data, analytics applications, and business tools (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, BI tools) to provide business leaders with insights to drive critical decisions.
• They will collaborate and influence leaders and have a passion for using data and insights to uncover new opportunities for our client businesses to act upon.

Nice To Haves

• Working towards a Bachelor Degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Economics, or Finance.
• Ability to create presentations and interview business leaders to capture insights are assets.
• Experience in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI are assets.
• Experience analyzing data, creating business/financial models, and using numerical outputs to recommend decisions are assets.
• Experience with projects leveraging analytics and insights from multiple sources, including financial data, qualitative interviews, and market research is an asset.
• Experience in seeing through projects all the way through execution is an asset.
• Strong background in using various data modeling tools.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Naturally curious, with a strong determination to work around obstacles.
• Able to effectively manage ambiguity and change while working on cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Entrepreneurial attitude and ownership mentality (i.e., no task is too small) with strong judgment, attention to detail and an analytical mind.
• Effective project management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and time management skills to meet deadlines.
• Works effectively in a team environment.
• Low ego and highly collaborative working style.

Responsibilities

• Support competitor benchmarking and market intelligence practices (e.g., monitoring industry and economic reports, translating data into insights for the business).
• Conduct ongoing assessments of our market position.
• Support strategic initiatives through internal and external data analysis/benchmarking and presenting conclusions.
• Determine portfolio- wide needs for BI reporting (i.e., systems requirements, gap analysis, path to efficiencies).
• Collaborate with business leaders to develop metrics and benchmarks (i.e., KPIs) to measure key functions and initiatives using data and technology.
• Identify and develop automation opportunities for data collection and reporting.
• Develop analytics dashboards.

Benefits

• We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please advise us when completing your application.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern