Associate - VAS Strategy and Planning

The role will support the Senior Director of Strategy & Planning across a range of strategy, operations, and planning activities. Time spent on these areas will shift based on business needs. The Strategy Analyst will support workstreams of key strategic initiatives (e.g., long-range strategy development, portfolio diagnostics, mission-critical projects) and ensure the Value-Added Services leadership team is equipped with the data and insights to meet growth imperatives.Strong candidates are versatile team players who learn fast, have high EQ and IQ, and carry a demonstrated record of executing complex analyses and crafting robust strategic recommendations.What we expect of you day-to-day:Support the Value-Added Services strategic planning process, ensuring alignment with the company's mission and objectivesSupport workstreams / projects related to multi-year strategy development and assessments of significant opportunities – including potential acquisitions – and threatsStructure and solve business problems, collaborating with a range of internal stakeholders to make recommendations on issues with far-reaching business impactCommunicate recommendations to senior management, other executive, functional, or regional teams and management in a clear, concise, and impactful waySupport Value-Added Services’ senior leadership team by developing thought leadership for internal executive meetings and external client councils / forumsExecute market and competitive research and connect trends to business goals, synthesizing research into consumable strategy outputsProactively manage upwards to pre-empt critical business opportunities and challengesThis is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.