Desk Strategy Associate, AVP

Job Description

Join us as a Desk Strategy Associate, AVP We re looking for a proactive individual to work alongside our Commercial & Institutional (C&I) Strategy team to drive the business strategy You ll be conducting various in-depth industry, competitor and market analysis, guiding decisions about resource allocation, market positioning and overall direction of business, ensuring alignment across the bank This is an opportunity to gain unique experience that will bring a competitive edge to your career profile We re offering this role at associate vice president level What youll do As a Desk Strategy Associate, you ll play a key role in maintaining and analysing market insights, developing key pivot points on common analyses. You ll also be conducting competitor or industry analyses, and drafting newsletters, debriefs and thought leadership pieces for C&I strategy leadership. We ll look to you to maintain data mapping and develop key pivots on common analyses, as well as maintaining a roster of key data and proof points for internal and external reports or disclosures. Your other key responsibilities will include: Maintaining forecasts on key non-financial metrics, extracting key insights from reports received and providing overlays on strategic recommendations Gathering, managing, and consolidating internal datasets and external data based on project requirements Drafting a bi-weekly industry activity newsletter for C&I leadership Supporting our intelligence lead in drafting thought leadership pieces for the bank s executive leadership on specific areas, peers, and upcoming regulations Owning workstreams in projects and acting as an expert in data visualisation Analysing investment budgets and insights across different themes The skills youll need To excel in this role, you ll need experience of working in a strategy or consulting role in a financial services firm and helping stakeholders with a wide range of needs. You ll bring strong research experience, as well as PowerPoint presentation skills. Additionally, you ll need at least six years of experience in strategy consulting roles with a strong focus on research, ideally within the financial services domain. You ll also need: A strong academic background, including a BTech and MBA in Finance Strategic planning and insight generation experience Experience of coordinating and working with multiple stakeholders Strong Excel programming skills, with a technical and analytical mindset Sound knowledge of economic and financial markets databases