Consultant, Strategy & Planning, Diversified Markets – Telecommunications & Utilities
What We'll Bring
At TransUnion, we have a welcoming and energetic environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. We are consistently exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. This environment gives our people the opportunity to hone current skills and build new capabilities, while discovering their genius.
Come be a part of our team – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.
What You'll Bring
What you’ll bring:
Strong analytical and insight-driven problem-solving skills
Solid organizational skills and high degree of comfort managing multiple assignments
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Proven track record for completing assignments on time
Experience working with senior-level managers
Desire to produce high quality work
Driven by intellectual curiosity and independent thinking
Positive “can do” self-starter attitude
Sound working knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint with exceptional presentation skills
Business maturity, and strong leadership and listening skills with the ability to analyze input from customers, partners, TransUnion associates, market and environmental trends, to identify and clearly articulate needs and opportunities for growth
Experience working in a matrixed environment preferred, collaborating across teams and functions
Ability to effectively develop relationships, engage, advise, and persuasively communicate with P&L and risk heads in face-to-face scenarios demonstrating real-time insight, flexibility and sound judgment
We’d love to see:
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, economics (or relevant work experience)
3-5 years professional experience in consulting, business development, product development, or sales
Prior experience in Telecommunications or Utilities industries highly desired (but not required)
Impact You'll Make
Impact you’ll make:
You will contribute to TransUnion’s efforts to grow its Telecommunication and Utilities line of business in the U.S. Diversified Markets vertical.
You will contribute to the creation and maintenance of the business strategy for the Telecommunications and Utilities line of business by working on key initiatives:You will be involved in projects that will include new product innovation, customer insights development, go to market strategies and quantitative analysis utilizing our consumer credit database in support of new initiatives. The team will also be opportunistically involved in sourcing and vetting M&A opportunities
You will manage projects as the key point person for development of project plans, coordination of tasks, assignment and oversight of project activities for cross-functional teams, and active prioritization across multiple priorities
You will prepare for and facilitate meetings and presentations, summarizing and documenting meeting results. You will also provide next steps on outstanding issues and assign tasks for relevant participants
You will become the trusted advisor to business partners and key stakeholders:You will build trust with business partners (e.g., IT, Sales, Marketing), customers, key decision makers, and project sponsors, leveraging these relationships to develop and maintain an industry perspective. Insights from these partners will help drive innovation, product, service and sales ideas across key customer segments.
Develop industry insights:You will conduct general market research activities by collecting and analyzing data to better describe our organization, the industries we serve, as well as our customers and business partners
You will build a solid understanding of the internal and external data sources available to fuel research projects and support/ refute key hypotheses
You will maintain awareness of current industries trends through industry publications, company press releases, and various forms of primary research – and use that information to formulate hypotheses about the future state of the industry
Draw insights from data analysis:You will mine internal data for key customer trends and business opportunities
You will develop forecasting models (with different assumptions and scenarios) to support growth initiatives
You will translate qualitative information (through surveys, focus groups and one-on-one interviews) into fact-based results, leading to actionable recommendations
Present conclusions and recommendations to key decision makers:You will contribute to the annual 3 year plan
You will define and create meaningful business cases to support new products and other growth initiatives based on a fact-based, analytically-driven approach
You will create client- and executive-ready materials for the purpose of delivering (and reinforcing) key messages and making key decisions with stakeholders
You will cooperate with sales team to build partnership relationship with selected clients, providing subject matter expertise, pursuing consultative approach to identify areas of improvement, and positioning TransUnion as a trusted partner to help clients achieve their goals
You will identify training and materials requirements to equip the sales team to sell products that meet market-specific business problems
You will design and execute initiatives (training, materials and incentives) to push new and high priority products or offerings into the market