Senior Consultant, Cards & Market Intelligence

TransUnion; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services technology firm in Toronto is seeking a Senior Consultant, Cards & Market Intelligence. You will deliver insights that strengthen client growth and support strategic decision-making within the credit card sector. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in financial services, with strong analytical and communication skills. This hybrid position includes both remote work and in-person office days.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in financial services industry experience, ideally managing card portfolios.
• Proven ability to deliver data-driven insights for senior stakeholders.
• Strong background in strategic and analytical consulting.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert on credit cards for TransUnion Canada.
• Deliver market intelligence and insights to support growth.
• Lead strategic market and client-specific consulting engagements.

Skills

Advanced financial & analytical capabilities

Critical thinking

Exceptional communication skills

Programming skills (e.g., SQL, Python)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Mathematics or related field

MBA

Job description

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What We'll Bring:

At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make better and smarter decisions. As a trusted provider of global information solutions, our mission is to help people around the world access the opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life, by helping organizations optimize their risk-based decisions and enabling consumers to understand and manage their personal information. Because when people have access to more complete and multidimensional information, they can make more informed decisions and achieve great things.

Every day TransUnion offers our employees the tools and resources they need to find ways information can be used in diverse ways. Whether it is helping businesses better manage risk, providing better insights so a consumer can qualify for his first mortgage or working with law enforcement to make neighborhoods safer, we are improving the quality of life for individuals, families, communities and local economies around the world.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience: 7+ years in financial services industry (credit cards, unsecured lending, deposits, or related), ideally managing card portfolios or a strong background in strategic and analytical consulting.
• Skills: Advanced financial & analytical capabilities, critical thinking, and exceptional communication skills. Proven ability to deliver data-driven insights and translate them into actionable strategies. Programming skills (e.g., SQL, Python) are an asset.
• Professional Qualities: Results-oriented, strategic, collaborative, and adaptable. Naturally curious and skilled at building strong professional relationships. Ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Mathematics or related field. MBA is an asset.

Impact You’ll Make:

Reporting to the Head of Market Development, TransUnion Canada, the Senior Consultant, Cards & Market Intelligence plays a pivotal role in enabling commercial strategies and delivering client‑centric insights through market expertise and data‑driven analysis. This position supports strategic verticals and key clients – primarily within credit cards and financial institutions – by providing actionable intelligence that drives growth and strengthens TransUnion’s position as a trusted advisor in the Canadian financial services industry.

Scale Industry & Client-Centric Insights:

• Act as a subject matter expert on credit cards for TransUnion Canada.
• Strengthen TransUnion’s role as a trusted advisor by delivering data-backed perspectives on emerging trends in financial services.
• Deliver forward‑looking, data‑driven insights and market intelligence on the Canadian credit card ecosystem and adjacent sectors to support strategic growth for existing clients and new market entrants.
• Develop & enhance market-leading credit card performance benchmarking & insights across the consumer lending lifecycle (acquisition, engagement, retention, risk management, collections).
• Lead strategic market and client-specific consulting engagements, including portfolio analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Conduct ad hoc market & portfolio analyses to support strategic opportunities.
• Support the evolution of TransUnion Advisory Boards (Cards, FinTech) and participate in key industry events.
• Collaborate with global TransUnion teams (Analytics, Research & Consulting, Product, Marketing, Market Development) to share best practices and deliver forward thinking insights and capabilities.

Accelerate Strategic Revenue Opportunities:

• Monitor market trends, emerging threats, and opportunities to inform strategic priorities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop business cases and strategic recommendations for market sizing & whitespace opportunities.
• Partner with Sales Enablement to deliver vertical-specific content and training for seller upskilling.
• Identify and drive new revenue streams through data-driven insights and thought leadership.
• Translate voice-of-market and client feedback into actionable recommendations for product and capability roadmaps.
• Contribute to business planning initiatives and stress-testing strategies.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Accommodation is available, including for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

TransUnion’s Internal Job Title:

Sr Consultant, Product Management