Associate, Corporate Strategy

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a strategic planning professional to support the bank's go-forward strategy in Illinois. You will partner with business leaders to develop, evaluate and align strategies with the bank's objectives.

Responsibilities include delivering quantitative analyses, modeling, competitive intelligence, and ensuring regulatory compliance throughout planning processes. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business-related field required.
• MBA or Master's degree preferred.
• 3+ years in management consulting, banking, or corporate strategy.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior leadership and peers.

Responsibilities

• Support the bank's go-forward strategy through Strategic Planning.
• Ensure Strategic Planning processes comply with regulatory requirements.
• Work with business leaders to develop, evaluate and align around strategies supporting the bank's strategic objectives.
• Design and execute research.
• Deliver quantitative analysis and modeling for strategic opportunity analysis.
• Track and deliver competitive intelligence to business partners.
• Support business case development.
• Support development of the bank's annual Strategic Plan shared with executives, the Board and regulators.
• Execute, track and report on Strategic Planning regulatory compliance processes.
• Work with business partners in Risk, EPMO and FP&A.
• Manage risk by adhering to confidentiality standards, exchanging ideas, elevating concerns and following policies and procedures.
• Monitor, organize and report research and analysis of industry, company, customer and channel data.
• Execute research tasks using internal and external resources.
• Employ modeling techniques and complete quantitative analyses, data extraction, fact gathering and documentation.
• Extract and summarize insights in the context of overall initiatives.
• Suggest ideas for issue and problem diagnosis and potential solutions.
• Create presentation materials explaining complex business issues, conclusions and implications to management and executives.
• Communicate concisely and participate actively in discussions.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Regulatory Compliance

Quantitative Analysis

Project Management

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business-related field

MBA or Master's degree

Tools

Data Extraction

Modeling Techniques

Competitive Intelligence

Research Design

Business Case Development

Job description

• Support the bank's go-forward strategy through Strategic Planning
• Ensure Strategic Planning processes comply with regulatory requirements
• Work with business leaders to develop, evaluate and align around strategies supporting the bank's strategic objectives
• Design and execute research
• Deliver quantitative analysis and modeling for strategic opportunity analysis
• Track and deliver competitive intelligence to business partners
• Support business case development
• Support development of the bank's annual Strategic Plan shared with executives, the Board and regulators
• Execute, track and report on Strategic Planning regulatory compliance processes
• Work with business partners in Risk, EPMO and FP&A
• Manage risk by adhering to confidentiality standards, exchanging ideas, elevating concerns and following policies and procedures
• Monitor, organize and report research and analysis of industry, company, customer and channel data
• Execute research tasks using internal and external resources
• Employ modeling techniques and complete quantitative analyses, data extraction, fact gathering and documentation
• Extract and summarize insights in the context of overall initiatives
• Suggest ideas for issue and problem diagnosis and potential solutions
• Create presentation materials explaining complex business issues, conclusions and implications to management and executives
• Communicate concisely and participate actively in discussions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business-related field required
• MBA or Master's degree in related field a plus
• Background in management consulting, banking, or Corporate Strategy with 3+ years of relevant experience preferred
• Ability to be highly effective in a team-oriented environment and build relationships based on added value
• Creative solution development, innovation, integrity, business acumen and sound judgment
• Strong problem resolution and analytical skills
• Comfort working with the unknown
• Experience managing multiple, complex projects, prioritizing work tasks and managing time effectively
• Experience in an environment emphasizing individual accountability and team-based performance
• Proven track record collaborating with and influencing senior leadership and peers to drive growth and financial results
• Interpersonal, negotiation, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills
• Very strong attention to detail in written communication

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Strategic Planning, regulatory compliance, and quantitative analysis to support the bank's strategic objectives. Proven ability to collaborate with business leaders and deliver insights that drive growth and financial results.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strategic Planning
• Quantitative Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance
• Project Management
• Business Acumen

Hard Skills

• Data Extraction
• Modeling Techniques
• Competitive Intelligence
• Research Design
• Business Case Development

Soft Skills

• Problem Resolution
• Interpersonal Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• MBA or Master's Degree

Industry Keywords

• Management Consulting
• Banking
• Corporate Strategy
• Risk Management
• EPMO
• FP&A