Sr. Director - Global Data and Analytics (D&A) Strategy
Equifax, Atlanta, GA, United States
Responsibilities
- Support Annual Strategic Planning Process: Combine internal and external intel on macro, market, and competitive events and trends (e.g., emerging business models, new capabilities, traditional and non-traditional/emerging players, ongoing M&A activity), distill key insights, and articulate relevant opportunities or threats for EFX.
- Help develop, refine, and improve strategy and operating model for Global D&A organization.
- Assist BUs in countries in developing and harmonizing strategy against Global Enterprise Priorities and vice versa.
- Partner with the business units/countries on the highest priority strategic projects.
- Collaborate with BU/country teams across functions to assist in strategic projects (e.g., organic and inorganic expansion opportunities, go-to-market strategy, VOC/customer needs assessment).
- Advance Global D&A agenda by working closely with BU/country teams to define strategy and assist in creating mechanisms for execution and tracking (e.g., OKRs, KPIs).
- Help identify global needs across geographies to guide Global D&A priorities and resources.
- Build out EFX’s AI strategy.
- Develop market, competitor, and customer intelligence to help inform Equifax’s strategy in AI.
- Leverage internal data to understand risks and opportunities in AI capabilities (e.g., market adoption of AI solutions).
- Serve as a liaison with business units/countries to understand needs and priorities that could be addressed and accelerated through the deployment of AI solutions.
What makes you a good fit for this role?
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, math, or other quantitative field.
- Master of Business Administration (MBA).
- 6-10 years of total work experience.
- 4+ years of experience in strategy roles, of which at least 3+ in top strategy-focused management consulting firms, with a proven track record of (a) leading strategy projects while working across multiple stakeholder groups and (b) defining and delivering a cross-enterprise strategy.
- Industry experience in Financial Services, preferably within the retail bank.
- Highly independent in thinking and framing problems, driven by intellectual curiosity.
- High degree of comfort on managing multiple assignments and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong quantitative and problem solving skills.
- Executive presence and comfort with presenting to senior executives, including c-suite.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to align and coordinate internal resources.
- Refined skills in developing and delivering compelling presentations.
- High energy, with strong will and ambition to learn and work on new things.
- Experience with data analysis, visualization, and development of insights based on the data (Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau, etc.).
What could set you apart
- Experience with consumer and/or business lending, credit, and/or fraud.
- Experience in developing KPI and OKR programs.
- Experience with KPI and OKR reporting software.
- Occasional travel (2-4 times per year) to other countries or EFX locations in the U.S. is a possibility.