Corporate Strategy Consultant, Specialist
About the position At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best. How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience. Responsibilities • Develop and lead complex strategic, competitive, and product analyses. • Consult independently with internal clients to define the business problem, issues, and planned approach for research and analyses. • Lead work planning and business problem diagnosis, coaching less experienced corporate strategy analysts in best practices and building business acumen. • Synthesize analyses, key findings, and potential solutions into actionable recommendations. • Work with senior managers to prepare and deliver materials, including client presentations, white papers, case studies, etc. • Interpret and analyze highly complex data using business acumen in order to derive key insights. • Verify the quality, accuracy, and reasonableness of the data. • Display, organize, and craft data into a compelling storyline with actionable insight for the client. • Provide thought-leadership by identifying strategic topics and presenting compelling ideas for research evaluation to the Corporate Strategy organization. • Develop and present competitive intelligence research in addition to internal and external operational and strategic findings. • Stay abreast of industry, market, and competitive trends. • Support efforts to keep the senior management team informed of key industry, competitive, and product trends. • Recommend new and enhanced capabilities and services. • Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Requirements • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience (Master's degree preferred). • Minimum of 5-8 years business experience, including significant experience in strategy consulting and / or analytical or financially oriented roles. • Extensive experience with both conceptual and analytical problem solving. • Experience in stakeholder management required. • Proficiency in the Microsoft suite required. Nice-to-haves • Financial Services experience preferred. • Client service experience preferred. Apply tot his job