The candidate will play a key role in increasing Elavon’s understanding of business and market drivers that impact business development/growth objectives. This new position requires strong business acumen, financial and analytical skills, effective interpersonal skills, and the delivery of high quality market intelligence analysis using the Microsoft Office suite and oral presentation skills. It is an exciting opportunity that will contribute material, measurable results for Elavon.   

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Work closely with senior executives under minimal supervision to consult on market conditions and resulting impact on business strategy and execution. 
• Prepare, analyse and develop recommendations on target markets, product strategy, competitor performance, industry trends 
• Leverage analytical frameworks to perform data analysis and modelling to create forward-looking and extrapolative insights 
• Create visually compelling presentations that simplify the communication of complex information and enhance comprehension  
• Conduct primary and secondary research using internal and external resources to support business/product strategy development, product requirements, marketing plans, and business decisions 
• Maintain complete and accurate market and competitive intelligence data bases, including competitor profiles, financial performance, market strategies, strengths, and weaknesses, growth rates 
• Identify and leverage internal and external information sources, build effective working relationships with subject matter experts within the firm and the external marketplace 
• Build credibility with internal clients and stakeholders, including Marketing, Product, and Business Development

• 1-4 years of professional experience in market or competitive intelligence and/or financial analysis, B2B marketing strategy, or strategy consulting 
• Excellent logic and analytical skills -- both quantitative and qualitative  
• Proficiency in advanced Excel functions and capabilities  
• Superior English writing and presentation skills 
• Bachelor's degree in market strategy, finance, or economics (or similar) 
• Financial Services experience is essential, Payments experience is ideal  
• Experience with matrix organisations a plus 

Additional skills:  

• Efficiently manage, filter, and analyse large amounts of information  
• Experienced presenter of information and recommendations to senior level executive 
• Experience using Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to develop compelling and clear analyses and briefings  
• Familiarity and experience with data analysis & statistical packages a plus 
• Ability to develop financial models in MS Excel or other analytic tools  
• Manage aggressive timelines, targets, and multiple priorities  
• Ability to mine, analyse, and present data in a meaningful way