Sr. Director - Global Data and Analytics (D&A) Strategy (Finance)

The Senior Director, Global Data and Analytics (D&A) Strategy will play a pivotal role in the year-round process that shapes and brings to life Equifax's Strategy across centers of excellence (COEs), business units (BUs), and countries (GEOs), as well as the broader enterprise.

Reporting to the Vice President, Global Head of D&A Strategy, the Senior Director of Global D&A Strategy will work on four key areas: (1) supporting our annual strategic planning process, (2) partnering with the business units/ countries on the highest priority strategic projects, (3) leading the development of a global center of excellence or guild to advance our customer-facing data insights, and (4) collaborating with our Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer on strategic projects (e.g., go-to-market, competitive intelligence, partnerships) to advance Equifax's leadership in the space.

The breadth of this role will allow the Senior Director of Global D&A Strategy to work across functions including data & analytics, sales, finance, marketing, product, at both the Global COE and BU/GEO levels. Key day-to-day activities could include market research, customer interviews, workshop facilitation, strategy development presentations, quantitative & financial analysis, and creation and scaling of customer-facing data visualizations + insights.

Discretion to travel (2-4 times per year) to other countries or EFX locations in the U.S.

Equifax has a hybrid work schedule that allows for 2 days of remote work (Monday and Friday), with 3 days onsite (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) every week.

This role reports to our office in midtown Atlanta, Georgia (OAC). Alpharetta is a secondary option with weekly visits to OAC.

**Sponsorship/support is not available for this position currently or in the future.**

**This is a direct-hire role and is not open to C2C or vendors.**

What you will do

• 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.

• Lead the Development of a Global Center of Excellence/ Guild to advance our customer-facing insights:
  
  • Create a COE to capture and share best practices around customer-facing pre and post-sale insights to help to differentiate Equifax from our competitors.
  • Establish standardized best practices for the tracking of insights effectiveness and impact that can be implemented globally.
  • Drive thought leadership in terms of new insights EFX could create that resonate with customers and technologies to help scale and accelerate deployment of those insights (e.g., GenAI).

• Collaborate with our Chief Artificial Intelligence officer on advancing Equifax's leadership in the space:
  
  • 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 experience you will need

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Math, or other quantitative field.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• 7 + years of total work experience.
• 5+ 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.
• Experience with complex data analysis, visualization, and development of insights based on the data.
• Industry experience in Financial Services (can be within consulting at a financial services client), 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 developing AND delivering compelling presentations 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.
• High energy, with strong will and ambition to learn and work on new things.

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.

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