Senior Analyst - Mortgage - Strategy and Planning

Senior Analyst – Mortgage – Strategy and Planning

Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in business, finance, marketing, management, engineering, economics (or relevant work experience)
Strong analytical and insight-driven problem-solving skills
Solid organizational and project management skills
Exceptional attention to detail and high degree of comfort managing multiple assignments simultaneously
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Structured and logical thinking with ability to synthesize information into key messages appropriate for the audience and focus on what matters most
Experience working with senior-level managers and proven track record for completing assignments on time
Driven by intellectual curiosity and independent thinking, with positive “can do” self-starter attitude
Ability and desire to function at both strategic and tactical levels
Ability to effectively develop relationships, engage, advise, and persuasively communicate with leaders, customers, and internal and external partners in face-to-face scenarios demonstrating real-time insight, flexibility and sound judgment
Sound working knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint with strong presentation skills

Contribute to TransUnion’s efforts to grow its U.S. Mortgage line of business such as drawing insights from data analysis
Mine internal data and perform segmentation and analyses on large population datasets to gain insights about key customer trends
Develop forecasting models to support growth initiatives
Translate qualitative information from surveys, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews into fact-based actionable recommendations
Work with the Sales teams on sales campaign planning and tracking
Work with the Solutions and Marketing teams to collect voice of customer, and to plan/execute go to market activities
Conduct market research by collecting and analyzing data to understand better our market, the industries we serve, and our customers and business partners
Build a solid understanding of the internal and external data sources available to fuel research projects and support/ refute key hypotheses
Maintain awareness of current industries trends through industry publications, company press releases, and various forms of primary research, and use that information to formulate hypotheses about the future state of the industry
Define and create meaningful business cases to support new products and other growth initiatives based on a fact-based, analytically-driven approach
Create client- and executive-ready materials for the purpose of delivering (and reinforcing) key messages and making key decisions with stakeholders

Experience working in a matrixed environment preferred, collaborating across teams and functions
Prior experience in mortgage/home equity lending is a plus