Senior Analyst, Technology Strategy & Innovation

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Reporting to the Manager of Customer Success and Innovation, as the Senior Analystof Technology Strategyand Innovation, your primary accountability is to support the relationship between Data and technology teams and their customers.

You will be responsible for fostering strong relationships, supporting the technology business partner function, and aligning technology with business objectives.

A Customer Success Analyst plays a key role in ensuring that customers achieve their desired outcomes while using Data and Technology products and services.

Their main responsibilities include providing continuous support to customers to maximize their satisfaction and success by proactively engaging with them to understand their needs and challenges.

This involves supporting the team for monitoring customer health metrics, addressing any issues promptly, and acting as a liaison between the customer and technology teams.

This position requires a professional with a deep understanding of technology, business acumen, building strong relationships, and a proven track record of being in a customer focused technology team.

Key Responsibilities :

Customer Success

Support the manager to develop and maintain a customer roadmap with the products and initiatives based on business impact, customer value, and technological feasibility.

Proactively engaging with our customers to understand and document their business objectives, unique challenges, and opportunities, and identify ways in which technology can address and enhance their decision-making and operations.

Gather and analyze customer feedback and usage data of various Data and Technology services to understand customer needs and pain points

Assist or lead with the development of recommendations and presentations of various Product and services applicable to the Customers based on their needs.

Develop and maintain strong relationships with business teams and Data & Technology teams

Become an expert in the Data & Technology products and servicesto be able to make connections between customer needs and available offerings.

Championthe adoption of core technology programs and initiatives to deliver on the D&T team’s collaborative priorities.

Support the manager to build a model of support to increase the effectiveness of the relationship between D&T and our customers.

Apply independent, sound judgment, and navigate complex issues with a view to customer success.

Leadership and Influence

Ability to lead self and manage your work effectively

Demonstrate leadership within the D&T function through transparency, and championing communication, collaboration across teams, our organizational culture, and values.

Collaboration

Build and nurture strong relationships with the Data and Technology & Business teams

Energized by achieving goals in a collaborative environment.

Prioritize strong and effective cross-collaboration across Data and Technology.

Collaborate with the Technology Product and Services team to drive our business goals forward.

Leverage the D&T’s technical expertise to ensure our technology programs are not only innovative but also strategically aligned with the evolving needs of the business.

Share learnings with D&T to drive continuous improvement and operational effectiveness.

Innovation

Stay current on innovative and emerging technology advancements.

Manage multiple project workstreams, including supporting problem-solving sessions, workshops and interviews with cross-functional and business line working team members and subject matter experts

Synthesize findings and present clear recommendationplans to ensure impactful project outcomes.

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field;

3 years of experience in technology driven roles.

1-2 years of strategy, consulting, tech, or other relevant experience

Excellent organization, communication, problem solving and prioritization skills

Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in an environment with competing priorities

Proven experience in a team where technology & business partner for a common objective

Experience working with and successfully influencing customers

Basic understanding of business operations, market dynamics, and technology trends.

Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Track record of successfully leading technology teams and driving innovation.

Proven ability to earn trust through data-based insights, delivering results, influencing, and relating to others.

Excellent communication skills - should be able to explain the technical aspects in the non-technical language to the business and relevant stakeholders.

Demonstrate curiosity in business processes to challenge the established thinking and help generate new ideas and approaches to problem solving.

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In delivering on our pension promise, keeping us connected to our work and each other, our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come in to the office 3 days per week.

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