Strategy & Analytical Consultant, Analytical Platforms

<p style="text-align:left">Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds,  and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p><span>Equifax’s Analytics Solutions Consulting team is seeking an</span> Strategy & Analytical Consultant<span> to develop strong relationships internally with capability leaders and externally with client business leaders, jointly designing and architecting comprehensive business strategies using Equifax’s proprietary data and analytics platform. They will recommend frameworks that leverage the analytical platform to provide appropriate profitability driven solutions for our clients. Our Consultants are client facing, recognized experts who have held key positions within the various industries we serve. From this base of knowledge and experience, the consultants become interactive partners, designing solutions tailored to meet immediate business goals.</span></p><p></p><p><span>This position will work with Equifax's US client base, with a focus on financial services companies to provide meaningful solutions for them via analytical platforms. The </span>Strategy & Analytical Sales Consultant<span> is responsible for demonstrating the value of Equifax solutions and assets based on actual client data. In doing so, the Consultant enhances the client relationship, drives new programs/revenues and positions Equifax as a strategic advisor. The Consultant is a quantitative thinker who has a solid grasp of Equifax’s data and associated assets, an ability to identify and understand the impact of market and economic trends, and a keen understanding of client business needs. The Consultant proactively identifies and designs quantitative analyses to generate new sales opportunities and support ongoing sales initiatives for the Equifax US account teams.  </span></p><p></p><p><span>The Consultant is responsible for maintaining a thorough understanding of the prevailing economic environment and its key drivers, the changing business needs of clients and important trends in risk patterns within the consumer lending market. This individual establishes relationships within clients and is viewed as a trusted analytical partner. The Consultant collaborates with the product development team, data & analytics teams, sales team and the rest of the Equifax organization to optimize the use of our data and analytical assets.</span></p><p></p><p><span>The Consultant also acts as a project leader for the development and delivery of analytical solutions that merge unique data assets and analytical platforms to solve for client business decisions across the customer lending lifecycle. He/she must work well in a team environment yet be a self-starter.  The Consultant cultivates key relationships and provides client feedback to the account team.</span></p><p></p><h2><span>What you’ll do</span></h2><ul><li><p><span>Leveraging deep industry expertise to co-develop (with product and implementation teams) and execute plans leveraging Equifax solutions to enable revenue growth and market share</span></p></li><li><p><span>Consult with clients and recommend improvement opportunities to existing client systems and processes</span></p></li><li><p><span>Partner and influence product teams, account relationship teams, data science teams, and key internal stakeholders & management to produce impactful analysis for client presentations and other materials that clearly demonstrate the value of each analytic solution</span></p></li><li><p><span>Engage internal stakeholders, sales leadership, internal analytic teams and system/IT infrastructure teams to enable successful deployment, integration, and consumption of Equifax solutions by the client</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborate with product, marketing, and data science teams to customize solutions and address specific client needs</span></p></li><li><p><span>Travel: 10-25% on average</span></p></li></ul><p></p><h2><span>What experience you need  </span></h2><ul><li><p><span>Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field of study or related field</span></p></li><li><p><span>10+ years of relevant financial services experience in some or all of the following areas: 1) Product strategy development, 2) Credit risk execution, 3) Product development, risk management, or a related consulting role within the financial services industry</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and translate findings into actionable insights and recommendations</span></p></li></ul><p></p><h2><span>What could set you apart</span></h2><ul><li><p><span>Proven experience in a consulting role</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with machine learning and AI applications </span></p></li><li><p><span>MBA or Graduate degree in relevant field</span></p></li><li><p><span>Data analytics tools experience (SQL, Python, R)</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">We offer comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages, 401k matching, paid time off, and organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">Are you ready to power your possible?  Apply today, and get started on a path toward an exciting new career at Equifax, where you can make a difference!</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Primary Location:</b></p>USA-Georgia-Remote<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Function:</b></p>Function - Sales Support<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Schedule:</b></p>Full time

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