Product Strategist IV

Job Title: Product Strategist IV Locations: 100% Remote Duration: 12 Months Contract on W2 (Possible extension up to 30 months) Job Description: The Product Strategy team's mission is to shape the best strategic direction. We do so by monitoring and analyzing trends driving our industry, identifying consumer needs, adding structure to ambiguous problems, and framing key decisions for our leaders. We work closely with product leaders and other cross-functional teams to define and translate our work into actionable insights to influence the long-term product roadmap. Successful candidates for this position will have or develop a deep understanding of the product landscape, including trends, players, technologies, and underlying dynamics. They will partner with cross-functional teams (eg. business development, data engineering, data science) to utilize data sources and conduct analytics. The ideal candidate will have solid data analysis skills, good product sense, project management skills and structured thinking & communication. Responsibilities: Data Management: Use 3P services to compile and organize benchmarking data on an ongoing basis Data Visualization: Transform raw data into tables/charts/graphs for presentations Research: Find, collect, and synthesize information from external and internal sources Analysis: Synthesize qualitative and quantitative information to surface industry insights Communication & Collaboration: Work with Product Strategy teammates and XFN partners and build/share/present work as needed Must-Have Skills: 1. Experience in analytics, modeling, and data visualization, including advanced proficiency with Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, Word/Docs, and basic knowledge of SQL (need to be comfortable with data and creating simple queries) 1. Demonstrated experience structuring and solving analytical problems 1. Demonstrated experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders/teams to achieve outcomes 1. Demonstrated experience of presenting to leadership and influencing product decisions Nice-to-have Skills: 1. Masters’ degree or equivalent in business, marketing, analytics, engineering, or other related quantitative discipline (e.g. MBA) 1. 5+ years of relevant experience in management consulting, strategy, business operations, investment banking and/or program management 1. Experience in the consumer internet space, including social, communications, media, and entertainment verticals Years of overall experience required: 4+ years of experience in consulting, strategy, data analytics/data science, business operations and/or program management 2+ years of experience leading projects that incorporated data strategy/analytics/data science at a consulting firm, in a corporate strategy team, at an investment bank, or similar Degrees/certifications required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, marketing, analytics, engineering, or other related quantitative discipline (e.g. MBA). Preference for undergrad/grad school experience at leading institutions.