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Vice President Strategy and Planning, Credit Risk Solutions

AT TransUnion
TransUnion

Vice President Strategy and Planning, Credit Risk Solutions

Chicago, IL

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What We'll Bring:
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We are seeking a Vice President Strategy & Planning for our Credit Risk Solutions Team. The Strategy & Planning role at TransUnion is accountable for corporate reporting for the line of business, strategic projects focused on effective organizational design, operational excellence, cross-functional process improvements, and business planning initiatives.

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This leader will be responsible for both helping develop long-term, solution-driven strategies to meet TransUnion's growth and profitability objectives, as well as driving business analytics and insights globally, across credit risk solutions. They will be primarily focused on building and stewarding the implementation of the Credit Risk Solutions overall strategic 3-year plan, revenue forecasts, and corporate (Board, CEO) reporting.

The role will need to keep abreast of emerging technologies, data, and customer use cases across products, verticals and regions in order to look for connections, threats, and opportunities for Credit Risk Solutions. Using that insight, the role integrates, stress-tests and helps develop multi-year strategic growth initiatives. The role is also responsible for developing and/or reviewing business cases and financial models, which support associated investments, and quantify the value delivered by the strategies.

What You'll Bring:
  • Leadership and Development. Developing the talent on the team is a priority, you will focus on developing the right skills and market knowledge within your team. You will mentor other people managers on your team and provide professional development pathways for team members.
  • Relevant Experience & Knowledge. You understand the credit risk solutions landscape and use that knowledge to foresee challenges and areas of risk for the business and proactively address them.
  • Workload Management. This role demands the talent and poise to manage multiple analysis projects and balance workload across your team. Last-minute changes? Evolving timelines? No worries - you've got it all covered.
  • Meticulous Project Management. Project management requires top-notch organizational skills and the discipline to keep initiatives moving, no matter the obstacles. Fortunately, you're known for your talent to prioritize the urgency of multiple requests and always with outstanding quality.
  • Supportive Partnership. Our best business partners don't just wait for direction - they have the confidence to make recommendations and help colleagues get what they need before they ask for it. They're always thinking about what's next and how they can best assist sales to get a deal across the finish line and are comfortable and skilled at navigating through a matrixed organization.
  • Top Notch Communication Skills. Must be strong communicators both in person and through emails and must be comfortable running meetings. Skilled at creating concise and strategic presentations for senior executives.
We'd love to see:
  • 15+ year experienced practitioner in the credit and/or analytics space; 6+ years at a consulting firm.
  • You are great at strategic planning and have experience leading large programs and initiatives from your days as a strategic consultant or business executive.
  • You have scaled teams and driven significant growth for a variety of organizations.
  • You thrive at creating partnerships in matrix organizations.
  • You're a motivator, encouraging people to take on new challenges.
  • You can execute. You manage through change and ambiguity to deliver successful outcomes.
  • You enjoy M&A transformation and partnerships processes from diligence to integrations activities.
Impact You'll Make:
  • Build and steward the global CRS prioritization processes and the development of the strategic 3-year plan
  • Coordinate the development of the Credit Risk Solutions forecasts across global teams, including facilitating the engagement with Markets partners to debate, refine, and finalize the financial plans and identify key areas of investment needed
  • Develop and manage processes and coordination of strategy and planning activities across Credit Risk Solutions, which includes monthly business reviews and other corporate reporting such as Board presentations, Town Hall presentations, CEO reviews, and quarterly cross-functional business reviews
  • Support the execution of selected Credit Risk Solutions strategy projects, collaborating with relevant functional leaders to create and maintain plans that have clear and measurable targets while tracking and report progress against business growth plans
  • Overseeing M&A diligence and integrations activities for Credit Risk Solutions, along with tracking progress and leading engagements on any minority investments
  • Gather market intelligence on macro-economic and industry trends, consumer behaviors, regulatory changes and hurdles, disruptive innovations, and competitive offerings to validate and refine our product roadmap and go-to-market strategy
This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Benefits:

TransUnion provides flexible benefits including flexible time off for exempt associates, paid time off for non-exempt associates, tuition reimbursement, additional (following any short-term disability) 10 weeks of parental leave with gradual return, adoption assistance, fertility coverage, spousal and domestic partner benefits, charity gift matching, employee stock purchase plan, retirement contributions with employer match, organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks, and access to TransUnion's Employee Resource Groups.

We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pay Scale Information :

The salary range for this position is $204,010.00 - $357,500.00. *The salary range for this position reflects the general range of compensation for this job and does not include our bonus incentive(s). This position is eligible for bonus incentive(s). At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration of additional factors such as (but not limited to) an individual's education, training, work experience, job-related skill set, industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position, and market considerations.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:
VP, Strategic Planning

Client-provided location(s): Chicago, IL, USA; Alpharetta, GA, USA; Reston, VA, USA; White Plains, NY, USA; Greenwood Village, CO, USA
Job ID: transunion-19032695
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • Pet Insurance
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Leadership Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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