Strategy and Business Insights Manager

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

Visible & You

Named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and "Best Telecom Brand" in Adweek’s Challenger Brand Awards, Visible is on a mission to reimagine what wireless should be: simple, accessible, and inclusive. Visible is the first all-digital wireless carrier in the US, which means we have no stores, no call centers, and no paper bills, allowing us to pass our savings to our members. We have built our member experience around communities and challenging the traditional family plan model in the industry - and we’re having a lot of fun doing it.

Visible is a division of Verizon, but operates uniquely inside the larger entity, taking all the best elements of startup scrappiness - disruption, innovation, and culture - while leveraging the assets and benefits of the larger corporation’s backing. No single day feels the same at Visible. If you’re someone who’d thrive in this entrepreneurial environment and embraces the challenge of delivering the best experience to our members in the simplest ways (knowing that simple requires a lot of work behind-the-scenes), check us out at https://visible.com. We are Visible.

In this hybrid role, you'll work from home with occasional in-person training and meetings. We are hiring in the following locations: Denver CO, Dallas TX, Irvine, CA, Alpharetta GA, Basking Ridge NJ and New York City.

Visible’s Strategy and Business Insights Team is hiring senior talent that will help provide the insights that will lead to the major decisions that Visible makes: value prop, promotions, product enhancements, etc. This team will partner with cross functional teams in Finance, Marketing, Product, and Distribution to provide solutions for our customers.

The Strategy and Business Insights & Analysis Manager will be responsible for analyzing alternative paths to growth such as additions to the offering, promotions, etc. The ability to coherently and succinctly capture complex concepts and present them in a simple, straightforward manner is key. This position requires the ability to query and interpret large amounts of data from a variety of sources, analyzing existing and emerging market opportunities, and synthesizing it into accessible, easy-to-understand documents for both internal and external consumption. You will also be on point for executive presentations involving reporting and analysis.

You will be able to perform financial analysis, create business cases, and manage and interpret a P&L for the overall program. In addition, the consultant will be responsible for creatively analyzing the characteristics of subscriber behavior to help shape and forecast the success of new initiatives.

Advanced Google Sheets/Excel and Google Slides/PowerPoint skills plus at least proficient skills in using SQL to query databases; significant experience in creation and delivery of executive presentations; analytical background; written/verbal communication skills; define and execute process that measures and drives adoption of new tools; ability to identify and report on meaningful data resulting in actionable recommendations.

The candidate must be a self-starting, self-motivating individual with a high degree of understanding of the telecom and specifically the wireless industry, with very strong analytical skills and business acumen. The candidate should be able to work independently in a fast-paced pressured environment with minimal supervision and direction; your immediate supervisor will not be on site.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Sr Manager of Strategy and Business Insights on understanding subscriber behavior and forecasting potential results of new offerings, including promotions and enhancements.
• Development of key presentations for members of the executive team.
• Oversee the development of periodic reporting of results related to overall and initiative specific results.
• Maintain internal and external business alignment.
• Planning and forecasting, prepare budgets, identify metrics, and evaluate performance.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• SQL and other database query and management skills.
• Knowledge of wireless industry trends and key business drivers.
• Willingness to travel domestically.

Even better if you have:

• A degree.
• Master’s degree,MBA.
• Good presentation creation skills.
• Relevant finance and/or analytics experience.
• Experience in the prepay sector of the wireless industry.
• Management consulting/investment banking/private equity or industry analyst background.
• Experience with data analysis and reporting tools.
• Strategy development experience.
• Experience in executive presence and influence skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

NYC candidates: Verizon requires new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for onsite and hybrid NYC roles. Verizon provides reasonable accommodations consistent with legal requirements (e.g., for medical or religious reasons). Additional information will be provided during the hiring process.