Senior Analyst, Commercial Partnerships - Toronto - Talon Outdoor Ltd

Description

The Senior Analyst, Commercial Partnerships plays a critical role in supporting data-informed decision-making within Talon's Commercial Partnership organization. This role is responsible for creating and delivering effective reporting and analysis of all relevant commercial partnerships and the Key Performance Indicators which define success.The Senior Analyst will work closely with Commercial Partnership leadership to identify risks, trends and opportunities and develop proactive and innovative strategies to optimize partnership outcomes.This is a front-facing and strategic role which will contribute significantly to Talon's ambitious commercial and business plans.

ABOUT US

At Talon, our mission is to unlock the full potential of out of home, making it more effective, creative, measurable and sustainable than ever.

We're passionate about OOH and are on a mission to drive the growth of this sector within the media industry. In just over a decade, our desire to offer intelligent, creative, technology-led OOH solutions and a full-service OOH offering saw us grow into a team of over 450+ people located in key cities across the globe. In that time, we have been awarded for our approach to our people, our clients and our industry. We hire the finest talent to help us unlock the full potential of the Out of Home (OOH) environment for our clients; and pride ourselves on the individuals who represent our business.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Lead the creation, automation, and distribution of commercial performance reports, dashboards and insights across internal stakeholders.
• Provide insights that inform commercial strategy, identifying risks, trends, and growth opportunities.
• Partner with internal Client Strategy and Finance teams to ensure effective and efficient commercial operations.
• Facilitate the support with Commercial leaders on strategic business updates, forecasts, and negotiation planning.
• Collaborate with Talon's internal Product and Technology teams to ensure Talon's commercial operations and data management capabilities continuously evolve with front line client and business needs.
• Conduct high-quality data audits and ensure integrity across all reporting outputs.
• Continuously improve the reporting processes and performance frameworks to support business agility.
• Represent Commercial in cross-functional meetings and contribute to long-term commercial planning.
• Working alongside the SVP, Commercial Partnerships, Financial Controller and Finance Business Partner, report on the reconciliation of value derived from media owner commercial arrangements.
• Oversee more junior analysts on the Commercial Partnerships team. Provide leadership, guidance and training and ensure all outputs consistently follow best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Pro-active and organized
• Confident and skilled negotiator
• Strong numerical & analytical skills
• An entrepreneurial and pioneering mind-set
• An ability to translate strategic concepts into actionable projects
• Influence others internally and externally
• Mastery skills in Excel, including pivot tables, complex formulas
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools (Power BI/Tableau).
• Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for commercial strategies.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to data integrity and continuous improvement.
• Experience in data cleaning and preparation, ensuring accuracy and reliability of datasets for analysis.
• Engineer performance tracking systems aligned with commercial KPIs
• Built complex queries and data models to power insight platforms and dashboards
• Reporting and Presentational skills
• Excellent attention to detail

AS WELL AS

• Bachelor's degree, Business Analytics or closely related field
• 3+ years proven experience in data analysis and reporting roles
• Track record of managing external stakeholders effectively
• Advanced proficiency in providing detailed reporting to a wide variety of audiences
• Ability to influence decision making through presenting insights and recommendations
• Highly Developed analytical and quantitative skills, including growth analysis, financial modeling, and forecasting
• Deep expertise in media buying platforms and campaign metrics a must

OUR TEAM

The Commercial team represents an important part of Talon's operations and is responsible for the development and delivery of Talon's investment, trading and partnership strategy across North America.

WHY US

" The best thing about working at Talon is the space, time and expertise I've been given over the years to grow and develop my skills." Client Director at Talon

OUR VALUES AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

WE ARE BOLD

As industry provocateurs and pioneers, we respectfully challenge the status quo, take pride in our people, big ideas and partnerships.

• We challenge respectfully
• We lead the way

WE ARE HUMAN

We are a diverse collective of changemakers who value respect, fairness, and integrity and expect the same in return.

• We value collaboration and togetherness
• We are empathetic

WE ARE SMART

Our trailblazing spirit and learning centric culture ensures our knowledge provides maximum value to each other and our clients.

• We grow and learn
• We are trusted
• We are mission possible

Talon is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ and develop a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and brands that we represent.