Strategic Associate Job Description
Strategic associate
provides ideas and suggestions for new products, services, technology and processes to ensure the company competitive position and in anticipation of changing customer needs.
Strategic Associate Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Drive initiatives for common financial toolsets
Lead the planning process for TS&CM Strategic Programmes including interlocks
Work directly with senior business leaders at the Huffington Post to analyze and provide insights into the most critical issues facing the Huffington Post and the media industry
Provide analytical problem solving expertise and ‘end-to-end’ ownership of critical problems, including problem definition, framework development, analysis and project management for projects as required
Perform detailed data analysis to derive insights on key issues as directed, and which drive considerable business improvement
Provide effective process support to drive and monitor the execution of solutions in a way that effectively leverages the time and effort of senior business leaders at the Huffington Post
Contribute to the development and management proprietary analytical IP as it relates to the Huffington Post and the media industry in general
Ensures all IT development is properly tested
Helping execute the related transaction (due diligence
Hands on role in helping to execute and amplify highly visible Corporate Events, including annual Senior Leadership Meeting, sponsorships, and partnerships to enhance the corporate brand
Strategic Associate Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Strategic Associate
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, CFA, FISD, RAC, APICS, SDLC, ASA, CAAM/CSAP, CIP, LEAN
Education for Strategic Associate
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the strategic associate job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, MBA, Education, Math, Health
Skills for Strategic Associate
Desired skills for strategic associate include:
Higher education business processes
Competitive platforms
Core business processes
Enhance awareness in the targeted business community of the company and its products/services
Industry competitive posture of the company
Salesforce platform
Automotive
Chemicals
Experience with Oil/Gas
Facilitates active customer engagement
Desired experience for strategic associate includes:
Strong organizational skills and ability prioritize multiple projects at once
Strong entrepreneurial spirit and interest working with a small team in a fast paced environment
Strong research capabilities and understanding of the technology and brand marketplace
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to handle partnership correspondence
Comfortable presenting ideas and proposals to high-level executives and company partners
Experience managing social media profiles and campaigns
Strategic Associate Examples
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Strategic Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of strategic associate. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for strategic associate
- Active Search Techniques – Blue Ocean Strategy, Innovation Cell ProcessExternal Associations - Establish external associations with KOLs, Research Centers, Universities, Think Tanks, , to understand problems and validate solutions
- Aligns dedicated and shared cross-functional resources to optimize and ensure successful execution throughout ideation and concept development processes
- Inspires and motivates team and the entire PS organization on the value, excitement, and importance of innovation for PS’ long term success
- Executes and promotes the value and importance of all core HR processes to build, engage, and manage talent for the innovation organization
- Provide operational support through operational modeling, including site selection optimization, recruitment rate forecasting, and performance evaluation
- Trainees will be selected to receive a hands-on learning experience for 11-18 months for Turner's Corporate Communications divisions
- The Turner Trainee Team (T3) program is designed for recent college graduates who have a driving desire to succeed in the media industry
- The Corporate Communications T3 will be part of Turner's Communication and Corporate Marketing team
- The T3 candidate will work closely with the executive assistant, Communications Specialist, Social and Digital Manager, and VP, GTO Communications
- Perform general administrative support for the Corporate Communications team with creating and preparing written materials for distribution
Qualifications for strategic associate
- Exceptional analytical problem solving abilities applied during relevant work experience
- Demonstrated strength in structured thinking and organizational abilities
- Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, including in particular the demonstrated ability to simplify and explain complex problems to a varied audience
- Demonstrated ability to drive change such as strength in building relationships and working with a wide variety of people
- Clearly demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed environment, balancing multiple competing priorities on tight deadlines in high-pressure environments
- Passion for the media and technology industries – strong working knowledge of challenges facing the media industry a plus
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of strategic associate. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for strategic associate
- Help create and publish social media content, monitor audience feedback, and evaluate content effectiveness
- Site agreements
- Letters on intent
- Committee member agreements
- Lab services agreements
- Outside services agreements
- Grant and gift letters
- Lead and manage the overall timely implementation of strategic initiative(s) impacting regulatory and economic capital
- Collaborate with business and IT partners, communicate with senior management, develop business cases and collectively set the architectural direction that will host new capabilities across Enterprise Risk’s systems
- Ensures implementation of change aligns and adheres to the enterprise risk policies, BCBS 239, Basel III and other regulatory guidelines
Qualifications for strategic associate
- Demonstrated interest in online media and technology preferred
- Bachelors’ degree from a leading university and exceptional academic performance
- 3-5 years experience at a Top-Tier Management Consulting Firm, or strong experience in Corporate Strategy/Market Intelligence within a leading blue-chip, or experience as an Investment Banking Analyst
- Experience working in the video game, mobile content, social media, consumer software, or entertainment industries
- 5+ years of experience in strategy development and initiative management
- Structure the work stream into key work elements and draw work plan to achieve the end result in a timely manner
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Our company is looking to fill the role of strategic associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for strategic associate
- Lead discussions and develop innovative plans to overcome obstacles for project teams and clients
- Oversee strategic direction on creative content
- Responsible for general understanding of research agendas and all recent publications to inform member interaction and participate in sub-terrain topic-specific servicing plans
- Support Research service plans through execution on specific member interaction initiatives – specifically is responsible for recruiting members to National Research Meetings
- Manages the day to day activities of Strategic Pricing for the overall enterprise
- Partner with Senior Strategic Relationship Managers in developing comprehensive relationship assessments, execution plans
- Assist senior ED and MD on the Strategic Relationship Management (SRM) team with strategic planning, data and analytics, creating presentations, reporting and special projects
- Collaborate with colleagues across MSIM and MSWM to effectively execute on relationship building activities and tactical sales initiatives
- Liaise between MSIM portfolio management teams and MSWM manager research team to successfully support MSWM’s product review and due diligence process
- Work in a flexible, dynamic, and team-oriented working culture that fosters collaboration and personal development
Qualifications for strategic associate
- Pharm.D., Ph.D., or equivalent scientific knowledge is preferred
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent in medical device, pharmaceuticals, or health care industries
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent in business development, consulting, and / or strategic marketing
- Analytical (data driven) & creative/visionary (not limited by what exists, ability to connect ideas, passionate about exploring questions)
- Demonstrated ability to Influence, good communication skills, at ease in working across business units and functions / matrix organization
- Must be adept at building consensus and leading cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of strategic associate. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for strategic associate
- Assist with Marketing Communications Strategy
- Presents research findings and make recommendations to management that support category and business partner strategies
- Assists with supplier negotiations to maximize price/performance in a given category and works with business partners to influence or intervene in supplier negotiations when necessary
- Provides guidance to other team members with respect to research/analysis
- Manages the development and completion of the RFI/RFP bid process
- May influence and/or intervene in vendor negotiations as required
- Works with the business and influence or intervenes in vendor negotiations on behalf of internal clients when necessary
- Perform a broad-range of clerical tasks including answering phones, greeting visitors, processing and maintaining documents, data entry, preparing presentation materials, and other administrative tasks
- Communicate regularly with Human Resources supervisor regarding department needs, special project assignments, and areas of concern
- Maintain a high level of professionalism within each setting
Qualifications for strategic associate
- Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, execution skills, leadership, and interpersonal and influence skills
- Advanced Degree (Science, Engineering)
- All T3's must be no more than 2 years post-graduation from an accredited university
- 0 - 2 years) of work experience or a relevant internship preferred
- Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or English, or a related field
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, all other Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
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Our growing company is hiring for a strategic associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for strategic associate
- Support growth for the company through ideas and the ability to effectively communicate to relevant stakeholders
- Create presentation materials thoroughly explaining various opportunities and decision points for both internal stakeholders and partners
- Apply a strategic lens for specific opportunities and why they should be pursued
- Perform In-depth financial analysis and modelling for partnerships and other strategic opportunities
- Learn and understand other functions such as Marketing, Product, Engineering, Operations
- Negotiate contracts and work with legal team to close agreements
- Develop robust financial forecasts to drive resource allocation within the organization including the multi-year financial forecast, determining annual budgets and providing financial reporting and insights to P&L owners
- Assist with strategic analysis around market selection
- Perform analysis of ancillary revenue streams
- Track key agent metrics
Qualifications for strategic associate
- Knowledge of, and interest in media, communications and PR is preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in business or health-related field is required
- Minimum of 4 years work experience, including 2 years with significant responsibility for performance/process improvement
- Degree in related field (business, law, or economics)
- Active Series 7, 63, and 79 FINRA licenses are required
- Familiarity with the Procurement strategic sourcing process and associated foundational interdependencies (people, technology/systems including procure-to-pay)