Are you a disruptor, breaking the paradigms of how others solve problems? Are you bold, courageous, and strategic? Is delivering impact your top motivator? We subscribe to the notion of hiring smart people and getting out of their way. If this sounds like a good fit, we need to talk!

IHS Markit is seeking a driven Strategy Associate who will report to the Product Management Strategy Lead for our currently unreleased digital transformation solution. The Strategy Associate’s mission is to support research and knowledge gathering to guide strategic decisions that produce long-term growth for IHS Markit.

This role will be responsible for solving for obstacles and opportunities that arise in our dynamic environment as we take our solution to market. The role operates at a tactical, strategic and operational level, touching projects that span across the org chart of our growing team. Key duties will include providing research for key decision points, taking on ad hoc strategic projects, supporting GTM delivery and execution, competitive research and analysis and collaborating cross functionally.

This role requires a high degree of integrity, motivation, discipline, energy, persistence, and attention to detail. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter who thrives on tackling new challenges with a pragmatic approach.

This role will be pivotal to the success of our business, our future and our ability to successfully disrupt the market. Are you ready for the challenge?

Duties & Accountabilities

• Build a deep understanding of our existing business and our competitors using internal and external data sources

• Extensive research and information gathering in both ad hoc and formalized capacities to support product decision-making

• Support Strategy Lead in evaluation of new market and partnership opportunities

• Validate and tackle opportunities for revenue and customer growth as they emerge

• Build relationships with cross-functional partners (product, data science, engineering, marketing) to gather information and input, validate product assumptions and test out new ideas

• Manage multiple priorities and research projects with complex timelines and deliverables

• Present information clearly, concisely, accurately and beautifully, especially in presentation format

• Communicate effectively, both in written and verbal capacity, with stakeholders at all levels across the organization

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business or related discipline

• 3+ years of experience in business strategy, or at startup tech company, or in strategic consulting or an academic research role (even better would be any combination of these)

• Strength on both sides of the brain: you’re a highly analytical, curious and data-driven critical thinker, with an eye for clean, clear information design when it’s time to present your findings

• Exceptional ability to think outside of the box and unmatched drive to hunt down hard-to-find information and hard-to-quantify data

• Track record of delivering impact in high growth, ambiguous, and rapidly evolving settings

• Comfort in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Passion for building revolutionary technology in partnership with a growing team

• Interest and passion for learning about artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science