Strategic Consulting Analyst

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The Strategy Group plays a central role in Strategic initiatives and Product management at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. The group functions as an internal strategy consultancy, partnering with different departments to lead the Bank's most important strategic initiatives, do research and analysis, and develop products for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Membership.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in researching, compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and preparing data on economic conditions in the U.S. with a focus on South Central U.S.
• Review and analyze economic and market data to prepare reports detailing results of performed research.
• Research insurance company, credit union, and banking data from sources such as the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, SEC reports and SNL/S&P Market Intelligence to produce timely reports for the awareness and education of Sales and Solutions staff as well as for member use.
• Organize data into report format for preparation of graphic illustrations of research findings.
• Assist in developing reporting and analytics to assist sales directors in sustaining and growing member usage across product lines (advances, MPF, LOCs, CICA/AHP, and non-credit services).
• Works with Solutions Team to analyze member business problems and identify opportunities to offer solutions and assist in product development.
• Study bank business models and identify future/emerging trends.
• Maintain and expand industry and product knowledge to be relevant and beneficial to member's needs.
• Develop and update pitch books to support members and grow the business.
• Assist with the Bank's strategic planning and review process.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS

• BA/MS degree required. Master's Degree or MBA in Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, or related field is strongly preferred.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in bank/economic analysis in a financial institution.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills as well as the ability to listen and accept instruction.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills in data manipulation and analysis with tools such as Excel, Power Automate, and SQL.
• Ability to break down ideas/issues leading to solutions as well as conduct research to uncover answers and provide solutions.
• Organized and highly detail oriented.
• Self-directed, yet strong orientation to be successful in groups and on teams
• Excel modeling skills, for example lookup and index functions, pivot tables, charts, etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership ability to inspire confidence in others and to work cross-culturally with diverse groups at the Bank

FHLB Dallas Offers a Professional, Inclusive Culture

FHL Bank Dallas employees are committed to and exemplify the following principles:

• Service to our members is first and foremost
• All business will be conducted honestly and ethically
• Each employee contributes to customer service by directly serving our members or supporting those who do
• Interaction with members should focus on building professional relationships and helping customers achieve their goals
• Cooperation and teamwork throughout and across all levels of FHLB Dallas are essential to its effectiveness
• Colleagues and members will be treated with the utmost respect and dignity

FHLB Dallas provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, marital status, ancestry, veteran status, disability, or national origin. FHLB Dallas will consider for employment all persons on an individual basis consistent with job-related criteria without regard to visible and non-visible disabilities. Equal opportunity applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, screening, hiring, compensation and training, as well as other conditions and privileges of employment.