VP, Market Strategy Consumer Lending

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What We'll Bring:
Beyond the traditional business of furnishing credit reports for consumer lending, TransUnion provides our customers with data and solutions to better manage customer relationships. We have a large, diverse client base including some of the most innovative players in financial services. We offer a broad array of products customized to each aspect of our clients' business: credit risk management, digital marketing, fraud and ID management, and collections and recovery. We pride ourselves on our ability to bring innovative ideas and solutions to market, leveraging our extensive experience in credit data and analytics. Our team has a dynamic blend of experiences in financial services and credit risk management.
What You'll Bring:

• 10 or more years of experience in business management, strategic planning, or corporate strategy, strategy consulting experience is a plus
• Experience working with and presenting to senior-level managers and executives
• Experience managing teams and direct reports as well as developing junior-level employees
• Ability and willingness to travel 15-20% of the time for client meetings and industry conferences
• Strong quantitative and problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills
• Solid organizational skills and a high degree of comfort managing multiple projects independently
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree, preferred but not required

Impact You'll Make:
The role of the Vice President of Market Strategy is to:• Lead the development and support the execution of the three-year strategic and operating plan for the Consumer lending line of business• Identify, evaluate, and develop new go-to-market opportunities, including but not limited to new products and services for the consumer lending ecosystem• Compile, analyze, synthesize, and summarize qualitative and quantitative information from internal and external sources to address specific business needs• Lead multiple projects, ranging from short-term, incremental growth opportunities to long-term, transformational opportunities• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Sales, and Product Development to execute on our strategic priorities• Manage overall priorities and set expectations through clear and frequent communication to acting participants and key decision makers, including members of the executive leadership team• Manage and coach a dedicated team

• Strategy
  • Develop, communicate, and execute the three-year strategic and operating plan for the consumer lending line of business
  • Gather market intelligence on macro-economic and industry-specific trends, consumer behaviors, regulatory changes and hurdles, disruptive innovations, and competitive offerings to validate and refine our go-to-market strategy
  • Represent TransUnion as a thought leader and industry expert at industry conferences, including those hosted by TransUnion
• Planning
  • Prepare the three-year financial plan for the line of business and monitor progress against goals
  • Work with Market Development to create the market engagement plan that defines how we leverage our internal capabilities (e.g., Marketing, Sales, and Analytics) to get our solutions to market
  • Lead primary market research activities, including voice-of-customer interviews, focus group studies, and the advisory board meetings with key accounts
• Execution
  • Design and develop test-and-learn pilot campaigns with other support functions and business partners to validate key hypotheses
  • Develop product concepts that leverage customer feedback and market insights and our existing and growing set of analytical capabilities
  • Redevelop existing products and optimize existing processes for speed and efficacy, and for the purpose of increasing our value proposition to customers

Benefits:
TransUnion provides flexible benefits including flexible time off for exempt associates, paid time off for non-exempt associates, tuition reimbursement, additional (following any short-term disability) 10 weeks of parental leave with gradual return, adoption assistance, fertility coverage, spousal and domestic partner benefits, charity gift matching, employee stock purchase plan, retirement contributions with employer match, organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks, and access to TransUnion's Employee Resource Groups.
We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
TransUnion's Internal Job Title:
VP, Strategic Planning