Analyst/Associate, Technology Strategy

Technology Strategy at Cerberus Capital Management

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Our Technology Strategy team aids our multi-industry portfolio companies in the identification, execution & delivery of incredibly innovative data-driven solutions in the Cloud. We believe in innovation and agility in how products are defined, designed, and developed. Our Technology Strategy Team is at the forefront of driving technological transformation for Cerberus and our portfolio. Using a rigorous hypothesis-based approach, our strategy team builds value-driven analytical solutions creating a market-leading edge with our investment team and clients.

Responsibilities:

• Partner cross functionally to build value-creating analytical and technical solutions for Cerberus portfolio companies and clients, using a rigorous hypotheses-based approach
• Perform data analysis to support the identification and prioritization of value creation initiatives within the Cerberus portfolio and client-base
• Partner with technical teams to build a solution development plan, and then support with execution through to rigorous assessment of results, with strong focus on quantifying the business and financial impact
• Lead and create deliverables that support successful solution deployment and communication to senior stakeholders; including development of data visualization dashboards, PowerPoint presentations, Excel models
• Break down complex structures and problems into succinct components for a range of industries. Clients, and colleagues at all levels of seniority. Be comfortable explain technical data science models to a non-technical audience
• Support in the development and delivery presentations to client Executives and Investment Leads to define strategies, the associated costs and benefits, and work product updates
• Compile and assess market, company, and competitor research to support business development activities and strategy development
• Support investment due diligences; support with hypotheses generation and testing through desktop research, data analytics and visualization

Business Knowledge / Technical Skills:

• Genuinely interested in how current and emerging technology based capabilities can transform companies and generate value
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable communicating across all levels of the organization and seamlessly interface between both Technical and Business Executive Teams
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills – able to quickly draw insight from research and data analysis
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills required
• Experience using Data Visualization software (e.g. PowerBI) strongly preferred
• Other advanced data analytics skills a plus (e.g. SQL, Python etc.)
• Strong commercial orientation, with proven ability to successfully apply data-driven approaches to business challenges and communicate insight to business stakeholders
• Hypothesis-driven thinker – able to analyze data, form and test hypotheses in a logical structure
• Project-based experience with a technology, data, and/or analytics focus
• Understanding of financial statements, metrics, and their connectivity to business strategy
• Entrepreneurial, creative self-starter; comfortable with ambiguity
• Ability to own projects start to finish with limited direction or oversight
• Working knowledge of project management fundamentals including agile and continuous improvement approaches
• Ability to manage multiple projects or priorities simultaneously
• Interest in and understanding of modern technology platforms, tools, and techniques (i.e. Cloud, Machine Learning, etc.)

Professional Experience & Education:

• 3+ years of experience at a strategy consulting firm, internal strategy/analytics role, or financial services firm bank.
• Cross industry exposure and experience is a plus; Cerberus invests in a variety of industries across our platform
• Undergraduate Degree with an excellent academic record
• STEM, Finance, or Economics degree preferred

About Us:

Established in 1992, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., together with its affiliates, is one of the world's leading private investment firms. Through its team of investment and operations professionals, Cerberus specializes in providing both financial resources and operational expertise to help transform undervalued and underperforming companies into industry leaders for long-term success and value creation. Cerberus holds controlling or significant minority interests in companies around the world.

The Firm’s proprietary operations team, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC (COAC), employs world-class operating executives to support Cerberus’ investment teams in the following areas: sourcing opportunities, conducting highly informed due diligence, taking interim management roles, monitoring the performance of investments and assisting in the planning and implementation of operational improvement initiatives at Cerberus’ portfolio companies.

Cerberus Technology Solutions is an operating company and subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management focused exclusively on leveraging emerging technology, data, and advanced analytics to drive transformations. Our expert technologists work closely with Cerberus investment and operating professionals across our global businesses and platforms on a variety of operating initiatives targeted at improving systems and generating value from data.