Corporate Strategy Analyst

Why This Role Matters?

Ready to help shape the strategic direction of a global market leader? Join ERM's newly established Corporate Strategy team and work alongside senior leaders to evaluate growth opportunities, assess investment priorities, and deliver insights that influence executive and Board-level decision-making. This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of strategy and finance while contributing to long-term enterprise value creation.

What Your Impact Is:

• Support the development of corporate strategy initiatives that drive sustainable growth and competitive advantage.
• Deliver market, competitor, and industry intelligence to identify risks, trends, and opportunities.
• Conduct financial, commercial, and operational analysis to support strategic business decisions.
• Develop data-driven recommendations that inform investment, capital allocation, and business performance priorities.
• Partner with cross-functional and global stakeholders to translate insights into actionable outcomes.
• Create executive-ready presentations, reports, and business cases for senior leadership audiences.
• Contribute to strategic projects that improve organisational performance and support business transformation.

What You'll Bring:

• Required
  • 5+ years of experience in corporate strategy, strategy consulting, strategic finance, investment banking, corporate development, or a similar analytical environment.
  • Experience supporting strategic initiatives such as market analysis, growth strategy, portfolio reviews, business performance analysis, or investment evaluation.
  • Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience preparing executive-level materials and presenting insights to senior stakeholders.
  • Strong proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, M365 tools
  • Excellent communication, research, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Well regarded
  • MBA, Master's degree, or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
  • Professional certifications such as CFA, CA, CIMA, or similar.
  • Experience in corporate development, M&A, private equity, or transaction advisory environments.
  • Exposure to global organizations and matrixed operating environments.
  • Experience leveraging AI, analytics, and data platforms to support strategic decision-making and enable productivity

 Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct market research, competitive intelligence, and industry analysis to identify strategic opportunities and risks.
• Analyse financial, commercial, and operational performance data to support business growth and investment decisions.
• Develop business cases, strategic assessments, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Support capital allocation reviews, portfolio analysis, and long-term planning initiatives.
• Perform organisational diagnostics and performance assessments to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Finance, Corporate Development, Commercial, Industry, Service, and Regional teams on strategic projects.
• Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, and executive briefings that simplify complex analyses into actionable insights.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs, regulatory developments, and emerging technologies that may impact business strategy.