Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic Senior Lead, Technology Strategy Analyst to help shape and support key business and technology strategy initiatives. This role will partner closely with senior executives and cross-functional leaders to drive strategic planning, market intelligence, business analysis, and executive communications.
The ideal candidate combines strong strategic thinking with exceptional research and storytelling capabilities. They are skilled at translating complex information into actionable insights and executive-level presentations that influence decision-making. This highly-visible role requires a strong understanding of industry trends, competitive dynamics, strategic frameworks, and business performance drivers.
What you will be doing:
This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in shaping strategic priorities and helping leadership make informed decisions that drive long-term business success. You will have direct exposure to senior executives, contribute to high-impact initiatives, and influence the future direction of the organization. If you thrive at the intersection of strategy, research, analysis, and executive storytelling, this role offers a unique platform to make a measurable impact.
Key Success Factors
- Deliver strategic insights that influence executive decisions.
- Produce best-in-class executive and board-level presentations.
- Identify market trends and competitive intelligence that shape strategy.
- Enable data-driven planning and prioritization across the organization.
Strategic Planning & Business Analysis
- Support the development of enterprise, business unit and technology strategies.
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify growth opportunities, operational improvements, strategic priorities and narratives.
- Develop strategic narratives and executive decision-support materials.
- Assist in annual, multi-year, and long-range strategic planning processes.
Market & Competitive Intelligence
- Conduct comprehensive market research to identify industry trends, emerging growth, and competitive developments.
- Analyze industry standards, benchmarks, and best practices to inform strategic recommendations.
- Synthesize external research into actionable insights for senior leadership.
Executive Communications & Storytelling
- Create executive-ready presentations, strategic narratives, and briefing documents.
- Translate complex analyses into concise, compelling business stories.
- Develop high-quality PowerPoint presentations that clearly communicate strategic priorities, risks, opportunities, and outcomes.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to prepare presentations for leadership, board, and client audiences.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with business, finance, operations, product, technology, and transformation teams to gather insights and align strategic priorities.
- Facilitate working sessions, strategy workshops, and planning discussions.
- Build relationships across the organization to support enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.
Who You Are
- A strategic thinker who can connect market insights, business objectives, and operational realities into actionable recommendations.
- Naturally curious and passionate about understanding industries, competitors, and future trends.
- An exceptional communicator who can simplify complexity and influence stakeholders through clear storytelling.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy, quality, and executive-level polish.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Highly collaborative and capable of building credibility with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and driven to continuously improve how strategy is developed and communicated.
What you will need:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Strategy, Technology, or a related field.
- 6-10+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate planning, business analysis, technology strategy, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience supporting strategic planning initiatives and executive decision-making processes.
- Strong experience conducting market research, competitive analysis, and industry benchmarking.
- Experience developing executive-level presentations and strategic communications for senior leadership.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong proficiency in strategic frameworks, business intelligence, and market analysis techniques.
- Expertise in gathering, synthesizing, and interpreting large amounts of information from multiple sources.
- Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint skills with the ability to create polished, executive-ready presentations.
- Strong Microsoft Excel capabilities for financial, operational, and strategic analyses.
- Ability to transform complex data into compelling visual stories and strategic insights.
Added bonus if you have:
- Experience supporting executive leadership teams, boards of directors, or C-suite stakeholders.
- Background in technology, financial services, consulting, or large-scale enterprise environments.
- Experience evaluating emerging industry trends, AI technologies, digital transformation, and competitive market dynamics.
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EEOC Statement
FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here
For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Sourcing Model
Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.
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