- Company Name
- YouLend
- Job Title
- Commercial Strategy Associate
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Commercial Strategy Associate
**Role Summary:**
Data‑driven professional responsible for turning commercial and partner performance data into actionable insights that drive growth, margin improvement, and market expansion. Works cross‑functionally with Partnerships, Product, Risk, Capital Markets, and Operations to optimize pricing, propositions, and operational performance.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver insightful analyses that influence senior‑level decisions and commercial negotiations.
- Build and maintain reliable commercial models and dashboards.
- Manage mini‑projects and workstreams with timely delivery and stakeholder alignment.
- Communicate findings clearly to internal and external audiences.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Analyze partner performance and commercial data to identify growth, efficiency, and margin opportunities.
- Translate complex datasets into clear recommendations for stakeholders.
- Support business reviews, RFPs, and negotiations with analytical input.
- Collaborate with product, risk, capital markets, and operations to refine pricing and partner propositions.
- Develop and maintain pricing, forecasting, and performance dashboards.
- Research new market opportunities and assist in go‑to‑market analyses.
- Lead small workstreams within larger commercial initiatives.
- Prepare and present concise presentations to senior leadership and partners.
- Identify data gaps and propose analytical improvements for decision‑making.
**Required Skills:**
- 2‑4 years experience in data‑driven, analytical, or commercial roles (e.g., fintech, tech, consulting, banking, corporate strategy).
- Strong analytical toolkit: advanced Excel; preferably SQL and data‑visualisation tools (Metabase, Tableau, etc.).
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to craft data‑driven narratives.
- Ownership mentality, bias to action, and comfort with ambiguity.
- Strong problem‑solving curiosity and ability to understand underlying business drivers.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritize effectively, and meet tight deadlines.
- Team‑first attitude; collaborative and adaptable.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CFA, FRM, data analytics certificates) are a plus but not mandatory.