CME Group · 5 hours ago
Lead Analyst Corporate Strategy and Business Development
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$96K/yr - $160K/yr
6+ years expCME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, and they are seeking a Lead Analyst in Corporate Strategy and Business Development to support major initiatives focused on enterprise direction, market structure, and business development efforts. The role involves collaborating with key business leaders, conducting deep analysis, and facilitating understanding of corporate strategy throughout the organization.
FinanceFinancial ServicesMarketplaceStock Exchanges
Responsibilities
Support Corporate Strategy and Business Development teams with core analytics, written presentations, and creation and maintenance of key business documents, financial databases and materials
Participate in discrete cross-functional strategy initiatives to develop and advance business unit strategies, plans and performance
Take ownership of processes and develop project scopes, plans, communications, and presentations in concurrence with business unit leaders
Support the business unit leaders and teams in understanding competitive dynamics and strengthening business logic through research and analysis
Proactively develop relationships across the organization, from product heads to research analysts, in pursuit of advancing the business
Identify gaps in business and customer knowledge and work across the team and organization to address those gaps; Identify and propose options to act on opportunities (mergers & acquisition, joint ventures, commercial partnerships, etc.) through data gathering, financial modeling, and advancing commercial partnership discussions
Contribute to development of Corporate Strategy agenda for the company. Ensure alignment with key corporate strategic initiatives
Develop materials that enable broad discussion and contribute to understanding key opportunities and challenges for CME and advance key business cases for the enterprise
Support development of peers by sharing knowledge, best practices, and helping to grow their analytical and strategic skills
Qualification
Required
6+ years experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, investment banking, product management, business development, or other similar positions
Proven ability to conduct deep analysis and proactively identify key trends and patterns
Outstanding written and oral communication and presentation skills to executive audiences
Experience building strong internal and external relationships and leveraging network and third-party resources to successfully deliver projects
Self-starter with the ability to work/collaborate effectively within a team
Bachelor's degree required
Preferred
Financial modeling experience
Experience in financial services
Strong experience with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Google Workspace, Bloomberg, Gen AI, Capital IQ and business intelligence tools
Postgraduate degree in an analytical field or MBA from top business school
Benefits
Annual target bonus opportunity
Broad-based equity program
Comprehensive health coverage
Retirement package that includes both a 401(k) and an active pension plan
Highly competitive education reimbursement provisions
Paid time off
Mental health benefit
Company
CME Group
CME Group is a diverse derivatives marketplace that manages risk and capture opportunities.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
CME Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2020 (9)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1BKey Investors
Google
2021-11-04Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2002-12-06IPO
Leadership Team
Lynne Fitzpatrick
President and Chief Financial Officer
Julie Holzrichter
Chief Operating Officer
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