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Synopsis of the Role
Strategic executive leader with dual reporting lines to the President, Equifax Canada, and the SVP, Chief Data & Innovation Officer. Responsible for bridging enterprise strategy, stakeholder engagement, investment prioritization, and new business incubation to drive long-term growth and organizational alignment.
What You'll Do
Act as the Chief of Staff for the Country President
- Lead and own the cross-functional alignment and preparation for internal and external engagements, ensuring cohesive messaging, and high standard of executive readiness.
- Manage MBR & QBR content creation including key themes and messaging.
- Drive follow-through on leadership team decisions, including clear owners, timelines, milestones and escalation paths.
- Coordinate public engagements and the development of thought leadership and white papers.
- Coordinate CLT ( Canada Leadership Team) meeting agenda & preparation
Lead the Canadian long term strategy
- Oversee and manage M&A activity, driving strategic evaluation, due diligence, and execution and post-acquisition integration in partnership with senior leadership
- Develop and manage and lead the annual strategy playbook process.
- Lead the annual business planning process detailing key initiatives and priorities.
- Own and drive the Canada strategic performance agenda, through quarterly scorecard to drive leadership focus on strategic priorities, identify risks and ensure timely decisions and interventions to deliver business outcomes.
- Lead the annual investment envelope planning process to ensure the appropriate projects are prioritized and funded in partnership with CLT members.
Incubate new business lines
- Drive the strategy and launch for new business lines as outlined in the strategy playbook.
- Lead agile squads to build out the appropriate operational support including any Product codes, onboarding and Sales material.
- Manage the initial research and voice of customers within strategic initiatives.
- Incubate new businesses such as Income Verification, Open Banking, Insurance, Gaming, and develop opportunities to scale successful pilots and ensure appropriate transition from incubation into a sustainable and profitable operating model.
What Could Set You Apart
- 20+ years of progressive experience in strategy, business transformation in financial services or related fields.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Strategy or related discipline.
- MBA or relevant advanced degree is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a Chief of Staff, strategic advisor, senior enterprise program leader, supporting the President and/or Executive leadership team.
- Results oriented, can set clear expectations, coach and develop a high performing team, and hold them accountable for delivering results.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity, create clarity where none exists and turn evolving priorities into focused actions.
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and strategic investment.
- Exceptional executive communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear messages, recommendations and decisions.
This is an Existing role
This role has a base salary range of $192,928 - $253,218 The final salary selected from this range is dependent on the location of the role as well as the experiences & capabilities of the candidate selected. We offer comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages, paid time off, and organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks.
Are you ready to power your possible? Apply today, and get started on a path toward an exciting new career at Equifax, where you can make a difference! At Equifax, we value and celebrate diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where every member of our team feels respected, supported, and has the opportunity to reach their full potential. We strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the recruitment process. For a confidential request, please contact your recruiter or email us at [email protected] to make arrangements. If you have any questions regarding accessibility at Equifax, you can also contact us at this same email address, [email protected].
Who is Equifax?
At Equifax, we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping employers, employees, financial institutions and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence.
We work to help create seamless and positive experiences during life’s pivotal moments: applying for jobs or a mortgage, financing an education or buying a car. Our impact is real and to accomplish our goals we focus on nurturing our people for career advancement and their learning and development, supporting our next generation of leaders, maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment, and regularly engaging and recognizing our employees. Regardless of location or role, the individual and collective work of our employees makes a difference and we are looking for talented team players to join us as we help people live their financial best.
Equifax is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
