Senior Analyst, Strategy
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Pay Range: $90,000 - $120,000 · Full-time
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- Pay Range: $90,000 - $120,000
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Original job description
At The Home Depot Canada, we want you to feel valued and supported. The pay range you see represents base salary only. In addition, your total rewards may include: semi-annual bonuses tied to business performance; Deferred Profit-Sharing Program to assist with retirement savings; comprehensive paid benefits; a 15% discount on Home Depot stock purchases; and merit-based salary increases. We are committed to recognizing your efforts and supporting your growth with us.
Are you someone who thrives on helping others succeed, enjoys making an impact, and takes pride in guiding customers to the right solutions for their projects? If you’re also naturally curious and eager to keep learning, consider starting or growing your career with us at The Home Depot.
Position Summary
The Senior Analyst – Strategy provides core analytical, quantitative, and research support for complex enterprise initiatives across all functional areas of the business (including Operations, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Digital, Marketing, and Finance). Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Strategy, this role synthesizes complex business data, models macroeconomic trends, and drafts executive-ready presentation materials to support strategic planning and high-priority decision-making.
Position Responsibilities
Strategic Analysis & Macro Insights
- Analyze macroeconomic indicators, market dynamics, and consumer trends to model their impact on retail sales performance, demand patterns, and long-term strategic forecasting.
- Translate complex macroeconomic data, competitive intelligence, and quantitative models into clear strategic insights and predictive scenarios for executive decision-making.
- Gather, clean, and synthesize large internal and external datasets to uncover key business drivers and operational insights.
- Partner with cross-functional working teams and Finance to build scenario models, opportunity sizing assessments, and ROI analyses for strategic investments.
- Support the evaluation of capital allocation proposals by gathering inputs, pressure-testing operational assumptions, and analyzing financial trade-offs.
- Draft executive-ready presentation decks, one-pagers, and visual storylines that translate complex data and quantitative models into clear strategic narratives.
- Prepare meeting materials and strategic updates for executive steering committees, cross-functional working groups, and leadership forums.
- Support day-to-day project management across assigned workstreams, maintaining project trackers, timelines, and action items.
- Liaise with corporate, functional, and store/field business partners to gather data inputs and support smooth project execution.
- Action Oriented & Resourceful: Takes initiative on tough analytical tasks with urgency, high energy, and a strong sense of ownership.
- Manages Complexity: Analyzes complex data sets and breaks down unstructured problems into clear, logical components.
- Communicates Effectively: Delivers clear, visual, and concise written/data communications tailored to project teams and business leaders.
- Experience: 1–3 years of progressive experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, FP&A, enterprise business analytics, professional services, or strategic planning/analytics within a large matrixed organization.
- Education: Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Analytical Rigor: Strong quantitative skills with proven capability in data synthesis, financial analysis, predictive/scenario modeling, and structured problem-solving.
- Technical Proficiency: High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data analytics/statistical modeling tools (e.g., Python, R, SQL), visualization software (Tableau, PowerBI), or collaboration platforms (Miro, Airtable) is considered a strong asset.
- Mindset & Behaviors: Self-starter with high attention to detail, strong organizational skills, intellectual curiosity, and a customer-first mindset.
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Responsibilities
Analyze macroeconomic, market, consumer, and business data to develop strategic insights, forecasts, scenario models, opportunity assessments, and ROI analyses. Prepare executive-ready presentations and support project tracking and coordination across cross-functional teams and business partners.
Requirements
Requires 1–3 years of relevant experience in strategy, consulting, FP&A, analytics, or strategic planning, along with a bachelor’s or advanced degree in a quantitative or related discipline. Candidates should have strong quantitative, financial, modeling, and problem-solving skills, proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, and strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.
Skills
- Strategic Analysis
- Macroeconomic Analysis
- Quantitative Analysis
- Data Synthesis
- Financial Analysis
- Scenario Modeling
- Predictive Modeling
- ROI Analysis
- Business Case Development
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Python
- R
Benefits
- Semi-Annual Bonuses
- Deferred Profit-Sharing Program
- Paid Benefits
- Home Depot Stock Purchase Discount
- Merit-Based Salary Increases
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Data & Analytics
- Finance & Accounting
- Retail
Keywords
- Retail
- Enterprise Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Macroeconomic Trends
- Market Dynamics
- Consumer Trends
- Retail Sales Forecasting
- Competitive Intelligence
- Data Analysis
- Data Synthesis
- Financial Analysis
- Scenario Modeling
- Predictive Modeling
- Opportunity Sizing
- ROI Analysis
- Capital Allocation
- Executive Presentations
- Project Tracking
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Miro
- Airtable