• Élaborer des analyses et des recommandations à partir de données secondaires, surtout, et primaires, parfois, pour aider l’équipe et la direction à :
  • Cibler précisément les besoins, attitudes et préférences des entrepreneurs canadiens;
  • Identifier les marchés dans lesquels BDC peut jouer un rôle clé pour le développement des PME canadiennes;
  • Faire des recommandations pertinentes et concrètes aux équipes à l’interne et aux entrepreneurs au sujet de thèmes d’actualité et de besoins émergents.
• Se tenir au courant des services et des stratégies des autres institutions financières et/ou établissements de financement aux entreprises qui pourraient avoir une incidence sur BDC, et faire des recommandations concrètes après avoir :
  • Analysé et interprété l’information recueillie pour anticiper les changements au sein de l’environnement de marché;
  • Passé en revue et identifié des sujets qui requièrent des recherches additionnelles ou plus approfondies.
• Bonifier le contenu des résultats d’enquête en faisant des liens avec les tendances du marché et de l’économie et en faisant des recommandations pertinentes.
• Rédiger et tenir à jour une veille des joueurs pertinents dans le marché de BDC; tisser et entretenir des liens avec des pairs travaillant dans d’autres institutions pour développer une intelligence de marché dynamique et mise à jour en continu.
• Collaborer efficacement et de façon continue avec les autres membres de l’équipe Recherche et intelligence de marché et rester à l’affût de toute source d’information disponible afin d’assurer la production opportune et efficace des divers rapports et analyses.

La BDC encourage la diversité au sein de son équipe et invite toutes les personnes ayant les compétences recherchées à poser leur candidature. Nous apprécions toutes les réponses, toutefois nous ne communiquerons qu'avec les candidats sélectionnés pour une entrevue.

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WHY JOIN BDC?

No other bank is doing what we do.

At BDC, we’re devoted to Canadian entrepreneurs. We’re also dedicated to our employees. Adaptable. Inspiring. Different. There’s a reason we like to work here and we think you’ll like it too.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Analyst, Market Intelligence uses internal and external data to prepare in-depth analyses of market trends, the products and services offered to SMEs, and the financial and consulting needs of Canadian entrepreneurs. He or she also prepares comparative analyses of the different market players so that BDC can position itself as a complementary player. He or she carries out ongoing research, including collecting and analyzing publicly accessible data, to help BDC identify potential market sectors.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Prepare analyses and recommendations based on secondary data in particular, and primary data on occasion, to help the team and management to:
  • pinpoint Canadian entrepreneurs’ needs, attitudes and preferences
  • identify markets in which BDC can play a key role in the development of Canadian SMEs
  • make relevant and concrete recommendations regarding topical issues and emerging needs to internal teams and entrepreneurs.
• Stay abreast of the services and strategies of other financial institutions and/or corporate financing firms that may have an impact on BDC, and make concrete recommendations after having: 
  • analyzed and interpreted the information gathered to anticipate changes within the market 
  • reviewed and identified topics requiring additional or more in-depth research. 
• Improve the content of the research results by creating links between market and economic trends and making relevant recommendations.
• Report in writing and regularly update intelligence on the relevant players in BDC’s market; establish and maintain links with peers working in other institutions to develop dynamic market intelligence and continuously receive updates.
• Work effectively with the other members of the Research and Market Intelligence team on an ongoing basis, and stay abreast of all information sources available to ensure reports and studies are produced in a timely and effective manner.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, humanities and social sciences, business administration, economics or marketing; a master’s or graduate degree in these fields, or in information science, an asset
• At least 8 years’ experience in corporate intelligence and strategic consulting, ideally in the financial sector or with SMEs
• Excellent critical thinking, significant intellectual curiosity and an ability to establish predictive as well as cause-and-effect links (in particular, for financial services, economic news stories and the business world)
• Business acumen so as to identify relevant research topics in the banking/financial field; sufficiently extensive knowledge of the Canadian corporate and industrial sector to be able to formulate recommendations for SMEs 
• A strong ability to present information in simple terms and synthesize information
• A good understanding of commercial databases (Factiva, Eureka, etc.) and business information sources (First Research, IBISWorld, Gartner, Forrester, OECD, Conference Board of Canada, etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and French
• An ability to work under pressure and deliver high-quality results while meeting tight deadlines
• Very strong organizational, planning and priority management skills
• A very good command of PowerPoint and Word, and MS Office in general  

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

At BDC, we value diversity in our workforce and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We appreciate all responses and advise that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.