Business Analyst, Commercial Strategy

Job Description

THE TEAM

The Commercial Strategy team's primary focus is to inform senior leaders on deals with Ticketmaster's largest clients (primarily major North American sports leagues and teams and global venue owner/operators) in an effort to achieve the most optimal outcomes. We also work on financial, economic and strategic analysis for many of the largest company-wide strategic initiatives. The work the team does starts with working across the business to gather, analyze and summarize company data. We then develop actionable recommendations for these key decisions that are presented to senior TM leadership for their consideration.

THE JOB

The Business Analyst, Commercial Strategy is responsible for supporting the work of the Commercial Strategy team, driven by the VP of Commercial Strategy and senior Ticketmaster executives. The individual must be highly analytical, can view the business from a number of different levels, can interact effectively with all levels of management including C-level executives within the organization, and work with stakeholders to identify and implement new opportunities to improve and grow the business. The individual will distill data and key metrics into insights that will help shape the future of the company.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• Analyze potential client business (professional & college teams, major sports leagues & concert/multi-purpose venues, etc.) through the assembly and review of historical and projected volume, profit & loss statements and other key performance indicators
• Manage the incentive compensation plan for the TM sales force, ensuring the team is properly incentivized to grow the business profitably
• Improve & streamline TM's internal financial reporting to help colleagues across the organization more efficiently receive and understand business drivers
• Assist other organizations within TM on economic impact analysis for product/strategic initiatives that would affect how TM helps clients sell tickets; and
• Work cross-functionally with other business areas to assess competitors and trends in market share, etc.

WHAT YOU NEED
• Strongly preferred: Bachelor's Degree in finance, business, economics, engineering or similar quantitative field
• Minimum of 2-3 years in a similar analyst-level role; highly quantitative and data-driven in nature
• Strong business and financial acumen. Ability to understand the economic drivers behind a variety of business models and to synthesize complex datasets into actionable insights
• A decisive project leader, with the ability to push a project forward, draw key insights from analysis, and determine recommendations and next steps
• Demonstrated success in verbal and written communication with senior leadership to influence impactful change in the organization
• Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with business intelligence and/or data visualization software (Tableau, Domo, etc.) is preferred
• Desire to help create a fun and productive culture, leveraging Ticketmaster's focus on sports and music
• Extraordinary team player and ability to thrive in a fast paced, high growth, entrepreneurial environment where quality, innovation, speed of decision making and execution are critical to organizational success

MORE ABOUT YOU

What we are looking for - a passionate, ambitious professional who is a:
• Analytical Specialist: Get excited working with large data sets and be able to deftly structure analytic approaches to problem solving
• Business Driver: Identify problems, develop meaningful solutions, and independently drive work forward with the support of related business functions
• Persuasive Storyteller: Share plans and insights effectively to drive business strategy and change behavior
• Influencer:  Work within a matrixed system and understand what makes others tick to get buy-in on opportunities you identify
• Creative Thinker: Think outside of the box, introduce novel solutions, think about ''what's next'', and challenge the status quo
• Cross-functional Team Player: Communicate and collaborate across the entire team to help deliver key category initiatives

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live entertainment company.
Our vision at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. As the world's largest ticket marketplace and the leading global provider of enterprise tools and services for the live entertainment business, we are uniquely positioned to successfully deliver on that vision.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you're passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.
Our work is guided by our values:

Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork - We believe individual achievement pales in comparison to the level of success that can be achieved by a team

Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent

Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive

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