Senior Strategy Analyst in Melbourne

Join a collaborative team and help drive the development and evolution of REA’s company-wide strategy. Lead defined workstreams within complex, enterprise-wide strategy projects. Permanent role based in Melbourne.

We're REA. With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group is changing the way the world experiences property. Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact.

Where the team fits in: The Corporate Strategy team at REA Group is pivotal in driving the development and evolution of our company-wide strategy. Tasked with delivering double-digit profitable growth, the team acts as a 'true trusted advisor' to the Executive Leadership Team and REA Group Board.

What the role is all about: The Senior Strategy Analyst is part of REA Group’s Corporate Strategy team. The role works across the Corporate Strategy, Executive and broader leadership teams to contribute to enterprise-wide priorities through assigned strategic workstreams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop rigorous, fact-based analysis to inform strategic choices, including financial modelling, market sizing and attractiveness assessments, competitor and market analysis, scenario analysis and evaluation of strategic options.
• Translate complex and sometimes ambiguous information into clear insights, implications and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Own the analysis and development of high-quality executive-ready materials for assigned workstreams, ensuring analytical integrity and tailoring the communication to the audience.
• Generate differentiated market, competitor and investment insights through targeted research and competitive intelligence.
• Support strategy delivery across assigned priorities by maintaining appropriate measures, dashboards, OKRs, reporting and governance, and identifying emerging issues for escalation.
• Contribute to the evolution of REA Group’s Corporate Strategy and the development of Business Unit and Product strategies.
• Build effective relationships across the organisation and influence stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority.

Who we’re looking for:

• Excellent verbal, written and visual communication skills, that lands with senior audiences.
• Organised and structured project management skills.
• Hypothesis-based problem solving and strong strategic thinking; demonstrated ability to manage defined strategic workstreams.
• Commercial acumen with experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis, including financial modelling, competitor reviews, market assessment and market sizing.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to craft executive-level presentations.
• Can-do attitude, and ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Enjoys building lasting relationships across the business.

The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow.

Some of our Perks & Benefits include:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working.
• Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave.
• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers.
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity.
• Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life.

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking.