Talon is a pioneering independently owned, global Out of Home agency with offices in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, UAE and Singapore.

We provide our clients with world class service, technology, and collaboration to create exceptional OOH campaigns that deliver measurable results.

In our first 10 years, our desire to offer intelligent, creative, technology-led OOH solutions and a full-service OOH offering saw us grow into a team of over 230 people located in key cities across the globe.

Out of Home is changing fast, and Talon is at the forefront of that change. Reimagining the possibilities of what outdoor can be and doing it on a global scale. We help clients get the best out of OOH by combining independence with a collaborative approach. We promote open and transparent working relationships between many of the world’s leading agencies, advertisers and media owners.

We’re passionate about OOH and are on a mission to drive the growth of this sector within the media industry – championing OOH as a medium that is highly effective, creative, sustainable, and measurable for our clients.

Head to our website to let us show you how to start thinking outside.

The Commercial Business Analyst reports to the VP, Media Partnerships and is responsible for operational, data analysis and reporting tasks related to optimizing the output of Talon’s commercial team. This role supports the effective management and delivery of the commercial targets and communication with the key stakeholders at Talon.

OUR TEAM

Our team represents an important part of Talon’s operations and is responsible for the development and delivery of Talon America’s investment and trading strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS

• Produce and circulate weekly reports across Management, Commercial and Client teams including but not limited to the following:
• Future Business
• Media Owner Tracker
• Client / Agency Tracker for each group
• Programmatic Trackers for Spend and Pricing
• Monthly Service Level Agreement delivery
• Other bespoke reports upon request
• Partner with internal Client Strategy and Activation Teams, as well as external suppliers, to ensure accurate and comprehensive reporting
• Partner with Talon’s Finance team to ensure client and supplier partnership terms are fully executed
• Identify risks and opportunities for the commercial team through analysis of data.
• Identify and analyze trends in the market to influence commercial strategy.
• Support Commercial Team with communicating the commercial strategy to the business and assisting the teams.
• Liaise with various key members of Talon Business Units to ensure visibility on campaigns
• Build and maintain relationships with input into the development of Plato and Atlas to optimize reporting for investment.
• Conduct regular quality checks on reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies or issues with data sources.
• Participate in regular meetings with key media owners.
• Other duties as needed by Talon.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

Type of technical, specialized, professional skills or personal attributes that are required to achieve the key outputs above. Some examples are:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• People management
• Organizational planning
• Strategic capability
• Commercially aware
• Independent decision maker
• Able to work as part of a team
• Organized and pro-active
• Advanced data management and data analysis delivery
• Experience working in a fast-moving team delivering solutions for clients or business partners
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic, love to help and is naturally solution and resolution focused
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Highly organized, self-motivated and pro-active.

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in a data analysis and reporting role
• Managing external stakeholders .
• Proficient in providing detailed reporting to a variety audiences
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with complex datasets.