Strategy & Planning Advisor - Global Operations

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Team Overview

The Global Operations Strategy & Planning team partners directly with the COO and Global Operations Leadership Team to set strategic direction, enable growth, and drive execution across TransUnion’s global operating footprint. The team supports enterprise level priorities including long range planning, governance, executive and board materials, and Global Operations M&A strategy and integration, helping ensure operational excellence as the business scales. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Role Overview and Core Responsibilities

The Advisor – Strategy & Planning, Global Operations plays a critical role in advancing TransUnion’s Global Operations strategy and supporting the COO’s agenda. This role exists to provide strategic insight, structured execution, and cross‑functional coordination across high‑priority initiatives, with a particular focus on M&A integration, enterprise planning, and executive‑level communication.

Key responsibilities include:

• Drive Global Operations strategy execution by supporting strategic planning, growth initiatives, and priority projects aligned to the COO and Global Operations Leadership Team’s objectives.
• Lead and support M&A integration from a Global Operations perspective, including operational due diligence, Day 1 readiness, and post‑close integration across acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.
• Execute and evolve Global Operations M&A playbooks, frameworks, and integration methodologies to enable disciplined, repeatable execution.
• Develop executive‑ready materials for board, investor, and senior leadership audiences, synthesizing complex analysis into clear, compelling insights.
• Coordinate cross‑functional initiatives by partnering closely with Technology, Finance, Legal, HR, GTM, Corporate Development, and Operations leaders to mitigate risk and protect enterprise value.
• Support Global Operations three‑year planning and governance activities within the enterprise strategic planning cycle, including performance reviews, macro‑trend analysis, prioritization, and initiative tracking.
• Analyze operational performance and trends, using data and qualitative insights to inform decision‑making and recommend actions to leadership.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders, demonstrating sound judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to operate independently across multiple workstreams.

Required Knowledge and Experiences

• Strategy and operating model experience (3–4+ years)
  Experience in strategy, business planning, business case development, or consulting environments to support enterprise‑level decision‑making and long‑range planning across complex organizations.
• M&A and integration experience
  Hands‑on experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, including operational due diligence and integration execution, to ensure continuity and value creation during periods of change.
• Executive communication and storytelling
  Proven ability to synthesize complex analysis into clear, executive‑level presentations and narratives that influence senior leaders and boards.
• Cross‑functional program and project management
  Experience managing multiple workstreams across diverse stakeholders, navigating ambiguity, and delivering outcomes in fast‑moving, global environments.
• Financial services, technology, or SaaS experience (preferred)
  Industry experience that supports rapid understanding of regulated, large‑scale, and data‑driven operating environments.

Required Technical Skills

• Advanced presentation tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Think-Cell, Google Slides) for executive and board‑level materials
• Data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets, BI outputs) to assess operational performance and inform strategic insights
• Program and project management methodologies to structure complex initiatives and integration activities

Preferred Skills and Development Opportunities

We’re also looking for individuals interested in growing or strengthening experience in:

• Management consulting or structured problem‑solving environments
• Global operating models or highly matrixed organizations
• Use of AI or emerging technologies to improve analysis, planning, or operational efficiency
• Change management and stakeholder communications during transformation initiatives
• Direct support of C‑suite or executive leadership teams

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Benefits that support every part of your life:

At TransUnion, we design benefits to help you feel well, do well, and plan well—from day one.

For Your Health: Enjoy day-one eligibility for medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus supplemental plan options. Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select plans. Choose tax‑advantaged HSA and FSA accounts to make everyday care more affordable.

For Your Protection: We’ve got your back with company‑paid basic life and AD&D, optional voluntary life and AD&D for you and your family, and short‑ and long‑term disability. You can also opt into a legal plan, pet insurance, and travel accident coverage.

For Your Family: From adoption assistance and fertility planning coverage to caregiver support, we’re here for every chapter. Access Dependent Care FSA for possibility of an employer match, a complimentary Care@Work membership, and up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave with eligibility for a thoughtful, gradual return.

For Your Future: Build toward what’s next with our 401(k) with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Tap financial wellness resources, career coaching, and optional long‑term care insurance to plan confidently.

For You: Grow and recharge with tuition reimbursement, flexible time off for exempt employees or paid time off for nonexempt employees, up to 12 paid holidays per year, commuter benefits, employee discounts, charitable gift matching, and paid volunteer time off, plus corporate volunteer events that make it easy to give back.

For Your Wellness: Access 24/7 support including professional therapy, coaching, and emotional well‑being programs alongside guided meditation and resources that support physical, mental, social, and financial wellness.

We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Additionally, in accordance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, TransUnion takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in all levels of employment and develops annual affirmative action plans. Components of TransUnion’s Affirmative Action Program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are available for review to any associate or applicant for employment upon request by contacting ERCoE@transunion.com.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

TransUnion complies with all applicable immigration laws and regulations. The Company does not presently provide employer support or sponsorship for an immigration-related employment benefit for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employer support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Adherence to Company policies, sound judgment and trustworthiness, working safely, communicating respectfully, and safeguarding business operations, confidential and proprietary information, and the Company’s reputation are also essential expectations of this position.

Pay Scale Information:

The U.S. base salary range for this position is $112,500.00 - $187,500 annually. *The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation for this job. At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration of additional factors such as (but not limited to) an individual’s education, training, work experience, job-related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations. Regular, fulltime non-sales positions may be eligible to participate in TransUnion’s annual bonus plan. Certain positions may be also eligible for long-term incentives and other payments based on applicable company guidance and plan documents.

TransUnion Overview:

At TransUnion, we encourage and are committed to creating a real, positive impact and shared sense of purpose within our Workforce for Good, which empowers our people to grow, innovate and contribute to a better future for our communities and customers. We strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver’s seat of their professional development— while having access to help along the way. We recognize that success comes when our associates thrive both professionally and personally; that’s why we prioritize work/life flexibility and offer resources for our teams across the globe to collaborate and drive excellence.

 

Be a part of our Workforce for Good – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:

Advisor, Strategic Planning

Company:

TransUnion LLC