International Business Analyst, Engineering

Houston/Toronto based role with remote work options Ability to commit to travel between home location and business activity areas 50% of the year. POSITION SUMMARY: This role provides hands-on experience for IBA in the areas of Strategy, Planning, Analysis, and M&A. Expectation will be to expand the team to support growth initiatives and attract investments for Mattr. DUTIES: Strategy, Planning, Project Management and Analysis ?    Reporting directly to CEO, working to clearly define the Company’s strategic objectives/initiatives and to plan, manage and carry out a course of action to achieve these objectives. Document and prepare Business Plans and decision support documents aligned with strategic objectives. ?    Assist the strategic planning and direction to ensure planning and governance of modernization initiatives, and coordination of transformation initiatives between business units and teams. ?    Perform system modeling, analysis, and project-oriented engineering activities for automation, modernization and optimization of current practices. ?    Research on best practices and industry trends for Mattr Global, with in depth analysis of existing workflows and identify areas for modernization, optimization and expansion. ?    Update Quarterly, Board Meeting and annual internal Management reporting packages. ?    Data collection and analysis to support strategy and initiatives including manipulating data and data mining as well as translating complex data into user friendly reports, graphs, charts or models. ?    Tracking and reporting strategic initiative execution and implementation against KPIs ?    Work with stakeholders to form KPIs/Market Indicators based on forecasted business plans and monitor and report on those KPIs/Market Indicators routinely. Reporting to Management on progress, issues and solutions that could impact operations and delivery of business plans. ?    Competitor Intelligence Tracking (Annual Sales, new products, major news) ?    Key Markets & Projects - tracking and reporting major news or planned projects within a specific market space. ?    Support planning and analysis activities by leading the development of detailed evaluations of projects. ?    Support Market sizing (SAM, TAM, percent share, across products across all product portfolios including relevant market research/data) ?    Revenue by Market Updates for Mattr Globally (monthly) M&A ?    M&A Analyst (own M&A funnel, inputs, support open M&A projects) ?    Support the preparation of oral and written presentations for Senior Management which present analysis and conclusions in a clear and concise manner ?    Provide support to the existing business and to M&A activity, working closely with multi-disciplined stakeholders to understand and communicate how the various business choices impact Mattr. ?    Provide analytical and project management support throughout the transaction process from due diligence to portfolio integration. ?    Maintain databases to monitor M&A activity/deal funnel, financing activity, current and developing legislation and other industry trends. REQUIREMENTS: ?    Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or another related field. ?    MBA designation is preferred. ?    Minimum 5 years directly related work experience ?    Recognized as a business advisor and partner in collaborating with and supporting all departments in an organization to attain their specific business objectives ?    Ability to navigate ambiguity, apply systems and processes and simplify complex situations. ?    Proactive approach to process and system improvements with demonstrated positive results. ?    Experience with strategic planning, valuations, and economics, developing profitable strategies and maturing processes. ?    Strong understanding of performance management and corporate finance principles. ?    Excellent project management skills gained through 3-5 years of managing analytical projects ?    Strong hands-on proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite, especially Excel. ?    Awareness of industry specific software. ?    Requires a high level of cultural sensitivity, interactive communication, negotiation, and effective collaboration. This necessitates considerable tact, discretion, and persuasion to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining ongoing professional relationships. ?    Experience in managing global cross-functional teams and project-management. ?    Ability to establish credibility with both internal (good networker) and external stakeholders.