Overview
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. STR, a CoStar company, is the global leader in hospitality data benchmarking, analytics, and marketplace insights for the global hospitality industry. We are recruiting an Analyst to support international forecasting efforts and keep STR's position as a leading provider of forward looking hotel performance data worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the production and delivery of STR's Market Forecasts outside of North America under the direction of the Forecast Director.
- Contribute to the development of forecasting methodology that captures region specific macroeconomic and hotel performance trends.
- Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and conduct market research to investigate market conditions and demand drivers, adjusting forecast projections accordingly.
- Build an in depth understanding of global hotel performance and key trends to create compelling hotel performance storylines.
- Communicate effectively through written memos/analyses and verbal interactions with clients and colleagues regarding hotel performance trends, forecast data, and assumptions.
- Promote STR as a thought leader within the industry, transforming data into meaningful insights by visualizing STR's data for conferences, events, meetings, and client engagements.
- Contribute analyses to blogs, articles, and white papers, which are distributed to clients and stakeholders on a regular basis.
- Maintain high levels of data quality and accuracy by applying processes and robust reviews, investigating anomalies, and finding resolutions.
- Adhere to STR's standards and guidelines for data confidentiality.
- Maintain proactive and open communication with the Product team and global analyst teams.
- Keep up to date on hotel industry trends and news, particularly those that affect hotel performance.
- Ensure CoStar brand and corporate values are evident to the customer at all times.
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of the hotel industry; experience working within the industry is a plus.
- Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Familiarity with Power BI and SSMS is preferred.
- Customer focused with excellent relationship building skills and the ability to present to clients.
- Adaptable to changing working environments, priorities, and organizational needs.
- Results oriented with the ability to plan, prioritize, and execute tasks independently or as part of a team.
- Analytical and research skills, including the ability to analyze, interpret, and visualize data, and conduct research to explain data and validate information.
- Strong decision making skills, making timely decisions based on available information and taking ownership of decisions.
- Proficient in presenting trends and insights to relevant stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills, managing multiple projects within tight deadlines across different time zones.
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years of related work experience, or equivalent work experience.
Benefits
Other perks include full private medical cover, dental cover, life assurance and member rewards, 28 days annual leave, a competitive pension, season ticket loans, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and more. The role is based in London.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre employment substance abuse testing.