Favorite Parts Of Being An Associate Strategy At Scotiabank
Veikko, an Associate Strategist at Scotiabank, most enjoys the "variety" in their project-based role, working on diverse initiatives from cost efficiency to revenue increase and cultural improvements. This is coupled with the collaborative nature of their work, "working in teams and cross-functional teams," interacting with people from various backgrounds and perspectives.
Project Management, Teamwork, Communication, Problem-Solving, Cross-functional Collaboration
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Veikko Petrozzi
Associate Strategy
Scotiabank
Universidad de Lima - 2011 (Peru)
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Accounting
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Finance
International Student
Video Highlights
1. Varied projects: Veikko's role involves diverse projects, ranging from cost efficiency to revenue increase and improving organizational culture, preventing monotony.
2. Teamwork and cross-functional collaboration: He emphasizes working in cross-functional teams, interacting with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, fostering collaboration and problem-solving.
3. Social and interactive work environment: The role's social nature and interactions with people from different fields are highlighted as enjoyable aspects of the position, contrasting with more solitary analytical roles.
Transcript
What do you enjoy the most about your role?
I would say two things. One, that is really buried. Going back to one of the first answers I gave you, there's no typical day. It's project-based.
The projects vary in nature. Even though I specialize in cost efficiency, I could have also been asked for a different type of project, like how to increase revenues or improve the culture or working climate of the organization.
These types of things depend on the priorities of the organizations. This organization was focused on a very important process of cutting costs, so most projects were probably regarding cutting costs. But I think that variety is something I enjoy a lot.
The other thing is that we don't work in silos. We normally work in teams, and in many cases, cross-functional teams. As I was mentioning before, with HR Ops and other areas, this interaction with people with different backgrounds, different points of view, different angles to see business and how to approach problems, that's also very enjoyable.
I am a very social person, so I prefer those types of jobs over those that are very analytical where you are by yourself most of the time.