What An Associate Strategy At Scotiabank Wishes They Knew Before Financial Services
Veikko, an Associate Strategy professional at Scotiabank, discovered their role is heavily project-based, like "having a McKinsey guy in an organization," a fact they wish they'd known beforehand. This consulting-like nature of the work, unexpectedly impactful and interesting, significantly shaped their experience.
Project Management, Consulting, Internal Consulting, Problem-Solving, Strategy
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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. The role is heavily project-based, more like internal consulting than a traditional day-to-day job.
2. The work is impactful and involves solving complex problems within the organization.
3. The role is more engaging and interesting than initially expected, similar to working at a consulting firm like McKinsey but within the organization itself.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role now? Is there anything you wish someone had told you before you entered the industry?
I didn't realize it would be so related to [unclear]. I didn't know I would be an internal consultant in an organization.
I didn't expect it to be so much project-based. I thought it would be more of a day-to-day job with routine, impactful tasks.
It's like having a McKinsey consultant within an organization, but working for that organization. That's kind of how the strategy question looked.
So that made it way more fun and interesting after working there and analyzing how work was done.