market analyst

Sage Consulting Associates is looking for a Market Intelligence Analyst to work for a software company in San Francisco. This individual will provide analytics studies and develop market intelligence methodologies including data set requirements and specifications to support key business decisions at the global, regional and business unit levels.

Responsibilities Include
Develop actionable insights from existing datasets developed in the team.
Define dataset specifications and improvements to ensure continued value of the analytics products.
Run global analytics studies on market segment opportunity, segmentation/profiling and demand generation campaign planning requests from key global stakeholders, corporate functions, divisions or geographies.
Develop global methodologies and related training materials aimed at documenting and fostering the company marketing analytics practice.
Partner with analysts in geographies, divisions or other corporate functions to bring the necessary support, market intelligence expertise and knowledge transfer in order to scale the market intelligence practice efficiently.
Collect market intelligence best practices across the organization to feed into the company practice and ensure that locally developed analysis and data has the opportunity to be leveraged globally.
Continuously and relentlessly increase awareness of available dataset and market intelligence tools, capabilities and practices. This includes training programs, internal road shows and communication forums.
Influence analytics capability roadmap working with IT to best meet the need of the market intelligence practice.

Skills Required
MBA with a marketing related field focus, and experience at a top tier management firm.
Experience leading/managing a diverse portfolio of businesses, brands, products and customer profiles.
Statistical and operational expertise (analysis, modeling, policy, methodology, financial/business impacts, reporting).
Ability to collect, aggregate, manage and implement programs using a range of research and analysis techniques.
Skilled diplomat, organizational savvy, and high levels of confidence and maturity.
Able to effectively drive organization through change/change management using data and guiding executives and management to data-driven decisions.
Flexible and creative mind-set; comfort driving organizational and operational change through established organizations with matrixed responsibilities.
Well rounded business professional with technical acumen and a passion for creating, mining, sharing and using sound, solid and accurate marketing data. Excellent collaboration skills with ability to work in a matrix management organization.
Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills.
Analytical tools including Business Objects, MS Excel, Access and other similar applications.


Timing: Temp-to-Perm, 40 hrs (5 days) per week
Start: ASAP
Location: San Francisco; onsite
Hourly rate: DOE as W-2; (n/a if S-Corp/LLC)

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