Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and track key industry trends, from emerging technologies and shifting customer expectations to startup activity.
• Conduct ongoing competitive analysis to monitor new entrants, existing players, and evolving product strategies.
• Lead market research and discovery efforts, including white space identification, customer segmentation, and ecosystem mapping.
• Partner with product managers and business leaders to inform roadmaps and strategic priorities with timely, actionable insights.
• Drive generative user research to uncover pain points, unmet needs, and early signals of demand.
• Maintain a living library of strategic insights that product teams and execs can tap into when making decisions.
• Develop concise, compelling strategic briefs and shareouts to communicate key findings and influence direction.
• Monitor and report on funding rounds, acquisitions, launches, and ecosystem moves that may impact our positioning.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• 5–8+ years of experience in product strategy, market research, product marketing, competitive intelligence, or a related role.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex data into clear strategic recommendations.
• Strong research and analytical skills, comfortable with both qualitative and quantitative insights.
• Excellent storytelling and communication skills; able to influence without authority.
• Deep curiosity and a proactive mindset, someone who naturally spots patterns and asks “what’s next?”
• Experience collaborating across product, design, engineering, and go-to-market teams.
• Experience with SQL, Tableau, Databricks, or product analytics platforms.