Lead Marketing Research Manager

DIRECTV is seeking a Lead Marketing Research Manager to join our Competitive Intelligence Team. The Competitive Intelligence Team is part of the broader Research Department at DIRECTV, which conducts market research, explores consumer insights, and tracks competitive intelligence. This strategic leader will be responsible managing, planning, and executing competitive intelligence analysis and translating findings into implications/recommendations. While this is not a supervisory role, this individual contributor will be critical to the DIRECTV Marketing Organization's ability to successfully attain their business goals. Additional key responsibilities of this role include:

• Establish and monitor ongoing projects utilizing a methodological approach, structure, and techniques to ensure quality and consistent analysis.
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert in specific areas of competitive intelligence and maintain awareness of industry trends and developments.
• Distill research and data/analytic findings and explain the strategic and/ or business implications of this information.
• Communicate visually to story tell in a compelling way.
• Manage supplier relationships.
• Utilize creative techniques to gather information, and synthesize it into conclusions, implications, and recommendations.

What you'll need to be successful:

• Bachelors/Undergraduate Degree required; MBA preferred
• Minimum 5 of years' experience in analysis, consulting or strategy required
• Consulting experience before or after business school highly preferred
• Background must include competitive intelligence, financial analysis, or analytical research with experience gathering data, structuring/solving problems, drawing conclusions and formulating recommendations
• Strong problem-solving and analytic skills
• Strong communications skills (written and verbal), including the ability to articulate not just the conclusions of the data but what it means
• Commitment to a high-quality work product
• Ability to execute multiple parallel assignments in a high-quality manner while hitting deadlines
• Strong work ethic with a passion for information and attention to detail
• Proactiveness with a strong sense of ownership and passion for driving to results is essential
• Experience in or a working knowledge of media, entertainment, and/or consumer products/services is preferred
• Experience in competitive intelligence is a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is required

Still considering a future with us? At DIRECTV, we're connecting the world with the coolest tech and entertainment. Our people are empowered and thrive in a culture of learning, diversity, and collaboration. Our passion to serve extends beyond our customers to our employees. Our innovation is driven by an inclusive and collaborative environment where your voice is heard, and opportunities are limitless. Go ahead - apply so you too can join the #WeAreDIRECTV movement.
This is a remote position that can be located anywhere in the United States. #LI-Remote
A career with DIRECTV comes with big rewards:
This position can earn between $87,400 - $158,700, not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at DIRECTV offers. From health insurance to tuition reimbursement and paid time off to discounts on products and services just to name a few. There is a lot to be excited about around here.
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