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If you are a talented executive with experience leading a market, competitive or business intelligence function, we want to hear from you!
This position is hybrid and will be primarily located in our Reston, VA office.
Minimum Requirements:
10+ years of leadership experience including significant experience building and leading a market, competitive or business intelligence function. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in data analytics, information technology, statistics or mathematics preferred. MBA - highly desirable Strong strategic thinker with the ability to connect the dots between several different sources of data and information. Experience evaluating go to market strategies and identifying third party data sources to inform said strategies, Experience leveraging multiple data and intelligence sources, internal and external, to develop strategies and actionable insights designed to enhance organizational or sales objectives and direction. Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau, ad-hoc queries, business activity monitoring, data mining and predictive modeling. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively manage competing priorities. Strong judgment and ability to make well-reasoned independent decisions. Self-motivated and independent, able to work with minimal supervision. Project management skills, and aptitude for developing these skills. Strong executive presence and ability to influence others. A high degree of attention to detail.
What would your day look like:
We are searching for a Director to drive the vision, strategy and direction of the Market and Business Intelligence (“MBI”) function for the Firm. Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Business Development and working with Firm leadership, your remit is to scale current capabilities into a center of excellence that delivers actionable intelligence, research, and analysis. You will enable this process by leading a cross-functional team that leverages data, technology tools and reporting capabilities to provide timely client, market, and industry insights to key stakeholders.
As a roll-up-your-sleeves executive, you will develop a strategy and framework for how to monitor and report on client data, market trends, competitors, and other internal and external intelligence that might impact, or present an opportunity, to stakeholders. You will implement the right processes, programs, platforms and tools to drive accuracy, efficiency and actionable insights.
Core responsibilities:
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General & Essential Job Expectations
While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:
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