The World at Abt

Solving the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt Associates. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.

We are a team of 3,000 people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment, energy, and innovation do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.

To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we’ll do the same for you.

Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance

The Opportunity 

As the Senior Competitive Intelligence Analyst, you will be responsible for providing research and analysis on the company’s competitive landscape and market share with a focus on our international portfolios. You will analyze market, customer and competitor information to provide insights on trends and landscape to support our account and portfolio growth strategies. You will lead competitive/market assessments and support strategic planning efforts to assist in our market growth and go-to-market strategies. This includes evaluating and clearly articulating market opportunity, market sizing and trends. You should love research, analyzing data and predicting where and how the market and business will grow. 

Core Responsibilities 

Responsibilities will support our International Portfolio. Therefore, a background and understanding of USAID, UK FCDO and Australia DFAT is desired.

• Responsible for leading and supporting market research & analysis, competitive landscape analysis and growth strategy.
• Conduct International sector and country analysis.
• Perform financial, statistical, and qualitative data analysis of markets and competitors.
• Through partnership and collaboration within the Growth Office and across the accounts/portfolios, research and analyze data relative to our competitive presence and assist with identifying opportunities for growth, to include emerging markets.
• Support development of market and competitive landscape tools to be utilized in assessments, capture activities and strategy development.
• Access various open sources to aggregate news and other related content with the intent of producing and maintaining a current view of Abt's competitive landscape.
• Distill market insights and implications into clear and concise summaries and recommendations to our account and portfolio teams.
• Manage market and competitor research and analysis requests that may support account planning, portfolio strategies and capture activities.
• Conduct standard, periodic analyses and reports on key customers and top competitors.
• Support the account planning process, providing analyses and insights on market trends, customer buying habits and competitor strategies.

What We Value

• Senior Level: Bachelor’s Degree 12 years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree 10 years of relevant experience, or PhD 8 years of relevant experience.
• Principal Level: Bachelor’s Degree 15 years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree 12 years of relevant experience, or PhD 10 years of relevant experience.
• Background in strategy, market or competitive intelligence
• Experience performing market/competitor research and analysis within USAID, UK FCDO and Australia DFAT with an understanding policies and regulations
• Strong analysis, data visualization and presentation skills
• Analytical skills, including ability to develop spreadsheets, to analyze companies, including financial statements, and to provide actionable intelligence and insights
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to think strategically and anticipate future trends, needs and expectations.
• Ability to identify and analyze data and information from available resources and quickly extract key insights and trends and deliver clear conclusions and connections to inform key business decisions.
• Experience using common competitive intelligence research and analysis tools (foreignassistance.gov, FPDS, USASpending.org, GovWin) and other resources.
• Must be a team player.

What We Offer

We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits, flexible schedules, and professional development.

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of approximately for Senior level is $105,000-$168,000 and for Principal level is $120,000 - $193,000 and may vary by ten percent depending on candidate geographic location. Salary offers are made based on internal equity and market analysis.

Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.

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