What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP, Competitive Intelligence position at J.D. Power?
Job Description: Title: VP, Competitive Intelligence Location: Remote - USA Reports to: Chief Strategy Officer The Role: We’re seeking a strategic and analytical leader to build and scale our Competitive Intelligence (CI) function. This role is ideal for someone passionate about market dynamics, competitive strategy, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll be at the forefront of shaping how J.D. Power understands and responds to competitive forces across industries. The Impact You Will Have in This Role: As the VP, Competitive Intelligence, you will play a pivotal role in informing J.D. Power’s strategic direction. Your insights will directly influence our growth strategy, product development, marketing positioning, and sales enablement. By embedding competitive intelligence into core business processes, you’ll help sharpen our market edge and accelerate innovation. What You’ll Be Doing in This Role: Build and lead a company-wide Competitive Intelligence (CI) function and help sharpen our competitive focus across the enterprise Develop a network of external sources and internal experts to source intelligence Analyze market trends, competitive activities, and emerging competition; distill this analysis into key insights to inform J.D. Power’s growth strategy, go-to-market activities, and product plans Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Product teams to identify competitive challenges and opportunities. Partner with Marketing to validate J.D. Power claims and counter competitor messaging Create and maintain a competitive scorecard to track progress against strategic goals Partner with RevOps to embed CI into sales processes and tools, including win/loss and customer satisfaction insights Disseminate insights across the organization and embed CI into training and enablement programs Manage third-party research vendors to fill intelligence gaps Identify and profile potential M&A and partnership targets aligned with growth strategy Qualifications of this Role: 10 years in market and competitive intelligence roles within B2B-focused organizations Experience in the automotive industry preferred Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills Proven ability to influence and collaborate across business units Experience building CI functions from the ground up is a plus Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-paced environments The Hiring Manager says: I’m looking for the kind of person who thrives on uncovering insights that others miss. Someone who’s curious, proactive, and can translate complex market signals into clear, actionable strategies. This role is about connecting dots across the business and helping us stay one step ahead. Company Mission J.D. Power is clear about what we do to ensure our success into the future. We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients’ toughest challenges. Our Values We POWER Our Customer's Success We are Innovative, Collaborative and Grounded in Data We Make Things Easy We Get It Done We Start with Trust & Prove it Everyday J.D. Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please reach out to tarecruitment@jdpa.com. J.D. 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If you are a California or United Kingdom resident, additional disclosures about the information we collect and how we use that information can be found by clicking here. To all recruitment agencies: J.D. Power does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Welcome to J.D. Power Careers! J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services and data and analytics. A pioneer in the use of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic modeling capabilities to understand consumer behavior, J.D. Power has been delivering incisive industry intelligence on customer interactions with brands and products for more than 50 years. The world's leading businesses across major industries rely on J.D. Power to guide their customer-facing strategies.