Industry Analyst

HP•Vancouver, WA

22h•Remote

About The Position

The Industry Analyst will be responsible for researching and identifying the fundamental drivers of markets, developing and maintaining market models, and creating compelling communication materials that express market points of view. This role involves socializing research findings to partners and executive leadership, proactively developing analyses of market trends, and using intuition to generate thought leadership and challenge conventional thinking.

Requirements

Master of Science (MS) or higher in Economics, Statistics, Finance, or Master of Business Administration (MBA)
10+ years of experience in roles involving forecasting and analysing market trends
5+ years as a hardware, services and software industry analyst
Experience predicting markets intuitively over the short and long term based on the future dynamics of fundamental drivers
Experience calculating market size using fundamental top-down and bottom-up models
Experience analysing the expenditure behaviour of consumer and corporations of information technology products and services
Familiarity with advanced forecasting methods including time-series modelling and regression analyses
Strong background in global economic indicators of consumer, corporation, and government financial health
Deep understanding of demographic, firmographic, and psychographic analyses
Knowledgeable in key global macroeconomic database: World Bank, IMF, OECD, etc.
Familiarity with major technology data vendors: IDC, Gartner, GfK, Context, etc.
Background in statistical modelling tools (R, Python etc.) and familiarity with SQL a plus
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel and Excel-VBA, Power Point, Access
Passion for understanding what make market ticks
Comfortable with collaborating with business partners ranging from individual contributors to executives
Excellent problem solving and written/oral communications abilities
Strong interpersonal and project management skills
Excellent presentation skills especially in presenting complex topics to senior executives
Ability to interface effectively with cross-functional teams
Very strong consensus-building and conflict-resolution skills
High degree of initiative, flexibility and positive attitude

Responsibilities

Researching and coming up with fundamental drivers of markets
Research and create a driver surveillance dashboard for each market (category and geo)
Develop and maintain top-down and bottom-up models for each market
Develop coherent and connected communication materials expressing market point of views
Socialize researched point of view to our partners and executive leadership team
Proactive in developing thought provoking and business impacting market trend analyses
Use intuition to generate hypothesis that lead to thought leadership and/or challenge conventional thinking

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Long term/short term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
11 paid holidays
Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave