Market Analysis and Planning Manager

HP•Vancouver, WA

About The Position

This role drives the company’s strategic direction to help it remain competitive and adaptable in a rapidly changing business landscape. It develops strategic recommendations by synthesizing data, conducting in-depth analysis, and rigorously testing hypotheses to inform strategic choices. The role works with large, cross-functional teams to facilitate projects and collaborates across businesses to align strategy with organizational goals. The position provides thought leadership in strategy analysis and recommendations, advises business executives on strategy formulation, risk management, and growth opportunities, and applies strategic and management consulting frameworks to evaluate and manage business units, platforms, and products. It also supports ongoing strategic planning through regular follow-ups that foster collaboration and accountability.

Requirements

A four-year or graduate degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline, or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
Typically 10 or more years of work experience, preferably in strategic management, strategic planning and implementation, consulting, market research, or a related field.
Knowledge of business intelligence, business processes, business requirements, business strategies, computer science, dashboards, data analysis, data modeling, data science, data visualization, data warehousing, ETL, finance, KPIs, marketing, Power BI, Python, R, SQL, and Tableau.
Effective communication, results orientation, learning agility, digital fluency, and customer centricity.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Identify the research, tools, and analysis needed to achieve objectives for large, complex business strategy projects.
Structure analytical approaches and develop project strategies and tactics.
Develop recommendations to optimize business and financial performance.
Manage large, cross-functional teams and communications to facilitate projects and ensure timely delivery to clients.
Lead the development of project guidelines, contingency plans, objectives, and deliverables.
Consult with business executives on strategy formulation, risk management, and new growth opportunities.
Provide thought leadership and expand the knowledge base within the area of expertise, including developing methods, techniques, and criteria for strategy analysis and recommendations.
Collaborate across businesses, functions, and regions to align strategy and direction with corporate and divisional approaches, systems, information, and support.
Use strategic and management consulting frameworks to implement a portfolio approach for evaluating and managing the organization’s business units, platforms, and products.
Facilitate regular strategic-planning follow-ups to foster collaboration and ensure accountability.