Principal, Competitive Insights Analyst

SharkNinja•Needham, MA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. SharkNinja is building a new global competitive intelligence capability modeled after the rigor, diligence, and competitive intensity of top-tier Wall Street investment analysts - adapted for a fast-moving operating company. The purpose of this function is to increase global external awareness and insight generation, elevate the quality and intensity of strategic debate, improve conviction in commercial decision-making, identify inflection points before they become consensus, and bridge global market intelligence with internal commercial strategy. This group will serve as a high-leverage insight engine for global Commercial leadership - influencing pricing, portfolio prioritization, retailer strategy, innovation focus, and capital allocation decisions across regions. The Principal, Competitive Insights Analyst is a global role that will analyze competitive dynamics, category shifts, pricing behavior, and channel evolution across all major regions - North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM. As the Principal, Competitive Insights Analyst, you will anchor SharkNinja’s global strategic decisions in external reality - not internal narrative - applying a disciplined change-vs-consensus framework across geographies and channels, identifying what is changing globally, determining whether the change is structural or temporary, assessing whether risk or opportunity is underappreciated, and translating insight into decisive global commercial action.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience in: Investment Banking, Equity Research, Hedge Fund / Asset Management, Corporate Strategy or Competitive Intelligence with strong analytical rigor
Strong financial modeling and economic analysis skills
Ability to compare competitor economics across regions
Structured, hypothesis-driven thinking
Comfort working with imperfect global data
Advanced Excel proficiency
Executive-ready PowerPoint storytelling
Think globally and operate with external orientation
Are motivated by identifying mispriced or misunderstood reality
Value being right early over aligning with consensus
Challenge assumptions constructively
Thrive in high-accountability, high-visibility environments

Nice To Haves

Experience analyzing multinational businesses
Familiarity with global POS and syndicated data platforms
Exposure to cross-border pricing strategy and channel dynamics
Experience working in global or multi-regional organizations

Responsibilities

Develop structured global coverage of priority competitors across regions
Build competitor profiles that assess: Regional pricing architecture and promotional behavior, Product roadmap differences by geography, Channel mix evolution (retail, DTC, marketplaces), Margin durability across markets, Geographic expansion strategy
Monitor shifts in retailer positioning, assortment, and digital shelf presence across global markets
Identify region-specific inflection points that may signal broader global trends
Analyze and synthesize data across multiple regions and markets
Triangulate across: Global POS and syndicated data, Regional retailer portals, Public financial disclosures and earnings commentary, Analyst research and investor sentiment, Supply chain signals and manufacturing footprint changes
Identify discrepancies between regions and determine strategic implications
Operate with a disciplined question - what is changing globally versus what the market assumes
Identify where competitor performance diverges across regions
Distinguish localized noise from global structural shifts
Evaluate global category momentum versus regional cyclicality
Assess whether certain regions represent early indicators of broader trends
Stress-test global pricing strategies and promotional intensity
Evaluate portfolio bets across markets
Assess global risk concentration
Develop scenario frameworks outlining regional upside/downside implications
Support global Commercial leadership with alternative strategic viewpoints
Deliver concise, answer-first global briefings to the CCO and senior leadership
Develop recurring global dashboards and early-warning systems
Provide region-specific breakdowns alongside enterprise-level implications
Translate global insight into clear commercial actions
Partner with Global Sales teams, Regional Commercial leaders, Marketing, Finance, Product Development, Supply Chain & Investor Relations
Ensure regional insights inform enterprise strategy and vice versa
Maintain alignment between global competitive dynamics and internal execution