Competitive Intelligence Manager at Crowe DNA

Washington, District of Columbia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Jun, 26

Salary

181000.0

Posted On

22 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Market Intelligence, Research Project Management, Analytical Capability, Strategic Thinking, Storytelling, Thematic Analysis, Buyer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Primary Research, Secondary Research, Qualitative Methods, Stakeholder Engagement, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, AI-Enabled Research

Industry

Professional Services

Description

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here: At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry. Job Description: The Market Intelligence Manager independently leads the design, execution, and delivery of high-impact market intelligence projects that inform Crowe’s enterprise strategy and growth priorities under the guidance of Market Intelligence leadership. This role manages research projects from scoping through presentation, serving as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders and ensuring insights are translated into clear, actionable recommendations. The Manager brings strong analytical capability, subject-matter fluency, strategic thinking, and storytelling skills to uncover market signals, evaluate risks and opportunities, and inform decision-making. Duties & Responsibilities: Project Leadership & Execution: • Lead end-to-end market intelligence projects, including scoping, methodology selection, research execution, synthesis, and presentation of insights leveraging existing market research frameworks and project methodologies. • Manage multiple concurrent engagements with autonomy, ensuring predictable, high-quality deliverables. • Develop structured research approaches that incorporate primary, secondary, AI-enabled, and qualitative methods as appropriate. • Ensure clarity of objectives, timelines, milestones, and expectations with cross-functional partners. Insight Development & Strategic Communication: • Conduct advanced thematic, buyer, market, and competitive analyses to identify emerging trends, risks, and growth opportunities. • Translate complex findings into concise, compelling narratives tailored for senior audiences. • Develop preliminary implications and recommendations for further tailoring by Market Intelligence leadership that support strategic planning and decision-making. • Strengthen insight storytelling standards and contribute to the refinement of templates, frameworks, and communication formats. Stakeholder Engagement & Thought Partnership: • Serve as a trusted thought partner to business stakeholders for assigned projects, refining research questions and aligning objectives with strategic needs. • Build and sustain strong relationships with partners, industry leaders, and cross-functional teams for assigned projects. Note that senior stakeholder engagement is supported by MI leadership. • Represent Market Intelligence in collaboration forums and support stakeholder understanding of market dynamics. • Engage external research partners and leverage subscription-based resources to deepen insights. Market, Buyer & Competitive Coverage: • Maintain ongoing coverage of assigned industry sectors, thematic areas, or buyer domains, delivering timely POVs and intelligence updates. • Track competitive shifts, including offerings, investments, M&A, talent changes, and positioning movements. • Conduct deep-dive analyses (e.g., PESTLE, competitive assessments, buyer intelligence) to support enterprise initiatives. • Identify the most relevant signals within complex information landscapes and distill them into actionable insights. Innovation, Process & Capability Development: • Pilot new tools, methods, and content formats to improve insight depth, efficiency, and stakeholder engagement. • Leverage AI-enabled research methods and emerging intelligence platforms. • Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by enhancing repeatable processes, research workflows, and team standards. • Share knowledge and best practices to strengthen overall team capability. Leadership Through Influence: • Provide guidance, feedback, and informal coaching to Senior Associates and peers to elevate analysis and communication quality. • Model strong critical thinking, curiosity, professionalism, and delivery excellence. • Support development of a high-performance culture grounded in insight rigor, collaboration, and accountability. #LI-SAW #LI-Remote Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Market Research, Analytics, Humanities, Data/Computer Science, Economics, or a related field required. • 5+ years of experience in market intelligence, insights, research, strategy, or competitive intelligence required. • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required; experience with WatchMyCompetitor is a plus. • Proven ability to independently manage complex research projects and deliver actionable insights. • Strong analytical, synthesis, and storytelling capabilities. • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail. • Effective collaboration skills in matrixed environments. • Remote role, less than 5% travel for team meetings and/or conferences. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience in professional services, public accounting, consulting, or other B2B environments. • Expertise in buyer insights, competitive intelligence, or thematic research. • Familiarity with AI-enabled research tools and modern intelligence platforms. • Experience with basic visualization and narrative design using tools such as Tableau or Power BI. • Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and support strategic conversations. We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times. The application deadline for this role is 06/30/2026. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $88,500.00 - $181,000.00 per year. Our Benefits: Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you! How You Can Grow: We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper! More about Crowe: Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world. Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Crowe LLP does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge. Crowe will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. Please visit our webpage to see notices of the various state and local Ban-the-Box laws and Fair Chance Ordinances, where applicable. If you are interested in applying for employment with Crowe and are in need of an accommodation or require special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please visit our Applicant Assistance and Accommodations page for more information: https://careers.crowe.com/crowe-applicant-assistance-and-accommodation Crowe LLP (www.crowe.com) is a public accounting, consulting and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities. The firm and its subsidiaries also help clients make smart decisions that lead to lasting value with its tax, advisory, and consulting services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the best places to work in the U.S. As an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world, Crowe serves clients worldwide. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world.

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Responsibilities

This role independently leads the design, execution, and delivery of high-impact market intelligence projects, managing research from scoping through presentation to translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations for enterprise strategy. Duties include conducting advanced thematic, buyer, and competitive analyses, serving as a thought partner to stakeholders, and maintaining ongoing coverage of assigned industry sectors.