Advisor, Competitive Intelligence – Inside-the-Data-Center Technologies

Location: Remote-US; other available location: Remote-Canada. Required location is North America: the United States or Canada.

Salary: $114,000–$182,000 USD in the USA; $96,300–$153,800 CAD in Canada.

Company

hirify.global builds high-speed connectivity and networking infrastructure for the AI era.

What you will do

• Conduct competitive analysis of inside-the-data-center solutions, including market participants, strategies, strengths, weaknesses, threats, and implications for hirify.global.
• Analyze proprietary databases, analyst research, market data, customer feedback, partner input, and public-domain intelligence.
• Monitor competitor product launches, messaging, partnerships, ecosystem developments, M&A, and go-to-market campaigns.
• Provide strategic and tactical competitive intelligence to Sales, Sales Engineering, Marketing, PLM, Strategy, CTO, R&D, and executive leadership.
• Support marketing launches, strategic initiatives, and industry events while aligning competitive messaging with hirify.global’s product, technology, and business value propositions.
• Create and deliver competitive intelligence assets, tools, briefings, presentations, and other accessible content.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline is required, such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in technical, sales engineering, business development, product management, product marketing, industry analyst, or competitive intelligence roles within networking, optical, semiconductor, or data center infrastructure industries.
• Strong analytical skills to turn large volumes of technical, market, and competitive data into concise, actionable insights for executive and technical audiences.
• Solid understanding of the networking equipment supply chain, including customer requirements, purchasing dynamics, and ecosystem dependencies.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work on deadline.
• Ability to build trusted relationships, collaborate across functions, work independently, and operate in a fast-moving market environment.
• Ability to leverage AI tools in developing internal and external content.

Nice to have

• MBA or equivalent business degree.
• Experience in competitive intelligence, product marketing, product strategy, or analyst roles supporting data center networking/connectivity, optical networking, semiconductor components, or cloud infrastructure markets.
• Familiarity with hyperscaler, neocloud, and AI infrastructure customer requirements.
• Knowledge of optical interconnect ecosystems, including pluggable optics, DSPs, switch silicon, semiconductor technologies, copper interconnects, and emerging optical architectures.
• Experience creating executive-level briefings, sales enablement content, competitive battlecards, or market and technology white papers.
• Familiarity with major vendors and ecosystem participants in data center networking, cloud networking, optical interconnect, and switching markets.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote work in the United States or Canada.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) with company matching in the USA or DCPP with company matching in Canada.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program, Employee Assistance Program, company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation time, and applicable family and other leave.
• Work environment focused on innovation, integrity, collaboration, diversity, respect, and employee well-being.