VP, Competitive Intelligence

TL;DR

VP, Competitive Intelligence: Building and scaling a company-wide Competitive Intelligence (CI) function to shape strategic direction across growth, product, marketing, and sales enablement with an accent on market dynamics, competitive strategy, and cross-functional execution. Focus on analyzing competitive activity and trends, embedding CI into business processes and training, and managing external research vendors while translating complex signals into actionable insights.

Company

hirify.global powers auto-related decisions using proprietary data, advanced analytics, and industry expertise.

What you will do

• Build and lead a company-wide Competitive Intelligence (CI) function and sharpen competitive focus across the enterprise
• Develop a network of external sources and internal experts to source intelligence
• Analyze market trends and competitive activities, then distill insights to inform growth strategy, go-to-market, and product plans
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Product to identify competitive challenges and opportunities, including validating claims and countering competitor messaging
• Create and maintain a competitive scorecard and embed CI into sales processes (including win/loss and customer satisfaction insights)
• Manage third-party research vendors and identify potential M&A and partnership targets aligned with growth strategy

Requirements

• 10+ years in market and competitive intelligence roles within B2B-focused organizations
• Experience building CI functions from the ground up (plus)
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across business units
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-paced environments
• Location: Remote in the USA

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive intelligence embedded into core business processes, training, and enablement programs
• Collaboration across Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Product, and RevOps
• Starting salary range: USD 220,000–240,000 per year

Hiring process

• Interviews with leadership stakeholders, including the Chief Strategy Officer reporting line
• Discussion of experience building and scaling CI functions and translating insights into strategy