Overview In this role you drive market intelligence to shape growth strategy. You'll partner with Sales, Product, Marketing, R&D, and Finance to turn market data into actionable recommendations for product strategy and commercial planning. You'll lead market sizing, competitive analyses, and executive-ready communications to influence senior leadership. This position blends research, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration to help LIGHTERA stay ahead in global optical markets. You will be at the heart of strategic decision-making with a global, hybrid work setup.
Compensation / Benefits- medical
- dental
- tuition reimbursement
- matching 401(k) plan
Responsibilities- Lead market sizing, forecasting, segmentation, and competitive assessments
- Monitor industry trends, customer requirements, competitor activities, technology developments, and emerging market opportunities
- Generate executive-ready reports, dashboards, newsletters, and strategic presentations
- Conduct primary and secondary research including customer, partner, and industry analysis
- Support product positioning, go-to-market planning, pricing discussions, and growth initiatives
- Participate in industry events to gather market and competitive intelligence
- Build and maintain market models, competitive profiles, and strategic databases
- Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
- Manage junior analysts and drive continuous improvement of intelligence processes
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree or MBA preferred in a related field
- 5-8 years in market intelligence, market research, competitive analysis, strategy, or business insights
- Experience in optical fiber, connectivity, communications, networking, data center, or related tech industries preferred
- Strong analytical, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with market research databases, BI tools, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and CRM platforms
- Global mindset and ability to work with diverse cross-functional teams
- Strategic and analytical thinking
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Collaborative and influential leadership
- Advanced Excel
- Power BI
- Tableau
