Wave

Senior Director, Market Development and Intelligence - Northwest

Wave$120K — $150K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Management, Finance, Statistics, or Economics
  • 10+ years of leadership experience in consulting, strategy, market development, business development, or competitive intelligence
  • Experience with field operations and local market leadership teams
  • Strong competitive analysis and strategic planning capabilities
  • Familiarity with broadband telecommunications and connectivity technologies

Responsibilities

  • Develop a thorough understanding of competitive activity in designated markets
  • Identify threats from new market entrants and analyze competitive strategies
  • Utilize external data to capture local intelligence and create reports
  • Build relationships with local industry associations and stakeholders
  • Coordinate growth opportunities with sales and operational teams
  • Serve as an advisor to senior leadership on market intelligence
  • Establish and maintain a new build inventory for growth planning

Benefits

  • Comprehensive pay and benefits package
  • Support for well-being at every life stage
  • Opportunities for career development
  • Emphasis on employee contributions to company success
Full Job Description
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Can you turn local market signals into actions that drive growth across Residential, Business and Community Solutions? Lead the identification, assessment and response to competitive threats and market opportunities across assigned markets and translate emerging intelligence into actionable recommendations that drive net gain growth.

How You'll Make an Impact

Competitive Intelligence Landscape
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of competitive activity across assigned markets with focus on local competitive behaviors
  • Identify emerging threats from fiber overbuilders, wireless providers, municipal networks and other market entrants
  • Analyze competitive pricing, promotions, product launches, go-to-market strategies, product and service performance and network expansion plans
  • Utilize external data sources and establish mechanisms to capture local intelligence before it becomes widely visible, and provide custom reporting and presentations on competitive intelligence

Market Development Leadership
  • Build local relationships through the BDS team with industry associations, local builders, developers, county administrators and model agents
  • Establish a new build inventory by market area that identifies opportunities to accelerate Residential, Business and Community Solutions growth and create a consistent pipeline of growth opportunities for assigned markets
  • Coordinate with sales, developers, permit offices and utility companies to ensure early awareness of opportunities, proper planning and bids, proactive drop installation, joint trenching and pre-wire efforts in partnership with Field Operations

Market Leadership Partnership
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to RVPs and government affairs teams
  • Build trusted relationships across local teams to strengthen information flow and execution


What You'll Bring to Spectrum

Required Qualifications

Education
  • Bachelor's degree from accredited four-year college with major in Marketing, Management, Finance, Statistics or Economics

Experience
  • 10+ years of leadership experience in consulting, strategy, market development, business development or competitive intelligence
  • Experience working directly with field operations and local market leadership teams

Skills
  • Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
    Strong competitive analysis and strategic planning capabilities and the ability to identify trends, patterns and emerging threats from multiple data sources
  • Ability to translate large amounts of information into concise and actionable executive recommendations
  • Strong financial and business acumen including investment prioritization analysis
  • Ability to challenge assumptions and drive constructive debate using facts and data
  • Deep understanding of the broadband telecommunications and connectivity landscape
  • Knowledge of fiber, HFC, fixed wireless, satellite and emerging connectivity technologies and familiarity with related investments and trials
  • Understanding of Residential, Business and Community Solutions customer acquisition, retention and market share dynamics
  • Knowledge of new construction, multi-dwelling units, community development and network expansion strategies
  • Experience leading high-performing teams through change and ambiguity
  • Strong coaching and talent development capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

Education
  • MBA

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Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.

A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.

About Wave

Wave is a Canadian financial services company that provides accounting, invoicing, and payment processing software for small businesses. The company was founded in 2010 by Kirk Simpson and James Lochrie. Wave's software is used by over 4 million small businesses around the world. In 2019, the company was acquired by H&R Block for $405 million. Wave is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2011

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