Portfolio Market Analyst

POSITION SUMMARY Accountable and responsible for analyzing and reporting market trends and competitive offers in companys current and intended markets. Responsible for capturing and documenting the necessary portfolio workflow artifacts to initiate architecture activities which include the above and extend to business plans and use case development. Interfaces with and supports ad hoc research on behalf of chief technology officer, architecture, portfolio leads, portfolio product managers, and strategy and sales enablement. LEVEL OVERVIEW Bachelors degree in business or marketing and an MBA or equivalent experience is desired. Minimum of 5 years in Technology based Portfolio or Product Management. The candidate should have the following: Excellent communication skills written and oral. Excellent research and analysis skills in distilling large amounts of content in clear and understandable concepts. Solid understanding of the business demands and the varied methods in which solution are priced and packaged. Excellent skills in Microsoft office suite, document management and social network tools. General knowledge of IT markets and participants Mid-level position reporting to portfolio head of Strategy and Sales Enablement. Career path opportunity into market and product management roles. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Accountable to analyze and documents market trends, competitive landscape, features and benefits, exclusions, differentiators, and insights Assist product managers with development and documentation of detailed use cases for architecture Monitors, analyzes, and communicates actions of targeted competitive via approved methods Monitors, analyzes, and communicates actions in assigned markets via approved methods Conducts ad hoc research projects as required Provide status reports and participate in workflow tracking systems