Market Research and Intelligence Lead (TOC)

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with the R&D organizations and Commercial Leads within TC to identify and evaluate technology projects for market studies and competitive intelligence.
• Perform competitive analysis for specific commercialization projects, or R&D and Innovation topics or initiatives.
• Perform technology trends assessment. Scan emerging technology trends to align internal R&D initiatives and resources.
• Perform market opportunity, segmentation and valuation analysis including competitor assessment and entry strategies.
• Present research findings to stakeholders across the organization, communicating insights and recommendations in a clear and actionable manner
• Develop and maintain relationships with research vendors and partners, ensuring that they meet Company quality standards.
• Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices, and apply this knowledge to improve research methods and approaches.
• Track and assess requests and follow up if and as developments occur that impact original research/analysis.

Requirements:

• Minimum Education Requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering discipline, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or a closely related specialty.
• An MBA or a relevant advanced degree is preferable.
• Have a minimum of 10 years of experience in strategy, consulting, research and analytical roles.
• Possess a combination of technical, operational, commercial, and strategic experience.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods, statistics, and data analysis.
• Knowledgeable and familiar with new competitive intelligence tools, systems, vendors and advancements within the market
• Demonstrated ability to analytically review information and evaluate its reliability, completeness, relevance, and relative importance to the topic
• Demonstrated ability to present key findings and analysis in visual and written forms.
• Knowledge and/or training in Intellectual Property Management

Skills should include some (or preferably all) of the following:

• Ability to communicate in a compelling, concise, practical way and produce objective reports, presentations and information that drive action in a forward-thinking manner.
• Strong analytical skills, with excellent business acumen.
• Strong interpersonal, networking, influencing and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work with and preferably lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to understand complex technologies in scientific or technical fields outside of personal comfort zone.
• Experience in either upstream oil and gas operations, midstream, downstream, chemicals, natural gas distribution, energy services, alternative or renewable energy, engineering and technology innovation. 

Working Environment:

• Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
• Our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. 
• And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
• We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. 
• Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.