Competitive Marketing Analyst at Cloudera, Inc. in REMOTE, Oregon

Job Description:

Job Description:

Cloudera's Competitive and Technical Marketing Group is expanding and looking for a rock-star Competitive Marketing Analyst to support critical Product, Marketing and Sales initiatives.

You:

• Have a passion for research and analysis




• Know how to identify competitive advantages and opportunities for improvements




• Love data and know how to slice & dice and dissect complex issues and patterns




• Have the ability to draw strategic insights to inform decisions




• Passionate about working with sales to assist in closing opportunities




• Excel at building reports, presentations and presenting to different levels from peers to executives

Your responsibilities will include:

• Gather, analyze, and synthesize information about big data, analytics, and related tech markets, focusing on existing and emerging competitive landscapes




• Perform qualitative and quantitative research to better understand our competitors in terms of offerings, roadmap, strategy, messaging, and GTM strategies.




• Develop up-to-date tools (battlecards, competitive responses, internal and external presentations) to increase our competitive win rate




• Attend key competitor & industry events, analyze press coverage and announcements and report on meaningful findings



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  Brief various teams at Cloudera on competitors:

  
  
  
  

  • Product teams on competitive threats and technologies

  
  

  • Marketing/PR on competitive messaging and positioning issues

  
  

  • Sales on competitive tools and programs to drive up our win rate

  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• 3+ years in product marketing and/or competitive intelligence




• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, visual), both for internal audiences and customer-facing messaging




• Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated capabilities interpreting data and qualitative info and distilling into actionable key takeaways




• Excellent competitive messaging and positioning skills at both business and technical levels (working with technical subject matter experts)




• Background in enterprise software, open source, big data analytics is a plus




• Strong internal communicator and collaborator




• Self-starter with a positive attitude and willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done