Commercial Intelligence & Strategy Lead

Merkle Inc.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible PTO

15 paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Merkle Inc. is seeking a Commercial Excellence Lead to turn complex commercial data into clear insights, recommendations, and actions. You’ll collaborate across client leadership, sales, marketing, and delivery to guide portfolio and client decisions.

You’ll build executive-level narratives, monitor pipeline and performance, and drive adoption of standardized commercial practices, ensuring timely, accurate analyses for senior leaders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in commercial operations or sales enablement.
• Advanced Excel and BI/CRM experience.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with Power BI, Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator or similar.

Responsibilities

• Develop client and portfolio intelligence to identify growth opportunities and risks.
• Translate analysis into actionable recommendations for leaders.
• Support revenue and pipeline planning and management.
• Monitor KPIs and governance, track performance and trends.
• Deliver executive-ready reporting and decision support.
• Enable commercial processes with clear workflows and training.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data-driven

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Business acumen

Tools

Power BI

Salesforce

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

ZoomInfo

Altify

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Merkle Inc. is seeking a Commercial Excellence Lead to turn complex commercial data into clear insights, recommendations, and actions. You’ll collaborate across client leadership, sales, marketing, and delivery to guide portfolio and client decisions.

You’ll build executive-level narratives, monitor pipeline and performance, and drive adoption of standardized commercial practices, ensuring timely, accurate analyses for senior leaders.