Competitive Intelligence Analyst

shook-careers; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Shook-Careers is seeking a Competitive Intelligence Analyst to research and analyze for RFPs, pitches, and marketing materials. Hybrid role with offices in several cities including Houston.

You will maintain firm experience data and build datasets, interacting with attorneys and marketing teams to deliver high-quality intelligence. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in a professional services environment, strong writing and analytical skills, and proficiency in MS Office, Bloomberg Law, LexisNexis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree a plus.
• 2+ years of experience in a professional services setting, preferably law.
• Excellent writing/editing, detail orientation and communication skills.
• Highly analytical with strong critical-thinking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Produce competitive intelligence for RFPs, RFIs, RFQs and pitches.
• Develop company, industry and executive profiles and reports.
• Analyze datasets and translate findings into concise deliverables.
• Maintain firm statistics and repository of experience for AI use.
• Collaborate with attorneys, business development and graphics teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Writing/editing

Communication skills

Detail orientation

AI tools familiarity

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Research & analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Bloomberg Law

D&B Hoovers

LexisNexis

Westlaw

CRM systems

Job description

This role is hybrid and can be located in our Kansas City, St. Louis, Atlanta, Houston or Tampa office.

The Competitive Intelligence Analyst is responsible for research and analysis to aid in the successful execution of various competitive intelligence projects in support of requests for proposals (RFP, RFI, RFQ, and RFx), pitches, meetings, presentations, and other business development efforts. The Competitive Intelligence Analyst will also be responsible for maintaining a repository of firm experience and assisting in building firm datasets. The Competitive Intelligence Analyst interacts with attorneys, the Business Development team and other Marketing department professionals.

• Provides responsive intelligence for use in business development efforts related to clients, prospects, market trends and industries.
• Develops reports, profiles and overviews of companies, industries, and individuals.
• Analyzes datasets, researches outputs and translates findings into clear, concise deliverables.
• Tracks and maintains repositories of firm legal experience.
• Works to create and update compelling experience summaries and data points to be used in RFPs, pitches and marketing materials.
• Actively works to keep firm statistics current.
• Provides content for utilization by artificial intelligence.
• Develops best practices for AI usage including documenting effective prompts, workflows and research approaches.
• Uses approved AI-assisted research tools and generative AI applications, where appropriate, to accelerate research, summarize information, and improve workflow efficiency, while validating all output for quality, accuracy, confidentiality, and relevance.
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with key stakeholder, Partners, Business Development Specialists and Practice Managers; works with members of the graphics team as necessary.
• Provides exceptional internal client service by quickly responding to client requests, with the ability to handle shifting priorities from Business Development team, lawyers and leadership at all levels.

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Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) required; advanced degree a plus. At least two years of relevant experience in a professional services industry, preferably in a law firm setting; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.Excellent writing/editing, detail orientation and communication skills. Highly analytical with strong critical-thinking skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook) and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop). Also proficient with Bloomberg Law, D&B Hoovers, LexisNexis, and Westlaw. Knowledge of AI tools and familiarity with CRM systems or experience/data management a plus.