Market Intelligence Manager

Cox Enterprises; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Enterprises seeks a Manager of Market Intelligence to lead competitive analysis across Growth Operations and CEI investment holdings. You will synthesize insights from earnings calls, reports, press releases, and industry sources to guide business planning and product development.

You will also surface cross‑portfolio patterns and advise on strategic responses. The role requires strong financial literacy, detailed analysis, and the ability to communicate executive‑level findings.

Qualifications

• Education and experience requirements include BA/BS with 6+ years, MS with 4 years, or PhD with 1 year.
• 5+ years of professional experience in CI, strategy, market research, or consulting.
• Ability to read and interpret financial statements and metrics for benchmarking.

Responsibilities

• Research market and competitors across Cox Enterprises' Growth Operations and CEI holdings; share knowledge with the team.
• Conduct competitive analysis on rivals and adjacent players, including market presence and business models.
• Identify cross‑portfolio patterns and surface threats or opportunities with shared root causes.
• Develop competitive briefs, landscape reports, and presentations for leadership.
• Track market sizing, share shifts, and segment dynamics for assigned businesses; support due diligence for investments.
• Analyze financial statements and operating metrics to derive implications for Cox businesses.
• Serve as embedded intelligence contact for Growth Operations and investment stakeholders.
• Coordinate, capture, and synthesize competitive insights from multiple channels.
• Build networks with industry groups and associations relevant to sectors covered.
• Stay current on CI field practices and continuously improve deliverables and processes.
• Proactively generate insights on competitor actions and potential responses.
• Assist in ad hoc research and other duties as needed.

Skills

Competitive intelligence

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Cross‑functional collaboration

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Project management

Education

BA/BS in relevant field

MS in relevant field

PhD with 1 year experience

10+ years experience with no degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

The Manager, Market Intelligence will demonstrate thought leadership and subject‑matter expertise on the competitive sets facing CEI investment holdings as well as its Growth Operations businesses — proactively identifying market risks and opportunities across a set of businesses that don't share a single competitive set but do share common analytical needs.

This person provides expert counsel and advice on competitive dynamics, and is responsible for capturing, analyzing, and synthesizing competitive insights from various channels (earnings calls, analyst reports, press releases, industry associations, team members, etc.) across the growth portfolio. In addition to keeping a pulse on key competitive activity and implications, the Manager will play a key role in identifying adjacency and cross‑portfolio patterns — for example, where energy policy, AI‑driven automation, or climate‑linked consumer behavior affect more than one Cox growth business at once. Activities will also support business planning, product development, and competitive response strategies for the businesses this role covers.

Job Responsibilities

• Research: stay current on the market and competitors across Cox Enterprises' Growth Operations businesses and CEI investment holdings; monitor news and industry developments on a regular cadence. Build areas of expertise and share knowledge with the broader CEI team.

• Competitive analysis: perform research and analysis on specific competitors and adjacent players across the sectors in which the covered businesses and holdings operate — market presence, business models, capabilities, and relevant dynamics.

• Cross‑portfolio pattern recognition: identify and surface threats or opportunities with shared root causes that span more than one covered business or holding (e.g., energy policy and renewables economics, or climate‑linked shifts in consumer behavior, affecting several at once).

• Content development: develop competitive briefs, quarterly landscape reports, and presentations for different audiences (business‑unit leadership, CEI, executive team) with the appropriate level of detail; partner with business‑unit stakeholders to create competitive battle cards and other enablement materials.

• Track market sizing, share shifts, and segment dynamics for assigned businesses; support M&A and investment validation research as needed, including diligence support for new venture investments.

• Financial analysis: read, analyze, and interpret financial statements, earnings releases, and operating metrics to assess competitor and adjacency performance, unit economics, and strategic intent — translating the numbers into implications for Cox businesses.

• Serve as the embedded intelligence contact for Growth Operations and investment‑holding stakeholders, building the relationships needed to keep signal flowing in both directions.

• Effectively coordinate, capture, synthesize, and analyze competitive insights from various channels, maintaining robust competitor and adjacency profiles.

• Establish a strong network, including relevant industry groups, experts, and associations relevant to the sectors covered.

• Keep abreast of developments and best practices in the competitive intelligence field and maintain the professional competence needed to stay current.

• Proactively generate insights into the actions of key competitors and adjacent entrants, and provide structured, proactive thinking on potential responses.

• Proactively seek out ways to continuously improve the depth of insights, the quality and reach of deliverables, and the efficiency of the broader CEI Strategy team.

• Support ad hoc research requests and assume other responsibilities as they arise.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• BA/BS degree required + 6 or more years of relevant work experience
• OR MS degree + 4 years of experience
• OR Ph.D. degree + 1 year experience
• OR 10 + years of experience with no degree

• 5+ years of professional experience, preferably in competitive intelligence, corporate strategy, market research, or business consulting.

• Demonstrated hands‑on experience reading, analyzing, and interpreting financial statements and financial/operating metrics is required — including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, and the ability to derive and benchmark performance metrics from them.

• Comfort covering multiple, dissimilar competitive sets simultaneously rather than a single well‑defined industry.

Competencies & Skills

• Self‑starter mentality with critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and creative problem‑solving skills.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a highly matrixed environment, influence without authority, and stand out as an objective, strategic thought partner.

• Energetic and positive team player who is flexible, personable, and service‑oriented.

• Natural curiosity and comfort with ambiguous information and limited direction — especially useful given the diversity of businesses this role covers.

• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, multi‑task environment in which attention to detail is expected.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and project‑management skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to deliver concise, executive‑friendly reporting and presentations.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Key Interfaces

• AVP, Market & Competitive Intelligence (direct report)

• Growth Operations business and CEI investment holding leadership (primary)

• Cox Enterprises Corporate Strategy (as needed)

• Peer Market Intelligence Manager/Analyst covering Cox Enterprises' core portfolio (ongoing collaboration on cross‑portfolio patterns)