Senior Competitive Intelligence Manager

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Senior Competitive Intelligence Manager to build and run the CI program, providing sales with sharp differentiation, timely insights, and effective strategies to win. You will partner with product marketing, product management, and marketing to enable field teams and shape GTM messaging.

Responsibilities include defining the CI program, creating battlecards and training, mapping competitor capabilities, and delivering timely reports to leadership.

Qualifications

• Deep fluency in IT and Digital Operations.
• 5+ years leading competitive intelligence for a product or product lines (SaaS B2B preferred).
• Ability to craft messages, tools and battlecards for field enablement.
• Strong ability to frame problems, balance trade-offs, and synthesize clear solutions.
• Interest in using AI tools to automate intelligence delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and run the CI program with cross-functional teams.
• Equip sales with positioning, messaging, and enablement materials.
• Identify competitive differentiation and maintain win/loss insights.
• Monitor competitor activity and report findings to stakeholders.
• Train field teams on the latest CI insights and strategies.
• Collaborate with product/PMM to articulate GTM messaging.
• Provide external interview-based win/loss perspectives to leadership.
• Leverage AI/tools to speed research and content delivery.

Skills

IT & Digital Operations fluency

5+ years competitive intelligence

Field-focused messaging

Problem framing & synthesis

AI-assisted research

Job description

the company (NYSE:PD) is a leader in Digital Operations Management. In an always-on world, organizations of all sizes trust the company to help them deliver a perfect digital experience to their customers, every time. Teams use the company to identify issues and opportunities in real time and bring together the right people to fix problems faster and prevent them in the future. Over 13,000 organizations (including 60 of Fortune 100) rely on the company to succeed with Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration, and DevOps Modernization. Notable customers include GE, Cisco, Genentech, Electronic Arts, Cox Automotive, Netflix, Shopify, Zoom, DoorDash, Lululemon and more. We are expanding rapidly as a platform for Digital Operations Management using AI/ML and Automation and growing our adoption by Development, IT, Customer Service, Security, and other teams across the organization.

The Senior Competitive Intelligence Manager will build and run the company’s competitive intelligence program that serves as the internal authority on competitive dynamics, equipping sales teams with sharp differentiation, timely insights and effective strategies to win. You will report directly to the Senior Director of PMM Operations and will partner tightly with product marketing, product management, marketing, field enablement and sellers.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, execute, optimize the competitive intelligence program through feedback and engagement with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and the field.
• Equip sales team with key positioning and messaging - via battlecards, bulletins, internal training and enablement - to successfully navigate competitor activity as part of the sales process
• Uncover competitive differentiation and have thorough knowledge of Win/Loss and competitor capabilities and claims
• Monitor and assess competitor activity and report back to stakeholders and/or field in a timely manner
• Train field teams regularly on latest competitor intelligence and strategies to win
• Work with product and PMM team to articulate messaging, and approaches for GTM success
• Provide independent view of win/loss via external interview program and reports back to Product, PMM and Marketing leadership
• Speed and improve research and content delivery with AI and automation tools

Required Skills & Experience

• Deep fluency in IT and Digital Operations
• Track record of at least 5+ years of leading competitive intelligence for a product or product lines; SaaS B2B strongly preferred
• Field focused, and obsessed with giving them the best messages, tools and approaches to differentiate the company
• You excel at framing problems, balancing trade-offs, and synthesizing clear solutions
• Ability to plan work, drive through ambiguity, and deliver timely, high-quality content
• Ability to organize complex information, simplify, articulate essentials, and inspire the field
• Desire to work with AI tools to automate and improve intelligence and content delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep fluency in the IT and Digital Operations
• Fluency in SRE and DevOps domain
• Technical aptitude - ability to have deeper conversations with engineers

The base salary range for this position is $145,000.00 - $220,000.00USD. This role may also be eligible for bonus, commission, equity, and/or benefits.

Our base salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range, which is subject to change based on primary work location, reflects the minimum and maximum base salary we expect to pay newly hired employees for the position. Within the range, we determine pay for an individual based on a number of factors including market location, job-related knowledge, skills/competencies and experience.

the company is a flexible, hybrid workplace. We embrace and encourage in-person working as an integral part of our culture. Both our employees and external research tells us that co-located collaboration strengthens connections, drives innovation, and accelerates learning.

This role is expected to come into our San Francisco office two times per week, so you can thrive in your new role and fully embrace being a Dutonian!

Where we work

the company operates a hybrid work model with offices in 8 major cities: Atlanta, Lisbon, London, San Francisco, Santiago, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto. While we offer flexibility within our established locations, we cannot employ candidates residing in:

**Location restrictions:Australia:** Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western AustraliaCanada: Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, YukonUnited States: Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming*Candidates must reside in an eligible location, which vary by role.*

How we work

Our values guide how we support customers, collaborate with colleagues, develop products, and foster a culture of belonging. They define not just our actions, but what it means to be Dutonian.

People Leaders at the company are responsible for creating high performance environments that drive accountability. the company has four key dimensions that define our Leadership Impact: Lead Self, Lead the Team, Lead the Business, and Lead the Future. Each dimension has three associated competencies to give leaders a shared language for guiding their development, career, promotion, and succession planning discussions. Our Manager Expectations serve as a practical guide for managers to understand their responsibilities, prioritize their efforts, and drive engagement and performance.

What we offer

As a global organization, our total rewards approach is competitive with industry standards and aligned with local laws and regulat