Strategic Market Intelligence Lead

Hollingsworth & Vose; East Walpole (MA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollingsworth & Vose is building a Strategy Office and seeks a Manager, Strategy & Market Intelligence as a founding member to establish a market intelligence center of excellence. You will report to the CSO and drive structured insights to inform the long-range plan and M&A activity.

You will collaborate with customers, industry experts, and executives, shaping market sizing, segmentation, and competitive analysis while delivering clear, executive-ready recommendations.

Qualifications

• MBA required; recent graduates through ~4 years of post-MBA experience encouraged to apply.
• Technical undergraduate degree (engineering, sciences) a plus.
• Background in management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, or equity research preferred.
• Industrial / B2B market exposure a plus; filtration, materials, or advanced manufacturing especially valuable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain H&V’s Market Intelligence Center of Excellence — a durable, searchable repository of market, customer, competitor, and macroeconomic insight.
• Develop structured intelligence on H&V’s core markets (sizing, growth, segmentation, trends, competitive landscape) and expand coverage into adjacent markets and white-space opportunities.
• Serve as a thought partner to the CSO and business leaders on the Long Range Plan, providing market context, growth opportunities, and risks.
• Support M&A activity through target screening, market and competitive analysis, valuation, and diligence inputs.
• Engage directly with customers, industry experts, and trade associations to validate hypotheses and sharpen H&V’s point of view.
• Prepare and deliver executive- and board-level materials that translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate research, synthesis, and the quality of insights.

Skills

Market intelligence

Data analysis

Executive communication

AI tools

Data visualization

Secondary research

Travel readiness

Education

MBA

Engineering degree

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

PitchBook

S&P Capital IQ

Job description

Hollingsworth & Vose is building a Strategy Office and seeks a Manager, Strategy & Market Intelligence as a founding member to establish a market intelligence center of excellence. You will report to the CSO and drive structured insights to inform the long-range plan and M&A activity.

You will collaborate with customers, industry experts, and executives, shaping market sizing, segmentation, and competitive analysis while delivering clear, executive-ready recommendations.