Market Analyst

The Market Analyst provides structured market, competitor, and commercial intelligence to support strategic decision-making, opportunity prioritization, pricing logic, and investment evaluations across the organization. This role focuses on market sizing, trend analysis, competitor benchmarking, and data-driven insights to enable informed go/no-go decisions and support Business Finance, Strategy, Business Development, and Tender teams. This is a non-sales, non-marketing execution role; the Market Analyst does not own revenue targets, client relationships, or campaign delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Market & Industry Analysis

• Conduct market sizing, segmentation, and growth analysis for priority sectors and geographies.
• Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, and macroeconomic factors affecting markets.
• Identify emerging opportunities, risks, and market shifts relevant to strategic planning.

Competitor & Benchmarking Intelligence

• Develop and maintain competitor profiles, including positioning, offerings, pricing approaches, and partnerships.
• Track competitor activity, market entry strategies, and historical awards where applicable.
• Provide comparative analysis to support differentiation and strategic positioning.

Commercial & Pricing Support

• Support pricing logic and commercial assumptions through market benchmarks and data analysis.
• Provide input into feasibility studies, business cases, and opportunity assessments.
• Support Business Finance Manager with data for financial modeling and scenario analysis.

Opportunity & Pipeline Intelligence

• Support Business Development and Tender teams with market intelligence and opportunity context.
• Assist in prioritizing opportunities based on market size, competitiveness, and strategic fit.
• Provide structured inputs for bid/no-bid decision-making.

Reporting & Executive Insights

• Develop dashboards, reports, and executive summaries for senior management.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Maintain structured repositories of market intelligence and analytical outputs.

Data Management & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure accuracy, relevance, and consistency of market data and assumptions.
• Continuously improve analysis frameworks, templates, and reporting methodologies.
• Support ad-hoc strategic and commercial analysis as required.

Requirements

Knowledge & Skills:

Educational & Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Statistics, or related field.
• Master’s degree or professional certification in analytics, strategy, or finance is an advantage.

Technical & Functional Skills:

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Experience in market research, competitor analysis, and commercial intelligence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with BI tools is an advantage.
• Ability to structure analysis and present insights clearly to senior stakeholders.

Core Competencies:

• Market and industry analysis
• Commercial and strategic thinking
• Data interpretation and insight generation
• Attention to detail and analytical rigor
• Stakeholder support and business partnering

Language Skills:

• Written and spoken English is essential; knowledge of Arabic is an advantage (not mandatory).

Experience:

• Minimum 4–7 years in market analysis, commercial analysis, strategy, consulting, or a similar role.
• Experience supporting business, finance, or strategy teams in data-driven environments.
• Exposure to regulated industries, government-linked sectors, or complex B2B environments is an advantage.