Summary:

A leading B2B publisher and content provider focused on various branches of the Financial Services and FinTech industries has an exciting opportunity for a Vice President of Market Intelligence to oversee the strategy, development, and delivery of high-impact executive research, proprietary data, and analysis.  g the top echelons of the financial services industry. This is a player/coach role, overseeing a growing team of industry analysts, researchers, and data experts delivering actionable insights for key roles in lending, investment, insurance, and other areas in finance. Candidates should possess a deep understanding of financial markets, exceptional analytical capabilities, and a proven track record of translating complex data into strategic insights that drive executive decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the overall strategy for the Market Intelligence function, aligning proprietary research initiatives with the evolving needs and strategic priorities of top financial services executives
• Identify emerging trends, competitive dynamics, and regulatory shifts within the financial services landscape to proactively guide research agendas and product development
• Act as the internal and external thought leader
• Oversee the design, execution, and analysis of large-scale executive surveys and qualitative interviews to capture unique insights into growth strategies, investment priorities, market sentiment, technology adoption, and strategic challenges
• Lead the development and curation of proprietary data assets, ensuring data integrity, methodological rigor, and relevance to the financial services C-suite
• Direct and contribute to the creation of high-quality, actionable research reports, analytical models, and presentations that translate complex findings into clear, concise, and compelling narratives for a senior executive audience
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of researchers, quantitative analysts, and industry specialists
• Effectively communicate complex research findings and their strategic implications to internal and external executive audiences through compelling written reports and engaging presentations

Qualifications:

• Strong experience in market research, financial analysis, management consulting, or a related field, with experience in a senior leadership role overseeing a research or intelligence team
• Deep expertise in the Financial Services industry, including knowledge of key players, business models, technological trends, and regulatory environments across multiple sub-sectors (e.g., banking, insurance, wealth management)
• Proven experience designing and delivering proprietary, executive-level research and data products
• Exceptional strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize disparate data points into cohesive, forward-looking strategic recommendations
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively in person or on camera
• Strong leadership and people management skills, capable of inspiring and developing a highly skilled team of professionals
• Proficiency in advanced statistical analysis and experience with data visualization tools and large datasets
• High level of professional integrity and discretion when handling sensitive industry information and proprietary client data
• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field a plus

This job is being represented by Media Recruiting Group, the premier recruiters for digital media, AdTech, MarTech, Media SaaS and related companies. In business for more than 25 years, we place quality at the heart of all that we do. Clients include: AdTech companies, Digital Publishers, Digital divisions of Media Companies, SaaS (Software as a Service) / Enterprise, Programmatic… Sell Side Platforms (SSP), Ad Exchanges, Demand Side Platforms (DSP), Marketing Technology companies, Ad Agencies, Data Providers, Aggregators, & DMP’s, Video, Social, Mobile companies, Behavioral Targeting companies, Media Buying Platforms, Lead Generation/Co-Registration companies, Ad Serving Platforms, Rich Media companies.

Required Notification:  Certain states require that job postings indicate a minimum and maximum base salary in an effort to not discriminate – a very worthwhile purpose that Media Recruiting Group supports. MRG’s practices are and have always been non-discriminatory, and jobs are open to all candidates with respect to race, color, religion, national origin, military status, sexual orientation, sex/gender, age, national origin, disability, etc.  That said, companies require that we supply them with candidates with very specific experience, and the commensurate compensation for every job varies.  It is a function of a person’s years of experience, type of experience, skills, knowledge of certain computer programs, etc.  And every job may have a unique requirement.  And every job could come in higher or lower than the range we are given.   We do not control the upper and lower ranges for our clients, so we make a best efforts attempt to include information requested by said states.  In the case of sales people, most time it is also a function of their contacts.  If the job is an analyst, analytical skills and experience matter.  Etc.  This makes stating a reasonable minimum and maximum challenging absent all of this information about a given candidate.  Companies also have other elements of compensation, including but not limited to, commission, bonus, equity, profit sharing, varying levels of healthcare coverage and how much a person would have to contribute to the premium, various perks like continuing education, commuter reimbursement, phone reimbursement, etc. – not included in “salary” as the law states.  Thus, know that anything we note in a salary range does NOT include such other compensation elements.  And, as recruiters, we don’t know what all of those elements are, as we are recruiting for a company, not for ourselves, and they do not brief us as to each benefit.  We are a 3^rd party and can only estimate to the best of our knowledge, and thus offer the minimum and maximum salary MRG in good faith believes at the time of the posting the client is willing to pay for the advertised job.

Qualified by all of the above, for this job with requisite/required  years of the required experience and skills, the minimum and maximum base salary is approximated at $165k – $200k respectfully, exclusive of any other incentive or any element of healthcare coverage, any reference to how much a person would have to contribute to the premium of a healthcare plan, any perks, or other forms of compensation.  Fewer years of experience could bring the base salary lower, and more experience could bring the base salary higher, if the company is willing to increase their salary bands.