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Competitive Intelligence Senior Manager

Reports to: VP Competitive Intelligence

Location: Hybrid - Boston MA

Position Overview

We are seeking a Competitive Intelligence Senior Manager. This is a leadership role responsible for operationalizing and scaling competitive intelligence across product lines and gotomarket motions. Reporting to the VP of Competitive Intelligence this role leads a team of competitive intelligence analysts and serves as a trusted daytoday partner to senior stakeholders in Product Management Sales Marketing and Strategy.

The Manager ensures that competitive intelligence is consistently executed embedded and actionable across the organization. This role bridges strategy and execution translating enterprise CI priorities into highquality insights enablement and influence at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Competitive Intelligence Execution & Program Leadership

• Lead execution of the competitive intelligence roadmap defined by the VP of Competitive Intelligence.
• Translate highlevel CI strategy into prioritized workstreams deliverables and analyst focus areas.
• Ensure competitive intelligence is delivered with consistency rigor and relevance across products industries and regions.
• Drive adoption of CI best practices frameworks and standards across the organization.

People Leadership & Team Management

• Manage mentor and develop a team of competitive intelligence analysts and senior analysts.
• Set clear goals expectations and performance standards aligned to business priorities.
• Coach analysts on stakeholder engagement executiveready storytelling and strategic thinking.
• Serve as a quality bar for CI outputs ensuring insights meet seniorleader expectations.

Stakeholder Partnership & Influence

• Act as the primary CI partner for designated senior stakeholders in Product Management Product Marketing Sales and GTM leadership.
• Proactively surface competitive risks opportunities and implications relevant to stakeholder priorities.
• Deliver concise decisionoriented briefings and recommendations tailored to each audience.
• Partner closely with the VP of Competitive Intelligence on executivelevel messaging and escalations.

Product & GotoMarket Enablement

• Work with product leaders to ensure competitive insights inform roadmap prioritization differentiation strategy and investment decisions.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of competitive enablement assets including:
  • Battlecards and objectionhandling guidance
  • Win/loss frameworks and insights
  • Executive positioning and differentiation narratives
• Ensure feedback from sales solutions consulting and customer engagements is systematically captured and reflected in CI outputs.

Competitive & Market Analysis

• Lead deepdive competitive analyses of priority competitors including:
  • Product strategy and differentiation
  • Pricing packaging and GTM motion
  • Industry positioning and messaging
• Monitor emerging competitors adjacent markets and disruptive trends relevant to PTCs portfolio.
• Synthesize complex data into clear implications and recommended actions not static reports.

CI Operations Tools & Knowledge Management

• Oversee daytoday operation of the CI function including workflows intake processes and prioritization.
• Ensure competitive intelligence assets are current discoverable and trusted across the organization.
• Partner with the VP of Competitive Intelligence on CI tooling AI enablement and process improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement in how competitive insights are collected analyzed and disseminated.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in competitive intelligence or related fields such as product marketing technical sales or product management.
• Proven track record of delivering strategic insights that influence business outcomes.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Expertise in market research methodologies and competitive landscape analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with an aptitude for synthesizing data into clear actionable insights.
• Experience using AI tools and platforms. Experience with competitive intelligence platforms such as Crayon is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information clearly and effectively.
• Strong organizational abilities and the ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.
• Bachelors degree in business Marketing Data Analytics or a related field. Relevant experience may substitute for education requirements.

Preferred Traits

• Experience scaling a competitive intelligence or market intelligence function.
• Background in enterprise software industrial technology or engineeringled products.
• Experience supporting global sales and product organizations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching and retirement planning options.
• Generous paid time off including vacation days and national holidays.
• Access to professional development programs and learning resources.
• Flexible working arrangements.

About Us

We are a forward-thinking organization committed to innovation and excellence. Our growing team thrives on collaboration and a shared mission of delivering exceptional value to our customers. If youre passionate about competitive intelligence and want to make a meaningful impact we encourage you to apply and join us on this exciting journey.

Life at PTC is about more than working with todays most cutting-edge technologies to transform the physical world. Its about showing up as you are and working alongside some of todays most talented industry leaders to transform the world around you.

If you share our passion for problem-solving through innovation youll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are. Are you ready to explore your next career move with us

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