Competitive Intelligence Specialist

Wiley, a leading Washington, DC law firm, has an opening for a Competitive Intelligence Specialist to join its Marketing team. The Competitive Intelligence Specialist is responsible for providing the Firm, Practice Groups and individual attorneys with company, industry and competitor information and analysis that will aid in the achievement of strategic objectives and goals. Reporting to the Director of Business Development, this role will work and collaborate with Business Development Managers on their practice group plans and initiatives. Through legal and business research, this role is critical in contributing to the Firm and Marketing Department efforts to ensure internal data quality.

This position is eligible to participate in the firm’s flexible work program. Immediate availability required.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conduct in-depth research on and analysis of companies, industries, markets, and competitors and deliver objective, meaningful insights in a concise, compelling way.
• Distill and provide intelligence to help inform firm strategic and business development initiatives and marketing efforts, and to uncover key, actionable information for business development strategy, and to provide succinct, meaningful recommendations for Firmwide business development and marketing strategy.
• Analyze and evaluate prospects and clients to determine if firm’s capabilities meet potential legal needs and identify strategies and opportunities to expand relationships with clients.
• Create comprehensive, analytical reports of research findings for development meetings and relationship building.
• Anticipate and report on legal and client market trends to supplement these initiatives and efforts.
• Monitor news and intelligence sources for business development and market visibility opportunities; stay current on news and trends relating to key clients and prospects and their markets; and proactively distribute findings.
• Partner with key firm personnel, information vendors and industry organizations to stay abreast of and assist in the review of potential resources for business and intelligence information.
• Support ongoing enhancement of marketing technology and automation tools to improve business intelligence data.
• Meet the department’s expectations to retrieve, read and/or respond to firm and client-related e-mail messages during and outside of core business and scheduled work hours by connecting a personal mobile device (smartphone or tablet with a data plan) to the firm’s network.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong customer service orientation and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in or out of a team environment
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively, both in oral and written form
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines and to provide information and reports in a timely fashion
• Strong time management skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize/coordinate deadlines, and ability to lead and/or contribute to research projects
• Must maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials
• Must establish and maintain effective working relationships in or out of a team environment
• Understands and adopts organizational structure
• Possesses an attitude of collaboration and sharing
• Willingness to learn and adopt new methodologies
• Proficient in in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Experience with PowerBi or business intelligence tools preferred but not required
• Experience using legal and specialized databases including but not limited to LexisNexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, CapitalIQ, PitchBook, MergerMarket and PACER
• Flexibility and willingness to respond to issues during and outside of core business hours

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree required; MLS, JD, MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in research, analysis, or competitive intelligence
• Law firm experience preferred but not required

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Position operates in a professional office environment which is usually quiet to moderate
• Position routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets
• Position requires that the employee be able to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This position is primarily a sedentary position. However, some duties and responsibilities may require the employee to lift files, open filing cabinets, bend or stand, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, occasionally move about to access office equipment, file cabinets, etc.
• May require employee to carry or lift items weighing up to 10 pounds

This description outlines the basic requirements of this position. It is not intended to be a complete description as other duties may be assigned.

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $95,000 to $115,000 annually. Actual salary will be determined based on skills, experience (to the extent relevant) and other job-related factors, consistent with applicable law.

Wiley’s comprehensive benefits package includes medical and prescription drug plan coverage, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with firm discretionary contribution, generous paid time off (PTO) package plus ten firm paid holidays, access to state of the art on-site fitness facilities and locker rooms and wellness programming, paid parental leave and subsidized backup child/elder care, and more.

*Wiley is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, personal appearance, family responsibilities, political affiliation, matriculation status, credit information, status as a victim or family member of a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense or stalking, homeless status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

**This Organization Participates in E-Verify. This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants and may not limit or influence the choice of documents you present for use on the Form I-9.