Market Researcher / Analyst
FirstPartner is a specialist agency focused on defining new market opportunities and bringing new technology based products to market. Our strengths lie in a deep understanding of technology markets, our research and proposition development capabilities and go to market experience.
We have built an impressive client base that includes Vodafone, Three, Oracle, Visa Europe, Sky, Microsoft, Motorola, Sage and TomTom, as well as a number of innovative mid size and early stage businesses.
Operating at the cutting edge of technology markets, our work is challenging and stimulating. Typical assignments range from market research and mapping, through proposition and marketing strategy development to hands-on management of product launches.
We are looking for an analyst, ideally with knowledge of and enthusiasm for telecoms, technology and/or digital media markets, to support us in our bespoke market insight and forecasting and consulting work.
ROLE:
The role will encompass:
- Undertaking market opportunity, competitor analysis and customer insight research and analysis
- Developing market forecasts and business cases
- Translating market intelligence into market leading proposition concepts
- Identifying and developing new business opportunities for FirstPartner
The role will provide the opportunity for someone seeking to develop a career in research or consultancy to build a strong knowledge and understanding of technology markets and of the product development process and to gain hands-on experience of project delivery for leading clients.
You will be a recent graduate with a masters degree in business, finance, technology or other related field. You will have strong research skills and the ability to effectively manage your work and deliver results to a very high quality standard. You will have good verbal and written presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently and authoritatively with clients. A high level of numeracy, statistical analysis and advanced Microsoft Excel skills are also required.
FirstPartner is located in the newly opened and prestigious Reading Enterprise Centre in Reading UK.
If you have the right experience and approach and are interested in joining our team, please email us at hello@firstpartner.net.
Recruitment Agencies – Please do not forward CV’s in respect of this role. FirstPartner will not recognise any CV submissions related to unsolicited applications and no agency fees will apply. We do not accept unsolicited phone calls or emails from recruitment agencies or consultants. All unsolicited emails will be deleted on receipt with no acknowledgement.
