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DLA Piper Director Market & Business Intelligence in Reston, Virginia
DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.
*Summary *
The Director of Market & Business Intelligence (MBI) drives the vision, strategy, and direction of the MBI function for the Firm. This leadership role scales current capabilities into a center of excellence that delivers actionable intelligence, research, and analysis. You will lead a cross-functional team that leverages data, technology tools, and reporting capabilities to provide timely client, market, and industry insights to key stakeholders. You will develop a strategy and framework for how to monitor and report on client data, market trends, competitors, and other internal and external intelligence that might impact, or present an opportunity, to stakeholders. You will also implement the right processes, programs, platforms, and tools to drive accuracy, efficiency, and actionable insights.
Location
This position is hybrid and will be primarily located in our Reston, VA office.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage the day-to-day priorities of a team responsible for responding to time sensitive market and business intelligence requests from Firm stakeholders.
Develop, communicate, and integrate standards and best practices for data analysis, research, and reporting.
Empathetically manage and mentor a team of analysts and engineers.
Oversee research projects leveragingnumerous sources and methodologies, working with complex and sometimes conflicting datasets and turning data/information into clear and actionable insights for business partners across the Firm.
Own insight generation and key client/market competitive intelligence deliverables that will be leveraged by marketing, business development, key accounts and other functions
Collaborate with Firm, practice and sector leaders to identify and track key trends, competitor movements, and opportunities in the market.
Expand the analytics and data retrieval capabilities of the team by implementing business intelligence and AI technologies and enhancing data literacy.
Conduct current state assessment alongside assessments of new technologies that could improve business operations or stakeholder satisfaction.
Measure performance against targets to determine whether goals are being met.
Manage partnerships and contracts with third-party data/intelligence sources.
Help to define, manage, and grow the MBI function and team over time.
Communicate updates and recommendations to senior leadership in a clear and concise manner to drive awareness, gain buy-in and drive desired change.
Desired Skills
Strong strategic thinker with the ability to connect the dots between several different sources of data and information. Experience evaluating go to market strategies and identifying third party data sources to inform said strategies, Experience leveraging multiple data and intelligence sources, internal and external, to develop strategies and actionable insights designed to enhance organizational or sales objectives and direction. Aptitude with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau, ad-hoc queries, business activity monitoring, data mining and predictive modeling. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively manage competing priorities. Strong judgment and ability to make well-reasoned independent decisions. Self-motivated and independent, able to work with minimal supervision. Project management skills, and aptitude for developing these skills. Strong executive presence and ability to influence others and possesses a high degree of attention to detail.
Minimum Education
- 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree in Data analytics, information technology, statistics, mathematics or related field.
Preferred Education
- Master’s Degree
Minimum Years of Experience
10 years’ leadership experience including significant experience building and leading a market, competitive or business intelligence function.
Essential Job Expectations
While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:
Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties;
Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner;
Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product;
Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required;
Foster positive work relationships;
Comply with all firm policies and practices;
Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed;
Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.
Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.
Physical Demands
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Work Environment
Hybrid - Regular in-office presence with some flexibility for work-from-home
Disclaimer
The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm’s discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at-will nature of employment. Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process.
*Application Process *
Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process or have any questions about the process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com. Please add dlapiper@myworkday.com to your list of safe senders.
Accommodation
Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com .
Agency applications will not be considered.
No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.
DLA Piper is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Job applicant poster viewing center (https://mandatoryview.com/?LicenceId=09b17fa3-b781-4022-bfdd-ec61a570463c&ProductType=OnlineApplicant) .
DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive
Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.
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