Market Analyst

Job Summary:

The Market Analyst is responsible for providing structured market, competitor, and commercial intelligence to support strategic decision-making, opportunity prioritization, pricing logic, and investment evaluations across the group and their entities. The role focuses on market sizing, trend analysis, competitor benchmarking, and data-driven insights to enable informed go / no-go decisions and support Business Finance, Strategy, Business Development, and Tender functions. This is a non-sales and non-marketing execution role. The Market Analyst does not own revenue targets, client relationships, or campaign delivery.

Please note this is not a Sales/Business development or Marketing role.

Only apply if you have relevant experience in market and data analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

Market & Industry Analysis

• Conduct market sizing, segmentation, and growth analysis for priority sectors and geographies.
• Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, and macroeconomic factors impacting the Group’s markets.
• Identify emerging opportunities, risks, and market shifts relevant to strategic planning.

Competitor & Benchmarking Intelligence

• Develop and maintain competitor profiles, including positioning, offerings, pricing approaches, and partnerships.
• Track competitor activity, market entry strategies, and historical awards where applicable.
• Provide comparative analysis to support differentiation and strategic positioning.

Commercial & Pricing Support

• Support pricing logic and commercial assumptions through market benchmarks and data analysis.
• Provide input into feasibility studies, business cases, and opportunity attractiveness assessments.
• Support Business Finance Manager with data inputs for financial modeling and scenario analysis.

Opportunity & Pipeline Intelligence

• Support Business Development and Tender teams with market intelligence and opportunity context.
• Assist in prioritizing opportunities based on market size, competitiveness, and strategic fit.
• Provide structured inputs for bid / no-bid decision-making.

Reporting & Executive Insights

• Develop dashboards, reports, and executive summaries for senior management.
• Translate complex market and data analysis into clear, actionable insights.
• Maintain structured repositories of market intelligence and analytical outputs.

Data Management & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure accuracy, relevance, and consistency of market data and assumptions.
• Continuously improve analysis frameworks, templates, and reporting methodologies.
• Support ad-hoc strategic and commercial analysis as required by management.

Educational and Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Statistics, or a related field.
• Master’s degree or professional certification in analytics, strategy, or finance is an advantage.

Technical & Functional Skills:

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Experience in market research, competitor analysis, and commercial intelligence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with BI tools is an advantage.
• Ability to structure analysis and present insights clearly to senior stakeholders.

Core Competencies:

• Market and industry analysis
• Commercial and strategic thinking
• Data interpretation and insight generation
• Attention to detail and analytical rigor
• Stakeholder support and business partnering

Language Skills

• Written and spoken English is essential.
• Knowledge of Arabic will be an added advantage.

Years of Experience

• Minimum 4–7 years of experience in market analysis, commercial analysis, strategy, consulting, or a similar role.
• Experience supporting business, finance, or strategy teams in data-driven environments.
• Exposure to regulated industries, government-linked sectors, or complex B2B environments is an advantage.