Practice Director, Market and Competitive Insights (Vector)

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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Over the past two decades, Bain has formalized Industry and Capability areas, internally known as “Practices,” integral to how Bain wins and delivers results for clients. A Practice can be considered a business unit of Bain & Company. While there may be some allocation to client-facing work, a role within a Practice primarily supports our client-facing partners and case teams to deliver great client and people success stories. Practices define and implement their own strategies and allocate resources to:

• Boost Bain’s knowledge and expertise in the sector or capability
• Prioritize clients and enable client full potential
• Develop partner team and capabilities
• Build the practice’s brand and reputation externally

You’ll join the Strategy & Operations team within our Product, Practice & Knowledge (PPK) team, a global capability team that supports many of our practices, including our AI, Insights, & Solutions (AIS) and Enterprise Technology (ET) practices (which combined make up our Vector digital capabilities).  The PPK Strategy & Operations team functions as the general management office for the business, and you’ll work closely with Vector leadership to shape growth strategy, ensure operational excellence, and drive commercial performance.

WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM

The Vector Market & Competitive Insights Director role is a pivotal position responsible for leading Bain’s analyst report responses and competitive intelligence agenda for Vector. You will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of major research and market insight outputs — from scoping and design through analysis, drafting, and dissemination — ensuring they are rigorous, insightful, and commercially impactful.

As Director, you’ll combine hands-on research and analysis with project and team leadership, working closely with partners, affiliates, and junior team members. You’ll play a critical role in building Bain’s external brand through thought leadership, while enabling case teams internally with timely competitive insights and reusable IP.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

 Research & Analyst Report Ownership (40%)

• Lead the design and delivery of Bain’s analyst report responses, benchmarking studies, and market perspectives.
• Translate research findings into clear, actionable insights for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain and expand the practice’s repository of intellectual property and reusable content for case teams.
• Partner with Marketing to maximize the visibility and impact of analyst report outputs.

Competitive & Market Intelligence (30%)

• Track market and competitive trends, including public reports, financials, regulatory filings, and industry news.
• Conduct competitor benchmarking and build intelligence dashboards/databases for easy access.
• Perform market opportunity analysis — market sizing, growth forecasting, and identifying emerging opportunities.
• Develop and contribute to thought leadership, whitepapers, industry outlooks, and internal reports.
• Support partnerships, case teams and proposals with up-to-date competitive and market insights.
• Communicate findings through executive-ready presentations, memos, and slides for senior leadership and partners.
• Occasionally lead external-facing reporting or publications

Project & Stakeholder Management (20%)

• Manage the full lifecycle of research/publication projects for analyst reports and partnerships, including planning, staffing, and delivery.
• Coordinate contributions across analysts, consultants, partners, and external collaborators.
• Serve as the point of contact for leadership on report and intelligence activities.

Team Leadership & Capability Building (10%)

• Mentor and coach junior analysts, providing guidance, oversight, and development feedback.
• Codify best practices and build processes/templates to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Act as a role model for Bain’s Operating Principles, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture.

ABOUT YOU

• 10 years of professional experience in research, consulting, analytics, or competitive intelligence roles, with increasing leadership responsibility.

• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale research projects and analyst report responses.
• Experience in competitive intelligence, market analysis, or strategy functions.
• Proven writing and communication skills; ability to craft executive-ready reports, outlooks, and presentations.
• Strong analytical toolkit, with proficiency in Excel, data visualization, and BI platforms (Tableau, PowerBI, etc.).
• Familiarity with AI/analytics trends and passion for using them in research and intelligence.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to synthesize complex data and trends into clear insights and recommendations.
• Strong project management skills; proven ability to deliver multiple workstreams on deadline.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, both written and verbal.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with experience mentoring and managing others.
• High degree of maturity and discretion when handling confidential information.

ABOUT US

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 61 offices in 38 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries.

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