Senior Manager, Market Intelligence & Strategic Research
16 days ago
City of London
ACAMS is the global leader in certification, training, and intelligence for anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals. ACAMS sets the standard for how organizations prevent, detect, and respond to money laundering, fraud and sanctions evasion. Trusted by 70% of the world's leading banks, as well as governmental and law enforcement agencies, and FinTechs, the organization has 120,000+ members across 200+ countries and territories. Its 65+ chapters and annual conferences connect AFC professionals across every major financial center. Learn more at acams.org. ACAMS is seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Senior Manager, Market Intelligence & Strategic Research to support strategic decision-making across growth initiatives, partnerships & alliances, competitive positioning, market expansion, and corporate development. Reporting directly to the Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer, the successful candidate will lead research efforts that provide actionable intelligence on markets, competitors, strategic partners, emerging trends, and acquisition opportunities. The role will play a critical part in shaping ACAMS' growth strategy and identifying opportunities to strengthen its leadership position in the global anti-financial crime and fraud markets. This position is ideal for an intellectually curious individual who enjoys transforming complex market information into strategic recommendations for executive leadership. • Monitor industry developments, investor sentiment, regulatory changes, technology trends, and emerging market opportunities across anti-financial crime compliance, fraud, risk, governance, and related sectors including digital media, AI, technology and cybercrime, • Conduct primary and secondary research to provide actionable insights into market trends, customer needs, competitive dynamics, industry developments, opportunity and risk analysis, • Develop executive briefings, market reports, and strategic intelligence updates for senior leadership, • Lead comprehensive competitive intelligence activities across ACAMS' key markets, • Analyze and assess competitors' products, services, partnerships, acquisitions, pricing, go-to-market strategies, and relative offerings and positioning, • Develop competitor profiles, benchmarking studies, and market maps., • Identify threats, opportunities, and strategic implications arising from competitive developments, • Identify emerging growth opportunities, adjacent markets, customer segments, and expansion opportunities, • Conduct market attractiveness assessments and market sizing analyses, • Evaluate new business opportunities and support strategic investment decisions, • Develop quantitative and qualitative business cases to support strategic initiative, • Research, evaluate, and prioritize potential strategic partners, industry associations, technology providers, content partners, and distribution channels, • Assess partnership opportunities based on strategic fit, market reach, commercial value, and competitive advantage, • Support partnership development activities through market and ecosystem analysis, • Conduct research and analysis on acquisition targets, investors, market consolidation trends, and adjacent sectors, • Support strategic assessments of potential acquisitions, investments, and corporate development opportunities, • Analyze company financials, ownership structures, growth profiles, and strategic positioning, • Assist with preliminary due diligence and executive briefing materials, • Translate complex findings into clear and actionable recommendations, • Present research and insights to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, • Support annual strategic planning, growth initiatives, and board-level discussions, • Maintain research methodologies, intelligence repositories, and market databases Required: • Bachelor's degree in business, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Data Analytics, or a related field Preferred: • Master's degree in business, Economics, Strategy, Finance, Data Analytics, or similar discipline, • 3-5 years of experience in market intelligence, strategic research, competitive intelligence, corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, management consulting, business analysis, or related fields, • Experience conducting market assessments, competitor analysis, and opportunity evaluation, • Experience in creating executive-level presentations and strategic recommendations, • Experience researching strategic partnerships and growth opportunities, • Experience supporting M&A evaluations or corporate development initiatives is desirable, • Strong strategic thinking and commercial acumen, • Exceptional research and analytical capabilities, • Competitive intelligence and benchmarking expertise, • Market sizing and opportunity assessment experience #LI-hybrid We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At ACAMS, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace. #J-18808-Ljbffr