Job Overview

The primary responsibility of the Manager Market Insights & Intelligence is the development of the global market research practice for TE Connectivity’s Transportation Solutions and leadership of the market research team covering automotive, commercial vehicles, and sensors markets. This role shapes strategic decision-making by providing high-quality market intelligence, actionable insights, and forward-looking recommendations that drive business growth and competitive positioning.

Reporting: to the Director of Market Insights & Intelligence, Transportation Solutions

Responsibilities:

• Develop and expand global research practice and vision leveraging comprehensive research strategies that integrate competitive, industry, and customer insights to evaluate new markets, growth opportunities, and competitive threats.
• Plan and lead annual market research calendar to inform strategic decisions for product, technology, and commercial roadmaps. Ensure research methodologies, outputs, and insights meet high standards of rigor and relevance.

• Oversee large-scale primary research (customer interviews, surveys, expert interviews) in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external research agencies. Guide & conduct secondary research and advanced data analysis to uncover trends, market opportunities, and competitive threats. Build clear, data-driven recommendations that translate complex analysis into actionable insights.
• Produce clear, impactful market reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership and cross-functional teams to inform strategic, sales, product, and marketing roadmaps.

• Own and continuously improve market intelligence technology stack, including platforms, and analytics tools. Drive productivity roadmap in research leveraging and expanding Artificial Intelligence capabilities in the ecosystem.
• Manage outsourced research partners and agency network to meet evolving regional, technical, or commercial needs and ensure quality control for deliverables.
• Lead and inspire team of market analysts across global regions, drive capability development in alignment with evolving needs. Manage personnel related processes and drive individual career and development planning in the team. Foster a positive open work environment, and disciplined execution of assigned tasks.

Your Background

What your background should look like

You are a strategic thinker who inspires teams and stakeholders combining vision and execution and have 7+ years of experience in market intelligence or strategic planning preferably in transportation, automotive, or related industries. Success in the role requires business acumen and a strategic mindset, good communication and presentation skills, the ability to work seamlessly with stakeholders at multiple levels in the organization, an ability to manage formal and informal teams and lead successful projects.

• 7 years or more of market research experience in complex project or business environments
• 5 or more experience working in corporate strategy or management consulting
• Experience in strategic market analysis, business case development, business analytics
• Experience interfacing with senior leadership, commercial, and engineering functions through effective communication of objectives, plans, progress, insights, and strategic recommendations
• Leadership experience is a plus

Skills & Competencies

• Strong strategic mindset, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Excellent project management skills; ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to influence with or without direct authority and move stakeholders toward a common vision or goal
• Excellent organization and self-organization skills.
• Outstanding communication, presentation and storytelling skills.
• High cross-cultural awareness and the ability to collaborate effectively in global teams.
  
  

  Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; other languages are a plus.

Competencies