AKKA ranks as the European leader in engineering consulting and R&D services in the mobility sector. As an innovation accelerator for its clients, AKKA supports leading industry players in the automotive,

telco&media, industrial, aerospace, rail and life-sciences sectors throughout the life cycle of their products with cutting edge digital technologies (AI, ADAS, IoT, Big Data, robotics, embedded computing, machine learning, etc.).

Founded 1984, AKKA has a strong entrepreneurial culture and is pursuing fast-paced growth and international development in line with its strategic plan CLEAR 2022. The Group continues to recruit at a steady pace to support its strong business growth. As of 31 December 2018, the Group had 21,000 employees (15,500 at the end of 2017). Driven by its expertise in future mobility, digital and industry 4.0 technologies, the Group’s 2018 revenue rose by 12.8% to €1,505.3 million and has surpassed the €1.5B cap.

With a view to strengthening our team, we are looking for a

Business Intelligence Analyst - Industry Sector

The resource will be responsible of the following activities:

• In-depth knowledge of product trends and behaviors of technology competitors
• Leverage detailed technical understanding to deliver a higher benefits discussion for sales
• Analyze and provide reports on competitor technologies and competitive product threats
• Provide actionable information that will drive fact-based and timely sales management decisions around existing product lines to optimize profitability and growth
• Ability to perform complex business, financial, and evaluation modeling
• Proactively identify key non-traditional threats and new market opportunities
• Lead competitive product monitoring and provide regular updates to regional business & platform team

Requirements  

The ideal candidate presents the following characteristics:

• Master Degree is required. Emphasis in Business, Engineering, Analytics, Information Systems is preferred
• 2+ years of experience in any of the following is desired; market research, intelligence, analytics or business development
• Experience in analyzing and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative information, identifying implications and observing patterns, making correct inferences, to evaluate competitors' products/services, strategic direction, and core competencies utilizing a wide variety of resources
• Ability to focus on details as well as the bigger picture
• Strong oral presentation and written communication skills for executive, sales, and technical audiences
• Fluent Knowledge of English
• National and international geographical mobility availability

Job Offer

Permanent contract

Location

Lombardy, Varese