SVP, Corporate Insights

Job Description:About Us:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the role:

The Senior Vice President (SVP), Insights and Research is a strategic leader responsible for driving data-driven decision-making across the organization. You are a data savvy leader to oversee consumer, market, and competitive research to inform business strategy and product development initiatives. You will lead a high-performing team, leverage advanced analytics, and translate insights into actionable business strategies. 

You Will:Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the company’s research and insights strategy to support business objectives.

• Lead a team of researchers, data analysts, and strategists to uncover meaningful insights.

• Serve as a thought leader, advising executive leadership on industry trends, customer behavior, and emerging market opportunities.

• Partner with marketing, product, and strategy teams to ensure insights drive business growth.
   

Consumer and Market Research

• Design and oversee qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, including surveys, focus groups, ethnographic studies, and behavioral analytics.

• Conduct deep dives into consumer trends, competitive intelligence, and market dynamics.

• Develop segmentation models and personas to optimize targeting and customer engagement.

Data-Driven Decision Making

• Leverage advanced analytics, AI, and big data to enhance insights and forecasting capabilities.

•  Provide ongoing reporting and analysis to executive leadership, ensuring insights are      actioned for optimization and strategic pivots

• Oversee measurement frameworks to assess campaign effectiveness and ROI.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, technology, and finance, to ensure insights inform strategic priorities.

• Present research findings and recommendations to executive leadership

• Foster a data-driven culture by educating teams on best practices in research and analytics.

Innovation and Emerging Trends

• Stay ahead of industry trends, technological advancements, and shifting consumer behaviors.

• Identify and implement innovative research tools, methodologies, and data sources.

• Advocate for the integration of predictive analytics and AI-driven insights.

You Have:

• 15+ years of experience in market intelligence, consumer insights, publishing analytics, or a related field, with 7+ years in executive leadership roles.

• Strong track record in qualitative and quantitative consumer research, leading large-scale audience segmentation, market sizing, and predictive analytics.

• Exceptional ability to synthesize data and translate insights into strategic recommendations that identify growth opportunities, drive revenue and player engagement.

• Experience working with a cross-functional team to leverage AI, data analytics, and machine learning to predict consumer trends and optimize business decisions.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to present complex data narratives to senior stakeholders.

• Proven ability to influence and drive business decisions using data.

• Proficiency in analytics tools.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plans

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Education Benefits

• Family Care Benefits

• Commuter Transit Program

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Finance

Job Category:

Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status:

Non-Union / A clear and likely internal candidate

Pay Range: $400,000 - $475,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..