Manager, Research Operations

Supercharge an industry-leading research team. Build out what’s next in research analytics.

The role you’ll play:

The Research Ops Manager owns the systems, processes and analytics to step-change our performance in all areas of CB Insights’ Intelligence Unit (IU). As a member of the department’s leadership, you’ll build and enhance our research and analytics capabilities. 

Among other tasks, the manager leads cross-functional projects & workflows, designs analytics dashboards, delivers business analytics, and builds AI-enabled tools to empower the research team. The role suits versatile candidates interested in project management, strategy, research and analytics.

About the IU team:

Working on the Intelligence Unit is like having a front row seat to the future. There is no team quite like ours anywhere, inside or outside of tech. It's a unique opportunity to spend your day analyzing the technology markets, business models, and companies of tomorrow in emerging tech. To do so, you will have full access to the CB Insights software platform and its billions of data points, which you will be immersed in every day. 

You will be surrounded by some of the most curious and driven people you will ever meet and held up to the highest standards every day. We come from backgrounds as diverse as investment banking, VC, consulting, equity research, journalism, and market research.

 

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

• Project manage workflows for efficiency, top quality, and maximum impact. 
• Drive new research initiatives with extreme focus, top speed, and rigorous quality.  
• Design dashboards to monitor research performance and develop new analyses. 
• Lead business intelligence reporting for the IU, and on an ad-hoc basis test hypotheses and develop recommendations for department leadership.
• Design and implement data-automation tools and resources; build AI-tools to supercharge analyst workflows.
• Think strategically about research to identify new ways to optimize & execute.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in data science, business intelligence, operations research, or equivalent roles preferred.           
• BS/BEng required (or equivalent education and work experience in an analytical role).
• Superior organization, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. 
• Expert in SQL, Python, and BI tools, and a demonstrated capacity to learn technical skills quickly.                                                                                         

Not required, but a plus if you have: 

• Venture Capital industry or startup ecosystem knowledge
• Some startup experience
• Experience with prompt engineering

Please note this is a US-based role.

In addition to base salary, this role is also eligible for a bonus opportunity.

A little bit about our pay practices: Typically, we will hire at our Hiring Target, but actual starting pay may be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, market rate, the qualified pool of candidates, internal compensation, candidate experience, and budgetary constraints.

Compensation$105,000—$133,000 USD

What we're all about 

We're on a mission to advance the technology economy -- one driven by innovation, markets, and entrepreneurship. We believe a thriving technology economy powers a thriving society. By synthesizing, analyzing and visualizing millions of data points, we deliver a 360° view of the technology economy – powering the insights that buyers, sellers, investors, and advisors need. 

As a CBIer, you can expect to leverage generative AI to drive creativity, efficiency, and  strategic decision-making. Our culture is infused with the spirit of exploration and experimentation – and AI is a catalyst for new ideas and breakthrough solutions.

CB Insights Leadership Principles

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We are what we repeatedly do. By living the principles outlined below, we will build an outstanding company and do insanely great work. 

1. Solve customer problems. It’s our highest calling. Designing a product? Start from the customer problem it solves. Updating our sales process? Flip it around, and simplify the customer buying process. 
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