Senior Manager, Competitive Intelligence

Ripple Ripple · Fintech · New York, NY +1 · Strategic Initiatives

This role is for a Senior Manager of Competitive Intelligence at Ripple, a company focused on crypto solutions for financial institutions. The position involves synthesizing industry trends, analyzing competitor activities, and delivering insights to leadership to inform strategy, product roadmaps, and investments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in market intelligence, a strong interest in digital assets and crypto markets, and excellent communication skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Synthesize technology, regulatory, and business perspectives from diverse sources to develop high-impact insights that drive strategic perspective on developments related to Ripple’s businesses.
  2. Analyze industry trends and competitor activities to uncover strategic opportunities and threats, leveraging a deep understanding of Ripple's products to deliver analysis that goes far beyond news aggregation.
  3. Proactively identify and monitor industry developments, quickly flagging high-priority shifts with relevant context and analysis to Leadership and appropriate internal teams.
  4. Deliver proactive, executive-ready briefings and strategic reports to Ripple’s senior leadership team, including the CEO, with clear points of view and recommendations to inform high-level decision-making.
  5. Collaborate closely with Ripple leaders and subject matter experts to pinpoint and prioritize the most critical competitive intelligence topics for deep-dive research.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of work experience in market intelligence and industry research
  • Ideally within crypto, FinTech, or financial services
  • Operational experience in ambitious, fast-paced startup environments
  • Strong, demonstrated interest in digital assets and crypto markets
  • Specific familiarity regarding the intersection of institutional finance and blockchain technology
  • Ability to develop rigorous, evidence-based research that moves beyond "desk research" to incorporate business and financial analysis
  • Elite communication and presentation skills
  • Proven ability to translate complex data and technical concepts into actionable insights for a general business audience
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills within a matrix organization
  • Ability to work effectively at all levels of the company - including the C-suite
  • Robust industry connections and a visible presence across the key communication channels used by the crypto community today, such as X/Twitter, Discord, Telegram, and Reddit.