Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group, Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group > Market Intelligence

General Summary:

As a research analyst, you will be a key member of Qualcomm’s Corporate Market Intelligence team, informing business decisions through the delivery of technical, competitive, and market analysis. You will focus closely on building and maintaining TAM/SAM models while also supporting analysis on emerging markets, competitive dynamics and industry trends. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively across the Company, partnering with teams such as Corporate Development, Product Management, Finance, Legal, and other BU and corporate functions. Project direction will be provided by both your management team and key stakeholders, with expectations of independent ownership and analytical rigor.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working both autonomously and in groups, is able to execute well in a fast-paced environment, and brings strong financial and market modelling experience. You will thrive on identifying creative research solutions, while reducing the research-to-decision cycle time. The right candidate will recognize the value of market data on business decisions and work to ensure employees and partner groups have informed views based on sound market insights and analysis. In short, you’ll be self-driven, analytical, and partnership-focused.

Key Areas Include:

Market Sizing & Competitive Tracking:

• Contribute to market sizing and forecasting efforts, including TAM/SAM analysis across existing and emerging industries and markets
• Develop and maintain structured market models by integrating, normalizing, and validating data from multiple internal and external sources
• Monitor key markets and competitive events, produce insightful & timely analysis, including product launches, strategic industry events, and competitive earnings
• Track, reconcile, and synthesize forecasts from third‑party industry analysts across key technology areas

Research & Analysis:

• Assist in various stages of research & analysis process, synthesize and analyze data from multiple sources, including qualitative and quantitative
• Conduct market analysis and competitive research, from inception to delivery, covering core and emerging spaces
• Align research to the business needs of internal teams; consult with and guide teams to the most effective data sources
• Package and present findings to internal stakeholders

Industry Analysts

• Foster relationships with key industry analysts across Qualcomm’s product portfolio
• Produce regular cadence of “insight” calls between internal teams and 3rd-party firms, based on business priorities & near terms needs
• Manage market research portfolio (as part of the broader team scope), align the portfolio to the business needs, adjust as priorities adjust

This position requires strong project management skills, and the ability to communicate well with external partners, colleagues, and internal customers at all levels of the organization. Must be comfortable with guidance from senior colleagues and key stakeholders. An outgoing and proactive approach to communication and problem solving is essential. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a necessity.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years in market, competitive and/or strategic research or consulting in high-tech/mobile ecosystem space, finance or financially oriented analytical background strongly preferred
• Demonstrated capability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information, presenting concise, easy-to-ready findings adjusted to various audience levels
• Analytical, tactical, and strategic thinking skills
• Experience in communicating cross-functionally, demonstrating exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in market sizing, TAM modeling, and building analytical models from large, complex and fragmented datasets to generate actionable insights
• Advanced technical proficiency with Excel and Powerpoint. Tableau experience a plus
• Established working relationships with 3rd party syndicated research firms and business research tools
• Proven organizational, planning, and presentation skills
• Familiarity of key Qualcomm business areas

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$100,000.00 - $150,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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