Director, Commercial Analytics & Strategic Insights

Role Overview

As the Director, Commercial Analytics & Strategic Insights, you will lead the transformation of Albemarle's data-driven approach to market intelligence, enabling the company to identify and capitalize on new growth opportunities.

What You Will Do

• Drive Market-Back Growth Intelligence
• Maintain a robust framework for clarifying Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM), and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM).
• Track and Analyze Market Share
• Translate Commercial Questions into Action
• Integrate Voice of Customer (VoC) with Market Context
• Develop a connected view of the market, customer, and competitive landscape.
• Operationalize Proprietary Market Intelligence
• Scale Foresight via Advanced Analytics and AI
• Lead and Inspire High-Impact Team
• Drive Adoption of Insights, Tools, and New Ways of Working

Required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Economics, Business, Statistics, Market Research, or a related field.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in commercial strategy, market intelligence, business insights, or analytics transformation roles.
• Leadership: 5+ years of experience leading and developing analytics, insights, decision-support, or analytics transformation-focused teams.
• Strategic Capability: Proven ability to translate business questions into analytical approaches and actionable insights that shape decisions and drive business outcomes.
• Data Integration: Strong experience integrating disparate commercial data, customer research, and external market indicators using BI, visualization, and analytical tools.
• Change Management: Experience leading transformation initiatives and applying AI or automation tools to improve decision-making speed, workflows, and commercial effectiveness.

Great If You Also Have

• Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s, or PhD) in Analytics, Economics, Business or Market Research.
• Deep experience in B2B specialty chemicals, advanced materials, or highly technical industrial value chains.
• Advanced expertise in economic modeling, predictive demand forecasting, scenario planning, competitor benchmarking, and pricing elasticity for commercial decision support.
• Exceptional executive communication and insight storytelling skills – the ability to turn complex market data into a clear, compelling commercial narrative.
• Experience building and AI-enabled market-sensing tools or automated market and competitive intelligence workflows.
• Proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders to shift from internal product-centric planning to market-back strategy setting and execution key business priorities and transformation opportunities.
• Experience building market viewpoints, proprietary insight models, or enterprise intelligence capabilities.

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.