Director, Competitive Intelligence at ETS, Princeton, NJ

[Ellen Naylor]

Forwarding this job opportunity....Ellen Naylor

 

ETS (www.ets.org) seeks a Director, Competitive Intelligence to plan, organize and lead their competitive intelligence activities globally.  Responsible for a small team of professionals, the
Director will identify intelligence needs of key stakeholders and put in place disciplined processes to gather and disseminate data.  Delivering incisive analysis and competitive recommendations, the Director will influence strategic decision-making at ETS.

Top line organization details:
-  world leader in educational assessment
-  second record-breaking year in a row for TOEIC
-  launching new solutions in the international education assessment
marketplace
-  increasing investment in competitive intelligence in the face of
increasing global competition
-  located in Princeton, NJ.

The need:
- proactive and disciplined approach to competitive intelligence; can
professionalize a group used to responding to ad hoc requests
- practical view of business; intelligence output has impacted strategic
direction/investment
- strong communication skills and history of influencing stakeholders
- track record of managing staff and deliverables of a global
intelligence group.

BSG has been retained to help fill this job. Details below.

Best,
Ardith

Ardith Myers
BSG Team Ventures/Boston Search Group, Inc.
224 Clarendon Street, Suite 41
Boston, MA  02116-3729
V: [phone] x234
F: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.bostonsearchgroup.com

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[monica nixon]

Ellen,

You know these guys have been looking to fill this job for oh gee what about a year and a half...hmmmm....wonder why they cant fill it? Maybe its just that no one wants to move to NJ?