Director, Strategic Insights

What You’ll Do

Establish and Lead Insights Center of Excellence

• Own GameChanger’s market intelligence and research agenda, ensuring leadership has a clear view of industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging opportunities.
• Lead primary and secondary research initiatives, including quantitative surveys, qualitative research, industry analysis, and market sizing.
• Develop frameworks to systematically track competitors, new entrants, product innovation, and structural shifts across the youth sports and sports technology landscape.
• Source and manage external research partners, data providers, and consultants to deliver high-quality strategic insights.
• Build institutional knowledge of the youth sports ecosystem and adjacent industries to inform strategic decision-making.

Deliver Executive-Level Strategic Insights

• Translate complex research, data, and market signals into clear insights and strategic implications for executive leadership.
• Prepare executive-ready analyses, presentations, and strategic narratives that inform leadership discussions and planning processes.
• Identify key risks, opportunities, and inflection points that could shape GameChanger’s long-term growth trajectory.
• Provide leadership with ongoing perspectives on customer behavior, competitive positioning, and industry evolution.

Inform Company Strategy & Growth Decisions

• Partner closely with the Strategy team to inform corporate strategy, product strategy, monetization strategy, and growth initiatives.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to GMs and business leaders, operating as an internal consultant to diagnose key business questions, design research and analysis, and deliver actionable insights that inform decisions.
• Conduct customer segmentation, behavioral analysis, and needs assessments to guide strategic priorities.
• Support long-range planning and strategic decision-making with data-driven perspectives on market opportunities, risks, and competitive positioning.
• Provide insights that inform partnerships, business development opportunities, and potential strategic investments.

Build Organizational Insight Capabilities

• Establish scalable systems and frameworks for market intelligence, competitive tracking, and customer insights.
• Act as the company’s subject matter expert on market research and strategic insights.
• Partner with Data & Analytics, Product, Marketing, and Finance to source, aggregate, and share out insights from across the organization.
• Promote a culture of curiosity, rigor, and evidence-based decision-making across the organization.

Who You Are

• 10–12+ years of experience in market research, corporate strategy, consulting, strategic insights, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex research and initiatives that inform senior leadership decisions.
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Exceptional ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and compelling executive narratives.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and presenting insights to executive audiences.
• Strong project management skills with experience managing research vendors and external partners.
• High ownership mindset with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.

Preferred:

• Experience in consumer technology, SaaS, marketplace, or sports-related businesses.
• Experience working within or alongside a larger enterprise parent organization.
• Familiarity with syndicated research sources, market intelligence tools, and data visualization platforms.

Perks & Benefits

• Work from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• Paid volunteer opportunities.
• Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years.
• WFH stipend - $500 annually.
• Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend.
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans with immediate company match.
• Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
• Disability leave - short-term and long-term disability.
• Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Family building benefits.
• DICK'S Sporting Goods and family of brands teammate discount.