Senior Analyst, Market and Competitive Intelligence (Product)

At Tempo, we’re on a mission to help teams build better, together. As creators of top-selling Atlassian Marketplace apps, we support more than 29,000 customers, including a third of the Fortune 500 companies, and collaborate with hundreds of Solutions Partners globally. Our solutions enable teams to focus and optimize around their highest priorities by orchestrating creation and delivery.

Since our inception in Iceland in 2009 with our popular time-tracking solution, we’ve expanded our product suite to include resource and capacity planning, project cost tracking, project and program management, and strategic roadmapping. In 2021, Tempo acquired Roadmunk, a roadmapping solution favored by product management teams, and ALM Works, creators of the Structure for Jira suite. In 2023, we further expanded our portfolio by acquiring LiquidPlanner’s capacity planning platform and Old Street Solutions (maker of Custom Charts).

We envision a world where everyone inside an organization works harmoniously on the most impactful opportunities aligned with their mission. Join us as we continuously innovate our award-winning products, create new solutions, and expand to new ecosystems. Are you ready to unlock the joy of building with us?

About the Role

We’re looking for a strategic, curious, and deeply analytical leader to join our Product organization as Senior Analyst, Market & Competitive Intelligence (Product). In this high-impact role, you’ll own the function responsible for identifying, tracking, and interpreting competitive and market trends within the Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) and Enterprise Agile Planning (EAP) space. You’ll be the organization’s go-to expert on what's happening outside our walls—bringing sharp, insight-driven intelligence that informs our product strategy, influences our roadmap, and enables us to stay several steps ahead of the competition with the aim of positioning us to win. You’ll also help influence and be a part of our analyst relations program—building and managing relationships with key industry analysts and ensuring we have a strong, informed, and consistent presence in key reports, waves, and quadrants. This role is critical to shaping how we build, position, and invest in our product portfolio—and how the market sees us.

What You'll Do

• Own competitive intelligence: Build and maintain a deep, evolving understanding of our competitive landscape, including key players, product capabilities, positioning, and strategic moves.
  
  

• Synthesize analyst perspectives: Work with a team to liaise with industry analysts—driving briefings, coordinating responses to research evaluations, and ensuring our product strategy and differentiators are clearly communicated. Interpret research and recommendations from leading industry analysts (e.g., Gartner, Forrester, IDC) to help shape product positioning and long-term strategy.
  
  

• Spot and communicate market trends: Monitor macro trends in SPM/PPM/EAP and adjacent markets; deliver actionable insights to product leadership and the executive leadership team.
  
  

• Enable strategic decisions: Partner with product, design, marketing, and Go-to-Market teams to incorporate insights into strategic planning and roadmap prioritization.
  
  

• Produce high-impact artifacts: Own the creation of competitive battlecards, market landscape reports, win/loss summaries, and executive briefings.
  
  

• Be a trusted advisor: Act as a strategic thought partner to the CPO, supporting board-level prep, investor conversations, and long-term visioning.
  
  

About You

• 8+ years of experience in product strategy, market research, competitive intelligence, or product marketing, ideally within a B2B SaaS company.
  
  

• Deep familiarity with the SPM, PPM, EAP, or enterprise work management space is a strong plus.
  
  

• Expert in collecting, analyzing, and communicating external insights in a compelling and digestible way.
  
  

• Proven ability to influence product strategy and collaborate cross-functionally at the executive level.
  
  

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  
  

• A systems thinker with a knack for storytelling and a bias for action.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex information and draw actionable insights.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings effectively to executive audiences.

Bonus Points

• Experience working closely with industry analysts or managing analyst relations.
  
  

• Prior work at a company that successfully competed in a crowded or fast-evolving market.
  
  

• Background in management consulting or strategic planning.
  
  

What's In It For You

• Remote Work: Work from anywhere!

• Unlimited Vacation: Available in most locations.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, and retirement savings plans.

• Dynamic Teams: Join diverse and dynamic teams distributed across 12+ countries.

• Impactful Work: Engage in challenging and exciting work with recognized global brands.

• Social Activities: Enjoy a range of social activities, both in person and virtually.

• Inclusive Culture: Be part of an inclusive culture that values unique perspectives and contributions.

Join us at Tempo Software, where we proudly foster an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

*As our hiring teams are global, please submit your resume in English.