Competitive Intelligence Manager

Dentons

Competitive Intelligence Manager overseeing the competitive intelligence strategy, providing insights for business development and client strategy at Dentons. Collaborating with cross-functional teams for effective decision making.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado, Illinois, Montana, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the firm’s competitive intelligence strategy, ensuring alignment with business development, client growth and firmwide priorities
Identify emerging market, industry and competitive trends and proactively surface insights to senior leadership
Serve as a trusted advisor to practice leaders and BD leadership on competitive positioning and market developments
Drive continual improvement in intelligence methodologies, tools and processes
Supervise, mentor and develop competitive intelligence professionals
Set priorities, manage workloads and ensure consistent quality and timeliness of deliverables
Provide coaching and training to support skill development and career progression
Establish best practices and standards for research, analysis and intelligence reporting
Oversee in-depth research and analysis on competitors, clients, industries and geographic markets
Lead the development of benchmarking and comparative analyses related to firm performance, practice capabilities, pricing and pitch outcomes
Partner with BD, pricing and proposal teams to embed competitive intelligence into pitches, RFP responses and client strategies
Advise on positioning strategies based on competitor analysis and prior pitch outcomes
Oversee the creation and distribution of tailored intelligence products including briefings, alerts, dashboards and executive summaries
Work closely with research, library, knowledge, IT, pricing and marketing teams to optimize intelligence gathering and tools.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum of seven to ten years of experience in competitive intelligence, market research, business development or strategy within a law firm or professional services environment
Prior people management or team leadership experience strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience delivering strategic insights to senior stakeholders
Strong knowledge of legal and financial research platforms including LexisNexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, PitchBook and PACER
Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to translate complex information into actionable recommendations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including executive-level presentations
Strong project management and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment
High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, profit sharing, short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, paid holidays and discretionary bonuses.

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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

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