Assurant · 2 days ago
Director, Innovation & Market Research
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$102K/yr - $169K/yr
5+ years expAssurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. The Director, Innovation & Market Research is responsible for analyzing key industry trends and opportunities within sectors that are critical to Assurant's strategy, while collaborating with business leaders to enhance market intelligence and support decision-making processes.
Customer ServiceFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyInsurance
Responsibilities
Develop thought leadership on specific industries (automotive retail, automotive manufacturing and auto insurance) covering relevant trends across over 100 clients, prospects & competitors across our global footprint
Connect the dots across clients, businesses and geographies to form big picture views on major trends relevant to Assurant’s various business lines
Write concise fundamental research publications with value-added perspectives and differentiated views, which ties external trends to opportunities & risks for Assurant
Oversee a market intelligence function that is strategic, proactive, and facilitates information and intelligence flows across various stakeholders:
Business Leaders – leverage thought leadership to become an integral part of the leadership team of the relevant Assurant business line, providing market research & intellectual curiosity to support the overall businesses strategy to defend, develop & disrupt their respective industries
Clients - interface directly with clients as part of RFP’s, quarterly business reviews, or brainstorming sessions, while providing concise summaries of key trends & potential opportunities for the CEO to review with key clients & prospects
Investors - Provide CEO, CFO & Investor relations concise summary of key quarterly trends needed to prepare for quarterly earnings, investor day or investor meetings
Board of Directors – Provide key trends for business unit deep dives with the board and CEO interim reports to Assurant’s Board of Directors
Product Leaders – Complete business case analysis for new product opportunities for Assurant, as well as ongoing dialogue with product leaders, keeping them informed for client & competitor activity to ensure we are skating where the puck is going
Corp Development – Leverage sector expertise to help identify & diligence acquisition opportunities
Qualification
Required
Requires 5+ years of fundamental market research covering a specific sector
Formal credit or equity training at a buy side or sell side firm
Requires excellent oral, written, and presentation skills to effectively communicate the outcomes of research
Requires courage & conviction to advocate for potential opportunities & risks identified during fundamental research
Requires proven analytic skills to identify trends & quantify potential impacts & opportunities
Requires well-honed interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with numerous work teams
Requires good organizational skills and the ability to complete multiple complex tasks in a timely fashion
Requires incumbent to be self-motivated
Preferred
Experience covering the automotive retail, automotive manufacturing and/or auto insurance preferred
MBA and/or CFA Charter (or progress towards) preferred
Company
Assurant
Assurant provides protection products and related services to safeguard companies against risks.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$469.1M2025-08-18Post Ipo Debt· $296M
2023-02-28Post Ipo Debt· $173.1M
2004-02-05IPO
Leadership Team
Keith Demmings
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ricardo Fiuza
President & CEO - Latin America
Recent News
2026-01-19
2026-01-19
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