Competitive Intelligence Analyst - Cloud Security

Why Join Us?

We are looking for an exceptional and passionate Competitive Intelligence Analyst. A Member of the competitive technical analysis/intelligence group for Check Point’s cloud security portfolio.

If you have great research skills, excel in collection and analysis, are driven by curiosity and passion, and seek a unique opportunity to grow and contribute in an exciting and rewarding environment, then we want to meet you!

Key Responsibilities
Lead emerging technologies competitive intelligence
Develop competitive intelligence methodologies
Work with strategic goals and identify priority activities and assignments
Proactively gather information on competing products, including detailed functionality and release dates to understand, confirm and authoritatively negate competitors claims via documentation and Hands-ON testing
Tracking data on our competitors, preparing hard-hitting competitive materials for Check Point sales force, helping our sales force respond to competitive situations and creating effective marketing programs to highlight our competitive differentiation
Educating and helping our sales force to better understand competitors offerings and how to respond to competitive situations
Work with Business Development to identify the most compelling vendors for potential partnerships and M&A as well as competitive benchmark due-diligence for M&A candidates
Work with Product Organization (R&D, product managers, QA) to identify the most compelling competitive differentiation for our products & most compelling features on competitive products
Work cross-functionally to ensure competitive information and positioning for all products and solutions in our core business, and own the process of responding quickly to maximize opportunities with press/analysts/customers
Track, report, and influence analysts (Gartner, IDC) market share reports; track our competitors, their products, their go-to-market strategies and their financial and market performance
Publish competitive reports and competitive positioning in response to news from competitors
Competitive Video production from creative, directing, shooting, and post editing
Create sales enablement content
Field ad hoc support to requests from sales team
Qualifications

This Role requires a mandatory minimum 5 years’ experience Technical Background:

Networking knowledge: switching, bridging, routing. Virtualization (VMware), AWS/Azure/GCP - mandatory
Profound understanding of Check Point Products, Specifically Cloud Security including CNAPP, WAP etc..
Proficiency and know how in new products
Knowledge with other security vendors – an advantage
Understanding of the Public Cloud including cyber security solutions – an advantage
Understanding workload security (CSPM, CWPP) - an advantage

Characteristics

A multi-tasking talent who can operate excellent under pressure
Fascinated by technology and always looking to learn, explore and research it
Autodidact
“Can Do” attitude
Willingness to travel 4 times a year
Fluent English (writing and speaking)