Market Impact & Portfolio Manager
Hay Grade 16 ($99,367-124,208)
Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to local labor market conditions, educational background, work experience, and relevant certifications
Job Type: Full-Time, Regular Permanent
Location: IB (International Baccalaureate®) Washington DC, Hybrid
About the Job
The Market Impact & Portfolio Performance Manager is part of the Insights & solutions team. This role acts as the primary integrator for market, growth, localization, portfolio, and business performance work across the I&S pillars of Insights, Business Operations, and Product & Pricing. The role combines regional market intelligence with enterprise business, customer, product, pricing, sales, and operational perspectives to support coherent, evidence-based decisions and business cases. It oversees key performance indicators, monitors progress against strategic and commercial objectives, identifies emerging gaps and opportunities, and ensures insights are translated into timely action. The role also establishes effective intelligence flows between regional teams and central functions, providing performance visibility, strategic alignment, and constructive challenge to support CP&D priorities and growth objectives.
Responsibilities
- Lead the collection and analysis of market, customer, competitor, policy, and economic intelligence to inform strategic decisions.
- Identify emerging trends, risks, opportunities, and cross-market patterns.
Support growth, access, retention, localization, and school success strategies through analysis and planning frameworks. - Establish and oversee KPI frameworks, dashboards, forecasting processes, and reporting mechanisms.
- Monitor progress against growth, retention, vitality, access, and pipeline objectives.
- Evaluate the performance and sustainability of products, services, programs, and strategic initiatives.
- Develop business cases and investment analyses to support prioritization and resource allocation.
- Integrate market intelligence, performance data, portfolio insights, and operational information into a coherent enterprise view.
- Maintain visibility of progress against strategic priorities and emerging delivery risks.
Qualifications
Knowledge & Experience
- MBA or BA with business concentration and practical experience.
- Experience in commercial strategy, growth strategy, business consulting, or a related field.
- Experience assessing market opportunities, competitors, customers, and strategic risks.
- Strong business and commercial acumen, including business case development, forecasting, and modeling.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and working across multiple regions or stakeholder groups.
Technical & Analytical Skills
- Market intelligence, competitor analysis, opportunity assessment, growth projections, and strategic analysis.
- Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative evidence into actionable recommendations.
- Strong executive briefing, presentation, and business case development skills.
- Familiarity with business intelligence, CRM, and research tools.
Leadership & Interpersonal Skills
- Strategic thinking, judgement, and comfort with ambiguity.
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Ability to align diverse perspectives, build consensus, and coach others.
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Voluntary Benefits, Pet Insurance, FSA, etc.
• Annual Leave, plus 14 Public holidays
• Retirement 401k Plan, 10% contribution
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life assurance 4x annual salary
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent continuous professional development
• Health and wellness schemes
• Flexible work arrangements
• Additional IB sponsored perks
Opportunity & Belonging
We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified applicants. As a global employer, we adhere to all relevant employment legislation in the countries in which we operate, and we’re happy to provide any reasonable support or adjustments as needed to ensure applicants can fully participate in our recruitment process.
This job is offered on local terms and conditions and is at will.
About Us
The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 5500 schools across 159 countries. A career at IB is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader of education services and contribute to our 50-year mission of creating a better and more peaceful world. Apply now to join our global organization where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference.