Global Head of Market & Industry Intelligence

As Global Head of Market & Industry Intelligence, you will help DLL stay ahead of changing customer, partner, industry and market dynamics by turning external insights into strategic commercial advantage. Market & Industry Intelligence, you will help DLL stay ahead of changing customer, partner, industry and market dynamics by turning external insights into strategic commercial advantage.

You will lead a team overseeing DLL’s global market and industry intelligence capability, providing the organization with forward-looking perspectives on industry trends, customer behavior, competitive developments, market opportunities, and emerging risks. Your work will directly influence how DLL prioritizes growth, shapes commercial strategy, and evolves its customer propositions.

In this role, you will help strengthen DLL’s industry specialization while supporting the transition toward a more scalable, customer-centric and insight-led operating model. You will work closely with Commercial Strategy, Markets, Portfolio Management, Customer Product Management and Strategic Partnerships teams to ensure commercial decisions are grounded in real market needs and future trends.

You will play a key role in helping DLL move toward a more coordinated enterprise intelligence capability that enables faster, smarter, and more proactive decision making across the organization.

You will also help ensure DLL’s Flow and Concierge propositions remain differentiated and relevant by bringing deeper understanding of customer expectations, industry shifts and competitive developments into strategic planning and proposition design. 

You will lead with curiosity, strategic perspective and an enterprise mindset — helping DLL continuously adapt to changing market realities while strengthening customer value and commercial performance.

Find out more here about how you can unleash your full potential at DLL

Day to Day

• Lead a team of 7 FTEs (mid/senior professionals)
• Lead DLL’s global Market & Industry Intelligence capability across industries, customer segments and markets. 
• Monitor and interpret market, customer, competitor and industry developments to support strategic decision making. 
• Translate external insights into actionable commercial opportunities, strategic risks, and growth priorities. 
• Strengthen DLL’s industry specialization by building deeper enterprise knowledge across key industries, sectors, and customer ecosystems. 
• Support Commercial Strategy and Markets with forward-looking, actionable insights on market trends, customer needs and competitive positioning. 
• Identify emerging opportunities, disruptions, and business model changes that could impact DLL’s growth strategy and operating model. 
• Demonstrates out-of-the-box thinking by generating innovative, non-traditional solutions to complex business challenges and identifying opportunities beyond conventional approaches.
• Support development of differentiated Flow, Concierge, and Commercial Finance propositions by providing customer and market insight inputs. 
• Improve coordination and sharing of industry knowledge, best practices and commercial intelligence across markets and functions. 
• Support strategic portfolio steering by identifying attractive growth segments, industry shifts, and changing customer demand patterns. 
• Collaborate with Business Intelligence & Analytics, Portfolio Management and Strategic Partnerships teams to connect external insights and industry trends with internal performance data. 
• Support executive leadership with strategic analyses, market outlooks, and industry intelligence relevant to DLL’s long-term priorities. 
• Foster a culture of curiosity, external orientation, and continuous learning across the commercial organization. 
• Help strengthen DLL’s ability to proactively adapt to changing customer, technology, and ecosystem dynamics.

All members enjoy

• Two working days per year volunteering for a local charity.
• Health and Wellness program including healthy food, free health checks, fun health & vitality activities.
• Flexible hours with possibility to work from home
• Career development opportunities: online learning, member development programs.
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“We lead the way in meeting the need for flexibility and transparency which our customers increasingly expect”

Essentials:

• Strong strategic thinking and external market orientation. 
• Ability to translate market and industry insights into practical business recommendations. 
• Experience in market intelligence, strategy, industry research, consulting, or commercial analysis. 
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capability. 
• Ability to identify trends, opportunities, and risks in changing market environments. 
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of business performance drivers. 
• Ability to connect customer behavior, industry developments, and strategic implications. 
• Experience working across functions and stakeholders in complex organizations. 
• Strong communication and storytelling capabilities.
• Ability to simplify complex information and make insights actionable. 
• Curiosity and openness to evolving customer expectations, technologies and market dynamics. 
• Customer-centric mindset with a strong focus on long-term value creation. 
• Ability to collaborate effectively across Markets, Commercial, Product, Digital and Strategy teams. 
• Experience in financial services, vendor finance, leasing or adjacent industries is valuable but not mandatory. 
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and changing environments. 
• Growth mindset with openness to continuous learning and innovation.

Choose Wellbeing

DLL’s wellbeing ambition is to educate, equip and empower members to build connections, manage their mental, emotional, physical and financial wellness and maintain balance between work and the other priorities that make up their lives.

Our four wellbeing categories are as follows:

• Connection – Build meaningful connections with other DLL members
• Health – Manage mental, emotional and physical health
• Finance – Provide learning opportunities to help members achieve personal financial health
• Lifestyle – Maintain balance between work and life priorities

These are the things that matter to our members and the wellbeing of our members matters to DLL!

Settling In 

At DLL, we are many things. We are team members, family members, community member. We are members of society, members of different cultures and nationalities. Members of change. We each have different beliefs, different passions, different viewpoints, talents and interests. We come from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities and histories.

But for all of our differences, we share one thing in common: each of us are members of DLL.

Our company was founded in the Netherlands. But today we are truly a multinational business. Our unique culture is rooted in higher collaboration, less hierarchy and an honest directness that enable us to integrate, ideate and innovate across country lines.

Many companies say they are European, American, Asian or Australian, at DLL we are all these places and more.

We are a cross-culture collaborative – an interconnected network – that comes together every single day with one goal in mind: Partnering for a better world.

Good to Know

Desired Primary Work Location: Wayne, PA

Applicable pay range

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DLL is considering candidates in numerous locations. The pay estimate displayed represents the typical pay range for candidates hired for this position in the desired primary work location. Pay may be adjusted outside the projected range based on geographical differentiation as well as for any other lawful reason. Additional factors that may be used to determine your actual pay include your specific skills, years of relevant experience you possess, and other work-related qualifications. Many candidates may start in the bottom half of the applicable pay range, especially those with less experience or qualification.

This position is subject to the terms of DLL’s compensation plans and policies. Further, the position includes all other benefits provided to DLL employees, including healthcare benefits, 401k matching, vacation, sick leave, parental leave, possible discretionary bonuses, and all other benefits that are all governed by and subject to ERISA plan documents and eligibility.

• The selection process may involve an assessment.
• Applications via email will not be reviewed. Please apply online via our career website.
• DLL’s referral program applies
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DLL, a great place to build your career

DLL is a global asset finance company that partners with manufacturers, dealers, distributors, and end users to facilitate access to equipment and technology. Headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, we operate in over 25 countries, offering financial solutions across various industries. We are also a 100% subsidiary of our parent company Rabobank, one of the world’s largest financial companies. Join our community of over 6.000 members from 75 nationalities! At DLL, our unique culture — shaped by our values (We put our customers first -Together we achieve more-You can count on me - I challenge myself and others to grow) and behaviors that define us — is at the heart of everything we do.

We offer exciting job opportunities where you feel welcomed, respected and empowered to be your authentic self and share your best ideas. At DLL, we believe in the strength of our diverse perspectives and experiences, which make our global community thrive.

You’ll receive competitive pay, generous benefits, health and wellbeing support, and manage your work-life balance through our hybrid working flexibility.

Our global operations offer you a variety of development opportunities and we encourage you to take on new challenges across our departments, businesses and regions.

Our company strategy emphasizes our commitment to sustainable business and making social impact is part of that as well. Together, we’ll “Partner for a better world” to make a positive impact. Joining DLL, means joining a company that consistently scores higher than the industry average in Employee Engagement surveys. This is also being acknowledged through many Great Place to Work certificates. People who work at DLL, like DLL. 

Join us in Partnering for a better world!