**This position is remote/work from home. You need to reside within the Eastern, Central or Pacific Time Zones.

The Research Manager, Economic & Industry Insights, works closely with the Chief Economist in producing data, conducting analysis, creating insights, and providing thought leadership. Success in this role will require strong analytical and communication skills, including an ability to explore and manage data, find correlations, draw conclusions, and ultimately be able to communicate and present findings in a concise and focused way. This is a visible position with various Business Units, Corporate Strategy, Sales, and Public Relations teams.

Coordinate, generate and maintain data sets, research reports, and presentations.

Prepare reports of findings, visualize data sets and translate complex findings into a concise story.

Produce information, insights and implications regarding automotive industry trends, automotive retail developments, brand/model performance, and economic and consumer trends

Bring the necessary insights and reports to leaders in Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Strategy

Provide analytical support to Chief Economist

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business to provide high-quality consulting and differentiated services to clients.

Continuously improve Economic & Industry Insights tools, capabilities, and insights.

Regularly publish economic and market updates and present findings to internal and external audiences.

Partner with Public Relations on data and interview requests by external media and oversee regular Economic & Industry Insight data publications and insights content.

Develop subject matter expertise across Cox Automotive including automotive retail, wholesale, finance, and mobility and the industry and economic trends impacting those markets.

Build analytic reporting solutions to address internal and external client needs.  Work with data to offer thought leadership, Industry Insights and recommendations around specific questions.

Translate Internal and External data knowledge into accurate, efficient, and effective data reports, forecasts, and analytic insights content.

Assist with ad-hoc projects, presentations and initiatives as assigned

Able to work with a collaborative, energetic team with insatiable curiosity and in a dynamic work environment that requires multi-tasking and quick responses.

Occasional travel required.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of experience in Strategy, Finance, Economics, Market Research or related field OR an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong attention to detail and experience generating clear insights from large data sets.

Experience with econometric or statistical packages and/or visualization software such as R, Tableau, or Alteryx is preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is a must.

Familiarity with economic and industry data sources like Moody’s Analytics, IHS Markit, Equifax, Experian, and Morning Consult desired.

Sound verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking and the ability to cogently explain key information to various audiences

Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to effectively interact, collaborate with, and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization.

Thrives on working as part of an enthusiastic and energetic team, inspiring others and keen to learn new skills from other disciplines to drive thinking further. 

Experience in managing team members, clients, projects, and vendors.

Experience interacting with the media.  

Master’s Degree preferred.

Occasional travel.

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About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

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Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).  For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

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