Ksenia Efimova
@kseniaefimova
Market intelligence leader driving data-driven strategy, competitive insights and sustainable growth.
What I'm looking for
I am a market intelligence and competitive insights leader with 15+ years of experience across information technology, agriculture, and chemicals. I translate complex data into actionable strategies, lead cross-functional teams, and have repeatedly driven revenue and positioning improvements for multinational clients.
My achievements include implementing project management best practices that reduced handovers by 40%, securing 100% project renewals, building a sustainability consulting practice that tripled revenue, and automating qualitative analysis to cut report compilation from two weeks to five days. I combine market sizing, forecasting, analyst relations and Power BI reporting to guide senior stakeholders through digital transformation and sustainable growth.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Research Manager
Kynetec
Feb 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Implemented project management best practices that reduced handover interactions by 40% and secured 100% project renewals; automated qualitative analysis to cut report compilation from 2 weeks to 5 days and delivered Power BI dashboards that reduced project delivery time by 60%.
Senior Analyst Relations Manager
Starsight Communications
Apr 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 8 months)
Designed and executed analyst relations programs that expanded spokesperson roster from 4 to 10 and drove an 8x increase in analyst engagements, contributing to a 15% increase in MQLs through cross-functional GTM alignment.
Delivered market intelligence and competitive analysis for B2B SaaS, cloud and infrastructure clients, developed a sustainability practice that achieved 3× revenue growth and contributed 30% of team revenue through client proposals and engagements.
Senior Research Analyst
Kline Group
Feb 2015 - Jan 2017 (1 year 11 months)
Delivered market sizing, competitive benchmarking and 10-year forecasting for lubricants and specialty chemicals and presented findings via client webinars and executive briefings to support strategic decisions.
Associate / Senior Analyst
IDC-CEMA
Dec 2009 - Dec 2014 (5 years)
Produced quarterly and annual telecom market reports and 5-year forecasts across 36 EMEA countries and built advanced Excel models for market and revenue projection supporting client engagements.
Sales & Marketing Manager
Zoner Software
Jun 2008 - Dec 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Developed and executed a market entry strategy for the Russian market, achieving an 8% sales growth for photo-editing software.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Omsk State University
Specialist (Master's equivalent), International Marketing
Grade: GPA 3.37/4
Obtained a Specialist (Master's equivalent) degree in International Marketing, graduating in 2009 with a GPA of 3.37/4.
University of New York in Prague
Bachelor of Science, International Business
Grade: GPA 3.09/4
Completed a Bachelor of Science in International Business, graduating in 2008 with a GPA of 3.09/4.
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