Senior Market Insights Analyst

Role summary

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Grab is seeking a Senior Market Insights Analyst in Thailand to turn market, customer, competitor, and business data into practical recommendations. The role typically requires strong analytical and research skills, experience with market intelligence, consumer insights, business strategy, and presenting findings to senior stakeholders. Candidates should be comfortable working with large datasets, developing reports and dashboards, identifying trends, and translating complex information into clear business actions. Strong communication, structured problem-solving, and commercial awareness are important. Experience in consulting, technology, e-commerce, financial services, mobility, or fast-moving consumer businesses is likely valued. Proficiency in English and relevant analytical tools, such as SQL, Excel, Tableau, or similar platforms, would be advantageous.

About the employer

Grab is a Southeast Asian technology company headquartered in Singapore, operating across mobility, deliveries, and digital financial services. Its platform connects consumers, driver-partners, delivery-partners, merchants, and financial service providers in markets including Thailand. The company is best known for ride-hailing and food delivery, but it also offers parcel delivery, payments, lending, insurance, and other digital services. Grab uses technology, data, and local market knowledge to support everyday transactions and broaden access to financial and commercial opportunities. In Thailand, its business operates in a highly competitive environment alongside transport, restaurant, retail, and fintech partners. Employees generally work in cross-functional, fast-moving teams and are expected to combine analytical thinking with customer focus, commercial judgment, and the ability to execute effectively.

Working in Thailand

Thailand’s islands offer attractive lifestyles, but most professional opportunities remain in Bangkok and other major cities. Phuket has the broadest island job market, especially in tourism, hospitality, aviation, property, digital services, and international education. Koh Samui offers resort, restaurant, wellness, and marine-tourism roles, while smaller islands mainly provide seasonal hospitality work and fewer corporate positions. Island life is relaxed and community-oriented, with beaches, outdoor activities, excellent food, and a lower-pressure pace, although living costs and reliable internet can vary. Thai culture values politeness, respect, flexibility, and strong personal relationships. Foreigners generally need an employer-sponsored Non-Immigrant B visa and work permit; remote workers should investigate Thailand’s current long-stay or digital-nomad options rather than working informally. Before relocating, check healthcare, housing, transport, weather, and employment conditions, and consider starting in Bangkok before moving to an island.