<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.</span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.</span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">We are seeking a Sr. Manager, Core Market Solutions to lead a team which will monitor, analyse, and document market trends across of the world.</span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>What We Do:</b><br>We are on the frontline of recruitment enabling organizations to Hire Smarter. Onboard Faster™ First Advantage is an HR Tech company delivering innovative solutions and insights to enable our clients to manage risk and hire the best talent. Leveraging an advanced technology platform, First Advantage builds fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet the unique needs of over 30,000 clients. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with an internationally distributed workforce spanning 17 countries with about 5,000 employees, First Advantage performs over 100 million screens in over 200 countries and territories annually.<br><br><b>Who You Are:</b><br>You are self-motivated and ready to “roll up your sleeves." While you are an independent contributor, you are also collaborative. You can spearhead a project and see it through from start to completion.<br>As a team player, you navigate cross-functional teams and work well with team members in other business units and departments toward a common goal.<br>An Innovator — you see gaps in current processes or workflows as an opportunity to improve and try something new.<br>A lifelong learner and always seeking out opportunities to learn and upskill, you understand the importance of thorough and secure screenings and are interested in the Human Capital sector and the confluence of people, process, and technology.<br><br><b>What You'll Do </b><br>A successful <b>Sr. Manager, Core Market Solutions </b>will be accountable for a team of Market Analysts which support market growth within specific key markets. The work you do will involve a deep understanding of the First Advantage products, customer needs, competitive and local market landscapes and requirements. This role will have a strong focus on building partnerships with the Client Success and Sales teams to drive growth and excellent outcomes for our clients.</span></span></span><br><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">More specifically, the individual in this role will: </span></span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom:11px;"><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Manage team members including prioritisation of projects, providing reviews of collateral produced by the team and providing guidance to team</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Ensure core market knowledge is documented </span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and ensure that subject matter experts are cross trained in core market knowledge</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Maintain competitive knowledge in core markets including ensuring that the research conducted by the Core Market Solutions team is documented consistently</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Coordinate with Marketing to leverage opportunities to promote projects led by Core Market Solutions team</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Manage critical projects and communications related to new core services or markets</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Lead internal training and external webinars on core services and markets</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Partner with Commercial leaders to understand challenges and opportunities in core markets</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Conduct in-depth analysis of assigned geographic regions, identifying emerging trends, risks, and opportunities</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Prepare clear, comprehensive reports on market changes, competitor activities, and consumer behaviour</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Collect and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to support business strategies</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Work closely with product, sales, and strategy teams to align market insights with organizational goals</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Present findings to leadership and cross-functional teams through presentations, dashboards, and written reports</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Draft white papers and blog posts to support marketing efforts</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Assist in providing content for Quarterly Business Review to regional leaders demonstrating usage, success and improvement opportunities across strategic products, verticals and/ jurisdictions</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Partner with the Product organisation to support enhancements related to core markets</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Formulate and maintain best practice recommendations by vertical/jurisdiction</span></span></span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom:11px;"><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Demonstrate a willingness to experiment, iterate, innovate, and fail quickly </span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Share regional insights and learnings with global product teams to inform platform strategy and encourage cross-regional alignment</span></span></span></span></li></ul><br><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>What You May Need to be Successful:</b></span></span></span><ul style="margin-bottom:11px;"><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s Degree in a business or technology field, advanced business degree (MBA preferred)</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">People management skills</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience in building and presenting business cases & project plans </span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Have exceptional communication skills both written and verbal (in English)</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Have excellent interpersonal skills and proven success in cross-functional collaboration</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and flexibility as well as the ability to work effectively with global cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications to include Excel, Word and PowerPoint</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Must be a team player and also should be target oriented</span></span></span></span></li></ul><br><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;"><b>Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move  </b><br>First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experiences, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.<br>Additional benefits offered to our eligible people include:</span></span></span><ul style="margin-bottom:11px;"><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Ability to work remotely with occasional business travel   </span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Medical, Vision, Dental, and supplementary benefit plans</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">401k with an employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)  </span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Competitive and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) and 8 paid company holidays   </span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Access to new tech and growth opportunities, and leaders who want to see you succeed!</span></span></span></span></li></ul><p><b><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!</span></span></span></b><br><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now!</span></span></span></p><p>United States Equal Opportunity Employment:</p> <p>First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates, employees, and clients, and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other area protected by applicable law.</p>