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REPOSITIONING A RISK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR SCALABLE MID-MARKET GROWTH

Risk Management Software

B2B SaaSStrategy & TransformationProduct & Go-to-Market StrategyData, Insights & Measurement

The Situation

A global provider of risk management software reached an inflection point. While the platform was robust and well adopted, its market positioning lacked clarity and differentiation. Competitors were converging around similar, feature-led narratives, customer expectations were evolving, and internal teams were not fully aligned on where to play, how to win, or how to clearly articulate value to the mid-market. Leadership needed a unifying strategic foundation—one that connected customer insight, market opportunity, and product direction—and a practical roadmap to translate strategy into go-to-market execution.

Outcome

“This work gave us a clear purpose and strategic direction grounded in what customers actually value—simplicity, confidence, and speed to value. It aligned our teams around a common direction and gave us a practical roadmap to take our positioning to market.”. The engagement resulted in a redefined purpose, a refined choice cascade, and a six-month go-to-market roadmap aligned to the organization’s growth ambition. The company emerged with a clear mid-market focus, a differentiated position anchored in simplicity, and a repeatable framework that could be applied across future products and markets. The engagement resulted in a redefined purpose, a refined choice cascade, and a six-month go-to-market roadmap aligned to the organization's growth ambition. The company emerged with a clear mid-market focus, a differentiated position anchored in simplicity, and a repeatable framework that could be applied across future products and markets.

Approach

Why

To clarify strategic positioning and enable focused, scalable growth by aligning product, marketing, and leadership around a customer-led purpose and competitive strategy.

How

Through an insight-driven engagement that combined qualitative and quantitative research, customer and SME interviews, market analysis, and cross-functional working sessions to ground decisions in evidence rather than assumption.

What

  • Defined a Risk Management Purpose using a Why / How / What framework rooted in customer needs for simplicity, confidence, and speed to value
  • Refined the strategic choice cascade, clarifying winning aspiration, target markets, differentiation, required capabilities, and enabling management systems
  • Developed a market model estimating a ~$510M addressable market and a ~$57M opportunity in the US and UK mid-market
  • Created a six-month go-to-market roadmap, spanning operational readiness and customer-facing execution
  • Delivered reusable research, market, and GTM assets to support future product launches and portfolio expansion

3 Things That Worked

  • Customer-led strategy grounded in direct voice-of-customer research across leadership, decision-makers, and users
  • Clear differentiation by anchoring positioning in simplicity rather than feature competition
  • Strong cross-functional alignment around a shared purpose and strategic choices

3 Things We'd Do Differently

  • Activate in-market positioning tests earlier to validate resonance
  • Introduce pilot GTM experiments sooner to de-risk execution
  • Define success metrics and KPIs earlier to track impact post-launch

Engagement Lead

Adrian Borys

Adrian Borys

Jerem.AI