Chief Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Massachusetts.

📋 Description

• Conduct and deliver impactful research.

• Collaborate with the Data Center team to produce high-quality research in the form of reports, trackers, forecasts, and presentations.

• Formulate and test hypotheses that challenge prevailing beliefs in the market to offer unique insights.

• Utilize all available tools and knowledge to generate analyses that provide Omdia with a competitive advantage beyond mere description.

• Promote high-level industry expertise.

• Leverage your knowledge and experience to define and broaden a specific area of research.

• Advocate that expertise at a senior level with our clients and prospects.

• Respond promptly to market events and provide current opinions based on extensive experience.

• Cultivate and sustain client relationships.

• Over time, as you advance in your career at Omdia and Informa TechTarget, expand and strengthen your network of client connections.

• Establish yourself as a trusted advisor to these clients.

• Ensure effective client management.

• Build and nurture ongoing relationships with clients.

• Represent Omdia and Informa TechTarget, showcasing your expertise in Data Centers while maintaining a broader perspective on the technology ecosystem and its contribution to business outcomes.

• Support sales, marketing, product management, and PR teams.

• Engage in client-facing meetings alongside the sales team to enhance the credibility of Omdia and Informa TechTarget partnerships.

• Increase involvement in strategic planning.

• Provide insights during planning meetings. Collaborate closely with the Practice Leader and Research Directors to steer the strategy of the team. By understanding client needs through senior-level relationships, develop a customer-focused perspective on new products and advisory services.

⛳️ Requirements

• More than 10 years of professional experience.

• Background in the data center ecosystem, whether as an industry analyst or within the broader ecosystem.

• Strong technical comprehension and insights into the data center ecosystem, enabling quick formulation of credible, distinctive, and original opinions on its evolution.

• Proficiency in quantitative research, including the ability to build, maintain, and enhance market forecasts and trackers, while presenting complex data trends in an engaging manner.

• Exceptional written communication skills, capable of synthesizing intricate ideas.

• Strong verbal communication and presentation abilities, characterized by a personable demeanor and the confidence to engage and influence executives at the highest levels of the industry.

• Capability to build and enhance a profile with industry contacts and opinion leaders.

• An existing network of industry contacts would be highly advantageous.

• Proficient in quickly identifying and articulating critical issues that affect the commercial performance of Omdia’s vendor clients across the data center ecosystem.

• Experience collaborating with sales and marketing teams to recognize and effectively seize business development opportunities.

• A proven ability to manage workloads to ensure timely completion of tasks and exceed client expectations.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

• Cultural sensitivity, as the role entails working with global clients and participating in a global virtual team environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Excellent community: a welcoming culture with both in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day, and active colleague groups and networks that promote a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment.

• Broader impact: the opportunity to take up to four days per year to volunteer with a philanthropic organization.

• Career opportunity: the chance to advance your career through tailored training, mentoring platforms, and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. We encourage and support internal job transitions when it's time for your next step.

• Time off: Open Vacation policy, plus 10 national holidays, and the ability to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks annually.

• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision, and dental insurance, parental leave, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount.

• Strong wellbeing support through Employee Assistance Programs, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app, and more.

• Recognition for outstanding work, including global awards and kudos programs.

• As an international company, there is the opportunity to collaborate with teams across the globe.