Description:

Overview

International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,100 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For 50 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company.

About the Role

IDC Europe is looking for a Research Manager to head up our analytics industry research programme, and to make a significant contribution to custom market consulting projects. The person we seek will contribute thought-leadership on the Analytics and Big Data market, engage with customers and prospects for our products and services, and contribute to IDC global research initiatives. You will work with colleagues researching adjacent areas such as AI, enterprise applications, cloud computing, and digital marketing.

We qualify and define the need for Analytics and Big Data: Those numbers you see quoted in the media about data growth, market shares, and future forecasts? They are most likely from IDC.

We have a loyal client base and a healthy and ongoing work stream with technology vendors and users relating to the marketing, use and governance of business analytics technologies.

Responsibilities

Lead and contribute to IDC's European Analytics and Big Data research programme and consulting projects.

The successful candidate will be required to:

Qualifications

This position calls for an individual with excellent communication, presentation and writing skills, allied to good numeric and analytic skills. We seek a quick and creative thinker with deep curiosity about developments in the IT market, someone who is happy to work as part of a team or alone, depending on project size.

Specific requirements include:

To succeed at IDC, you will need to be:

Training in relevant vocational skills, such as presenting, writing and running workshops, is regularly offered by IDC to all staff as well as training in IDC tools and methods relevant to the role.

The position will be located in one of IDC's major West Europe research centres: London, Frankfurt, Milan, or Copenhagen. Occasional travel will be expected, within Europe and to the US, once current restrictions start to be lifted.

In addition to a competitive compensation package, IDC offers a truly collaborative, flexible and stimulating work environment where you'll be encouraged to develop your ideas about the market and its development, and to present them to major IT companies and IT users as well as helping your colleagues with their projects.

IDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, handicap, race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, ancestry, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or other categories protected by law.