Overview

Do you want to become a leading authority on Aotearoa's booming technology industry and digital economy? If so, IDC is offering a fantastic opportunity for a Technology Market Insights Research Manager to join our team of passionate analysts, based in Auckland.

In this role you'll responsible for delivering tech market insights and digital strategy guidance for our customers, from across the tech buyer and vendor ecosystem. We are looking for a natural thought leader with an opinion on everything digital. You will be an above average business writer who enjoys writing in different styles from formal research reports to blog articles. You will know how to craft a story with a genuine and personal voice. We'll provide you with many opportunities to present to executive leaders in the tech sector, keynotes at events - both physically and virtually -roundtables and leading workshops. So, you need to be a confident engaging public speaker and a talent for facilitating group discussion.

IDC is the most respected global technology market research firm operating in over 110 countries worldwide. Our team provides fact-based analysis and best practice advice helping clients make best use of information technology, respond quickly to industry trends and assist them in delivering their desired business outcomes to thrive in the digital economy.

You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com.

Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders to drive excellence in delivery
• Lead and conduct quality research and strategy consulting to empower the local tech sector and buyers to make good investment decisions.
• Producing high quality, insightful analysis and engaging report, incorporating custom research, tech market and competitive analyses.
• Grow the IDC brand as a premier research and insights leader through thought leadership on technology trends and opportunities that will impact customers.
• Creating and delivering presentations (physical and virtual) to IDC's clients, keynotes at major tech industry events, headline webinars and lead podcast discussions.
• Collaborating with consulting teams and IDC's global analyst community on custom research projects locally, regionally and globally.
• Building relationships, influencing and engaging with service providers, industry leaders and vendors.
• Seeking out opportunities to identify new research or business opportunities
• Developing creative and innovative solutions for our customers to adapt to the disruptions and changes they face in the digital economy.

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Good experience and understanding of the tech sector and its participant. You may have worked for a tech supplier (IT services, consulting, software or telco) a tech buyer organisation (industry, private or public sector), or a tech regulatory organisation.
• Excellent communication skills; written and verbal.
• Problem solving skills and critical thinking