Chief Analyst

Responsibilities

• Deliver insightful research
• Market high-level industry expertise
• Use your expertise and experience to define and expand an area of research. Market that expertise at a senior level within our clients and prospects. Provide a timely response to market events and offer up-to-date opinions founded on broad-based experience.
• Build and maintain client relationships
• Over time, and as your career progresses at Omdia and Informa TechTarget, maintain and extend your network of client relationships. Become a trusted advisor to these clients.
• Ensure effective client management
• Expand strategic planning involvement
• Over 10 years of professional experience . Experience in the data center ecosystem, either as an industry analyst or in the wider ecosystem.
• Solid technical understanding and insight into the data center ecosystem, and the ability to quickly form credible, distinctive, compelling, and original opinions on how aspects of these will evolve, and why.
• Quantitative research , with the ability to build, maintain, and enhance market forecasts and trackers, and present complex concepts and trends from data in a compelling manner.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex ideas.
• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills, including a personable manner and the confidence to present to, engage with, and influence executives at the highest levels of the industry.
• The ability to build and enhance a profile with industry contacts and opinion formers. A network of existing industry contacts would be highly favorable.
• The ability to quickly and coherently identify and communicate critical issues impacting the commercial performance of Omdia's vendor clients across the data center ecosystem.
• Experience of working with sales and marketing teams to identify and successfully capitalize on business development opportunities.
• A proven track record of managing a workload to ensure deadlines are met and client expectations are exceeded.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Cultural awareness, as the role involves working with global clients and within a global virtual team environment.
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Additional Information

Omdia (part of Informa TechTarget) is seeking an experienced Chief Analyst with deep expertise in data center technologies, infrastructure, and market dynamics to deliver actionable insights to our global client base. The successful candidate will lead comprehensive research coverage of the global data center market, including infrastructure, hardware, software, and emerging technologies. They will contribute to, develop, and maintain authoritative market forecasts, sizing models, and competitive landscape analyses, and will identify and analyse key trends shaping the data center industry, including hyperscale deployments, edge computing, sustainability initiatives, and AI infrastructure requirements. The role of Chief Analyst for Data Center also involves presenting research at industry conferences, client briefings, webinars, and providing expert commentary to media and industry publications. Strategic consulting and advisory services for clients are another key part of the role, providing insight on data center investment decisions, technology roadmaps, and market opportunities. We're looking for an experienced analyst or data center industry professional - a thought leader - who can provide technical credibility and deep insights to Omdia's vendor clients. The position is suited to an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and collaborative person able to express considered and bold views through thought-provoking research and analysis to a mixed audience of technical end users through senior industry executives. Ability to quickly develop strong relationships, interpersonal skills and to effectively work as part of a global team are essential.

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