Senior Analyst - Manufacturing Technology
Company: Informa Group Plc.
Location: Austin
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
Company DescriptionAt Informa Tech, we believe that technology
innovation is key to driving positive change in our society. We
believe that digital inclusion underpins progress. And we believe
that diversity in tech is central to a thriving industry. Our aim
is to inspire the global technology community to build a better
world by informing, educating and connecting them through
world-class research, training, events, and media. We sit at the
heart of the tech community with specialisms in emerging tech/AI,
enterprise IT, cyber security, service providers/NextG, critical
communications, media & entertainment and marketing technology.
Leveraging over 100 trusted brands, we offer an unrivalled global
networking community and platform for technologists and innovators
to be inspired and reach their full potential. Join us and reach
yours!Job DescriptionThis role of Senior Analyst, Manufacturing
Technology, will support the expansion of our research covering
industrial IoT (and related and emerging topics including
manufacturing sustainability). Primary responsibilities for this
Senior Analyst position will include leading the industrial IoT
research across a range of topics including future of automation,
industrial Edge, predictive maintenance, and manufacturing cloud.
Key research processes will include gathering and building market
data, overseeing data analysis and forecasting, writing qualitative
analysis, and conducting "voice of the customer" surveys. This role
provides tremendous opportunity to further shape and develop
Omdia's industrial IoT coverage, working closely with a range of
Omdia analysts and associated event and media brands. The Senior
Analyst is also required to engage with clients, supporting account
managers in customer-facing interaction by providing insights,
opinion and data validation gained during the research process.
Identifying industry change, technology adoption trends, competitor
landscape evolution, growth opportunities and industry risk factors
are all key to building credible research and customer
relationships.The successful candidate will be comfortable
delivering analysis in syndicated (regularly published reports) and
custom (white papers and webinars) forms. 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. Interpersonal skills and
the ability to effectively work as part of a global team are
essential. Scoping - Using customer centric feedback to direct
research scope changes; keeping the research fresh by understanding
customer needs/questions; enhancing the research each cycle and
continually adding value to ensure we have clear USP; working with
direct management to support research changesWriting - Providing
qualitative analysis to support and justify data with a focus on
change and development; use a text plan and outline structure to
support concise output; discuss the impact of technology and key
market trendsThought leadership - Produce written insights and
press material to support research outputsSales support - Partner
with the sales team to generate new leads, progress existing leads,
and support renewals; use scoping to continually evolve the
research offeringEvent support - Partner with the events team to
further Omdia's position in the space, to build a platform for
showcasing our research, and to develop new research propositions
based on intelligence gathered at eventsPrimary research -
conducting interviews with key industry contacts across a spectrum
of company types; attending trade shows; some F2F visits to support
relationship development; creating a detailed log of interactions
and feedbackSecondary research - using a range of secondary sources
to support primary research including - the internet, trade
journals, in-house research, trade associations, public reports,
financial releases, company press releasesBuilding base data -
Using primary and secondary research to build credible base data;
ensuring sufficient coverage of market players; creating estimates;
utilising history; ensuring consistency with related data/markets;
logging all assumptions and working in a clear wayForecasting -
Using primary and secondary research to generate market
projections; using credible sources to support forecasts; logging
all assumptions and working in a clear way; creating the story
around market development/opportunities/risksCustom research - to
support strategic and bespoke consulting engagements, working
closely with client and internal teams to drive market leading
outputsQualifications3-5 years experience in an analyst position or
related industrial automation/manufacturing positionAbility to use
the phone for outreach and developing relationships (internal and
external)Excel - solid grasp of Excel for data building, data
manipulation, and pivot table creationExperience working
collaboratively towards a common goalAbility to think outside the
box in approaching problems to find innovative
solutionsPrioritising time for competing tasksWriting detailed
reports in a structured and concise way to capture key research
highlightsHighly developed primary research interview and data
gathering skillsIn-depth knowledge of manufacturing landscape, key
trends and technologiesMultitasking - ability to prioritise
competing tasks effectivelyCollaborative approach to exploit
internal resourcesAbility to piece together data from multiple
sources and to connect the dotsUse assumptions and logical thinking
to create estimates and forecastAdditional InformationWe know that
sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people
can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the
requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most
of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and
apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the
value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments
where our colleagues cansucceed. As such, Informa is proud to be an
Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of
race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious
creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic
information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related
medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or other protected
characteristics under local law.
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