Executive Analyst Relation

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Analyst Relations strategy aligned with VVDN's business and technology priorities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with analysts from Gartner, Forrester, IDC and other relevant analyst firms.
• Coordinate analyst briefings, inquiry sessions, research engagements, vendor assessments, and analyst events.
• Prepare VVDN leadership and subject-matter experts for analyst meetings and briefings.
• Develop compelling presentations, briefing documents, company narratives, and key messaging for analyst interactions.
• Track and monitor analyst coverage, reports, rankings, market assessments, and industry trends.
• Identify opportunities for VVDN to participate in relevant Magic Quadrants, Market Guides, Waves, Vendor Landscapes, MarketScapes, and other analyst evaluations.
• Work with internal stakeholders to gather business, technology, customer, and market information required for analyst engagements.
• Develop regular reports on analyst sentiment, market perception, competitive positioning, and coverage.
• Collaborate with PR, content marketing, corporate communications, sales, and business teams to align external messaging.
• Monitor competitor positioning and analyst commentary to identify market opportunities and risks.
• Maintain an analyst database, engagement calendar, briefing history, and relationship tracker.
• Support executive leadership with analyst-related insights and recommendations.
• Measure the effectiveness and ROI of analyst relations initiatives.

Mandatory Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in Analyst Relations, Technology PR, Corporate Communications, B2B Marketing, or a related role.
• Strong hands-on experience engaging with Gartner and Forrester.
• Experience working with IDC is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of how technology analyst firms operate and their research/evaluation processes.
• Experience managing analyst briefings and executive-level interactions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to understand and communicate complex technology and engineering solutions in a simple business-oriented manner.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Experience in technology/IT services, engineering services, electronics, semiconductor, cloud, IoT, networking, automotive, or similar industries will be an advantage.

Preferred Skills

• Analyst Relations strategy and program management
• Gartner Magic Quadrant / Market Guide exposure
• Forrester Wave exposure
• IDC MarketScape / Vendor Assessment exposure
• Technology research and competitive intelligence
• Executive communication
• Corporate storytelling and positioning
• B2B technology marketing
• PR and media relations
• Market research and industry analysis

Key Analyst Firms

The candidate should ideally have direct working experience with:

• Gartner
• Forrester
• IDC
• Everest Group
• ISG
• Omdia
• HFS Research
• NelsonHall

Key Performance Indicators

• Quality and frequency of analyst engagements
• Analyst relationship development
• Analyst coverage and mentions
• Participation in relevant analyst evaluations/reports
• Improvement in market positioning and brand visibility
• Internal stakeholder satisfaction
• Analyst-driven business and marketing opportunities