Analyst Relations Director
About The Position
Grant Thornton is seeking an Analyst Relations Director to lead strategic engagement with industry analysts to shape Grant Thornton Advisors' market reputation and growth. This role operates within the Marketing and Communications team and drives a global analyst relations program across the analyst firms that shape enterprise buyer decisions. This is a new and strategic role at Grant Thornton Advisors where you will drive the analyst narrative, anticipate analyst questions, and ensure analysts understand our roadmap, differentiation, and momentum. This role offers high impact across multinational teams and the chance to influence enterprise-level decisions through analyst collaboration.
Requirements
- Significant hands-on Analyst Relations experience, including direct ownership of relationships with firms such as Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Everest Group or TBR.
- Proven experience leading or materially supporting formal analyst evaluations, including Gartner Magic Quadrants, Forrester Waves, IDC MarketScapes or Everest PEAK Matrix assessments.
- Experience building, leading or owning an Analyst Relations program within a technology, professional services, consulting or business advisory environment.
- Demonstrated ability to influence analyst coverage, positioning or evaluation outcomes.
- Experience preparing and advising senior executives for analyst briefings and interactions.
- Direct, hands-on experience managing relationships with industry analyst firms such as Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Everest Group or TBR.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in financial analyst relations, business analysis, market research, data analytics, PR or general marketing alone will not meet the requirements for this position.
Responsibilities
- Own the analyst narrative: develop and continuously evolve a clear, credible analyst storyline aligned with Grant Thornton Advisors' commercial strategy, roadmap and growth priorities
- Proactively engage top-tier analysts: build and maintain strong relationships with key global analysts across firms such as Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Everest Group, TBR and specialist industry analysts, actively shaping coverage rather than responding to it
- Influence perception and positioning: monitor analyst research, reports and commentary. Identify opportunities to correct misconceptions, strengthen positioning and elevate differentiation versus competitors
- Lead the firm's response to ratings cycles: Magic Quadrant, Forrester Wave, IDC MarketScape and Everest PEAK Matrix
- Advise senior leaders: prepare executives for analyst interactions, including message framing, Q&A and positioning around sensitive or emerging topics
- Partner cross-functionally: act as a connector across Service Line Marketing, Communications, Technology and the wider business, ensuring consistency between analyst, media and investor narratives
- Identify opportunities where analyst commentary supports pursuits and priority deals
- Design and manage analyst advocacy programs, including participation in firm events and advisory boards
- Set KPIs for analyst relations effectiveness and report regularly to the CMO and firm leadership
- Manage the analyst relations budget, subscriptions and agency relationships to maximize commercial impact
- Advise senior leaders Prepare executives for analyst interactions, including message framing, Q&A, and positioning around sensitive or emerging topics.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance programs
- employee assistance program
- paid sick leave
- paid firm holidays
- 401(k) savings plan
- employee retirement plan
- discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
