Senior Research Director, Integration and AI Enablement
About The Position
IDC is seeking a Research Director to join our established worldwide artificial intelligence, data and automation (AD&A) research domain to focus on integration, API management and AI-enablement within our agentic automation team. The candidate should have strong knowledge of both the existing and future capabilities across all middleware capabilities including messaging, integration platforms, API management and agentic orchestration capabilities including MCP and agent-to-agent (A2A) orchestration. The candidate will also collaborate with other analysts covering adjacent technologies including other forms of AI, Data and Automation technologies. Research will include understanding market drivers and trends, buying behaviors, and the business value impact of these technologies. The candidate will employ IDC research methodologies to size markets and forecast market growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree is required
- Strong knowledge of the Integration software market, as well as the overall AI technology sector is required, along with the ability to analyze trends and provide actionable guidance to technology providers and buyers.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze survey data and provide clear, concise summaries and recommendations to both technology buyers and suppliers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to analyze, present, and articulate complex data sets.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the capacity to work both independently and within a team.
- Proven ability to read and evaluate financial reports to analyze key drivers that impact companies’ ability to differentiate and remain competitive.
- Ability to travel 25-30% for client meetings, industry events, and customer projects.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Direct experience in this area is a strong plus.
Responsibilities
- Identify key market trends in integration and AI enablement, as well as broader AI technology and market developments.
- Analyze competitive market strategies and conduct market segment and sizing studies.
- Contribute to ongoing research to analyze trends in these segments, including the competitive strategy and financial performance of technology providers, and end user demand for those offers.
- Provide industry expertise for client-facing engagements and client inquiries.
- Partner with sales and drive incremental revenue through subscription and custom solutions for our AD&A group.
- Respond to client requests for market/competitive data across relevant tool and platform technology markets.
- Collaborate with other analysts, particularly in other agentic automation research areas, in creating research documents and forecasts.
- Presenting to senior management including C-Level executives across the domain as well as interviewing/interacting with a wide range of IT and technology vendor decision-makers and senior level audience.
Benefits
- 15 vacation days per year (increases with tenure; carryover allowed)
- 10 paid sick days per year
- 1 week paid new parenting leave
- Flexible work options (remote, part-time, flexible hours)
- Health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage for you and your family
- Annual healthcare spending account
- Employee Assistance Program for counseling and support
- Best Doctors medical second opinions
- Life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
- Retirement savings plan with company match (up to 4% of salary)
- $75/month technology allowance for home office or phone expenses
- Company-paid cell phone plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
