Analyst Relations Contractor

OVERVIEW:

- Analyst Relations Contractor will support the global industry analyst relations strategy and execution to support the overall positioning as the leading Enterprise Asset Intelligence vendor in the industry.
- Support execution of 2015 AR plan regarding analysts
- Working with an integrated communications and marketing team, as well as senior creative and business leadership, the qualified applicant will have a demonstrated track record of success in driving exceptional program/activity results in a competitive environment.
- Applicant will help generate preferential rankings and coverage by the industry analysts, both in reports already planned and those published as a result of a outreach proactive strategy.
- Cultivate target analyst list (ruggedied mobile, WLAN, IOT, and services) of analysts who can provide positive commentary on company for multiple uses, including for example, new business opportunities and corporate or capability-related announcements.
- Comfortable working with senior management and industry influencers.
- Acquires understanding and absorbs new information rapidly.
- Develops and maintains effective working relationships with others.
- Works cooperatively with others to achieve results.
- Displays personal and corporate integrity

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Partner with Global Analyst Relations Manager to develop and execute worldwide analyst strategy.
- Drive analyst awareness of offerings and significantly expand analyst understanding of the business strategy and product offerings.
- Advance the development, simplification and innovation of the AR program while defining repeatable best practices for the organization
- Deliver and track on-going AR program activities such as analyst briefings, inquiries, reporting and other core program tactics
- Collaborate with PR and product teams to educate analysts on offerings and launches
- Prioritize and manage incoming requests for information, research review, customer references, event speakers, and research
- Help write presentations and prepare spokespeople for engaging with analysts
- Defining, measuring and reporting success and learnings
- Driving alignment with sales, marketing and product engineering to maximize awareness of customer requirements, existing market evidence, and AR program implementation

SKILLS:

JOB SPECIFIC SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

- Excellent writing and editing skills, experience in PR/communications.
- Excellent attention to detail, spelling and grammar skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, planning and organization skills.
- Ability to convey complex subject matter clearly and accurately.
- Proven time management and problem-solving skills.
- Strong client service orientation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, technology
- Basic knowledge of industry analyst ecosystem, research and processes (Gartner, Forrester, etc)
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Clearly understands technology and can abstract business/solution value
- Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Able to prioritize in complex, fast-paced environment
- Creative thinker with bias for action
- Strong project management skills
- Optimize projects to budgets, constraints, and existing resources