Senior Analyst Relations Manager

Zenity a Gartner Cool Vendor and the leader in securing agentic AI is hiring a Senior Analyst Relations (AR) Manager to build and scale relationships with the analysts shaping the AI security landscape. This is a strategic high-visibility role for someone who understands how industry analysts influence markets define categories and drive vendor perception.

Youll partner directly with Zenitys leadership product and product marketing teams to define and execute our analyst relations strategy. Clear confident communication and strong relationship-building skills are at the heart of this role. You actively track market shifts analyst coverage and AR best practices to ensure Zenitys strategy stays informed and ahead of the curve. Your work will ensure that leading analyst firms and industry influencers clearly understand Zenitys differentiated approach to securing AI.

What You Will Do

• Own and lead Zenitys analyst relations strategy across key research firms and influencers driving consistent engagement and positioning Zenity as the definitive voice in AI Security.
• Shape and amplify Zenitys market narrative ensuring our perspective is reflected in analyst reports frameworks and category definitions for AI security
• Establish and run the AR program managing briefings inquiries and proactive engagements across executives product and product marketing.
• Equip Zenity spokespeople with sharp talk tracks data-driven insights and competitive proof points that strengthen analyst confidence and alignment.
• Monitor and interpret analyst sentiment and coverage uncovering opportunities to influence research direction and reinforce Zenitys differentiation.
• Develop analyst-facing content such as positioning briefs product snapshots roadmap summaries and category narratives that clearly convey Zenitys value and innovation.
• Collaborate closely with product and product marketing to ensure Zenitys roadmap messaging and analyst engagement strategy move in lockstep.
• Oversee AR program operations including submissions research participation follow-ups and impact tracking ensuring flawless execution and measurable outcomes.

Requirements:

What You Bring

• Proven Analyst Relations experience in cybersecurity or AI with a strong grasp of how analysts define shape and evolve new categories.
• Strategic execution skills able to plan and run AR programs for the security and compute markets in partnership with leadership product and product marketing.
• Operational excellence managing the full rhythm of AR activities including briefings inquiries ranking submissions events and product launch support.
• Exceptionally organized maintaining clear systems for managing AR activities priorities and deliverables while ensuring consistency and follow-through across every interaction.
• Proactive and insight-driven continuously analyzing analyst feedback market data and engagement outcomes to identify opportunities refine strategy and strengthen relationships.
• Collaborative and composed under pressure skilled at prioritizing multiple programs and communicating clearly across stakeholders to meet tight deadlines.
• Fluent in analyst methodologies such as Gartner Magic Quadrants Market Guides Forrester Waves and IDC MarketScapes and experienced managing AR components for product launches and industry events.
• Adept at leveraging AI tools and automation to streamline research workflows and program reporting for greater precision and impact.

Success Metrics for the Role

• Category visibility and influence. Elevate Zenitys presence and influence across key analyst firms by driving consistent inclusion and recognition in research reports and market frameworks that shape the AI security category.
• Narrative adoption and alignment. Ensure Zenitys point of view is reflected in how analysts define describe and evaluate AI Security - shifting market language and perception to mirror our vision and differentiation.
• Analyst advocacy and sentiment. Cultivate trusted relationships and deliver high-quality engagements that lead to measurable improvements in analyst tone trust and advocacy - reflected in commentary reports and direct feedback.
• Operational excellence and consistency. Establish a structured consistent cadence of briefings inquiries and deliverables - ensuring every interaction is well-prepared high-impact and tightly aligned to Zenitys broader GTM and product strategy.

Why Zenity

This is your chance to influence a market as it forms. At Zenity youll do more than manage analysts - youll help define how the industry talks about AI Security and how enterprises think about controlling what AI does.