Research Director, AI

Omdia (now part of Informa TechTarget) is seeking a Research Director to lead our Artificial Intelligence practice. The successful candidate will lead and manage a global analyst team and guide the strategic evolution of the AI service area to drive growth across both subscription and custom research offerings. 

The Omdia Artificial Intelligence Service Area encompasses four core syndicated products: Advanced Compute AI Applications AI Platforms and AI APAC. Each of these products is built on a robust quantitative foundation complemented by qualitative insights derived from and around that data. A key responsibility of the Research Director is to ensure that the research deliverables associated with these products meet Omdias high-quality standards and provide actionable insights for clients. The Research Director will be responsible for building strong relationships with our top clients and prospects based on the teams leading research products. Additionally the Research Director will play a critical role in the strategic evolution of these products ensuring they are well-positioned for growth and continue to address the evolving needs of our clients.

Strong commercial acumen is essential for this role. The Research Director will be expected to actively collaborate with sales and engage with clients and prospects to showcase the capabilities of the AI Service Area and the broader Enterprise & Channel group within Omdia. Building strong relationships and effectively engaging with a diverse range of client types including senior executives at the highest levels of the industry will be crucial for success in this position.

This is a hands-on role requiring the Research Director to conduct their own research publish under their own name and speak at client and industry events. Therefore the ideal candidate will be an experienced analyst with a proven track record of producing credible high-quality research assets and possessing strong insight into the AI technology landscape. The successful candidate must also have the confidence and expertise to present to diverse audiences ranging from AI practitioners to senior industry executives at client meetings and industry events.

The position is suited to an enthusiastic and collaborative individual who thrives in a dynamic environment demonstrates exceptional leadership skills and is passionate about driving innovation in Omdias Artificial Intelligence research. The successful candidate will bring a strategic mindset a commitment to excellence and the ability to inspire and mentor a team of analysts located around the globe to achieve their full potential.

Qualifications :

Role and Responsibilities

Team leadership

Leadership of all team members in the Artificial Intelligence Service Area (APAC EMEA NA). The focus is on helping shape and develop the workload within the I&A capability of Informa TechTarget ensuring delivery for clients supporting team members encouraging personal development and planning research.

Build and maintain client relationships

Over time and as your career progresses at Omdia and Informa TechTarget build and maintain a network of client relationships. Become a trusted advisor to these clients over time.

Collaboration

Promote a culture of teamwork and knowledge sharing within the research team to enhance productivity and innovation while fostering cross-functional collaboration with other teams throughout Omdia to align research outputs with business objectives in an AI-driven landscape.

Deliver insightful research

Support the creation of high-quality research in the form of reports trackers forecasts and presentations. Work with analysts from within the AI team and beyond to develop and test hypotheses that test existing beliefs within a market to provide unique insight. Use all the tools and knowledge at your disposal to produce analysis that goes beyond the descriptive to give Omdia the edge over its competition. Apply the same approach to your own research.

Market high-level industry expertise

Use your expertise and experience to define and expand an area of research. Market that expertise at a senior level within our clients and prospects. Provide a timely response to market events and offer up-to-date opinions founded on broad-based experience.

Ensure effective client management

Build develop and manage ongoing relationships with clients. Represent Omdia and Informa TechTarget demonstrating your expertise in Artificial Intelligence and related areas as well as taking a broad view of technology and its delivery of business outcomes. Engage with sales marketing product management and PR teams. Actively participate in client-facing meetings with the sales team and add credibility to Omdia and Informa TechTarget relationships.

Expand strategic planning involvement

Offer insight to our planning meetings. Contribute to the direction and strategy of the team plus the wider Enterprise & Channel team. Through the understanding of client needs based on senior-level relationships develop a customer-based point of view for new products and advisory services.

Skills & Experience

• Team management with the ability to engage directly with team members to deliver results for clients; build a climate where feedback and review of decisions and practices is part of everyday work.
• Team development to enhance and invest in a coaching environment focused on long-term performance personal/team strengths and development areas linking them to current and future corporate strategy.
• At least 7 years of professional experience. Experience as industry analyst or in market research.
• Solid understanding and insight into the Artificial Intelligence technology and services market and the ability to quickly form credible distinctive compelling and original opinions on how aspects of these will evolve and why.
• Quantitative research with the ability to build maintain and enhance market forecasts and trackers and present complex concepts and trends from data in a compelling manner.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex ideas.
• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills including a personable manner and the confidence to present to engage with and influence executives at the highest levels of the industry.
• The ability to build and enhance a profile with industry contacts and opinion formers. A network of existing industry contacts would be desirable.
• The ability to quickly and coherently identify and communicate critical issues impacting the commercial performance of Omdias vendor clients across Artificial Intelligence tech and services market.
• Experience of working with sales and marketing teams to identify and successfully capitalize on business development opportunities.
• A proven track record of managing a workload to ensure deadlines are met and client expectations are exceeded.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Cultural awareness as the role involves working with global clients and within a global virtual team environment.

Additional Information :

TechTarget Inc. doing business as Informa TechTarget including its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color sex (including pregnancy) age national origin or ancestry ethnicity religion creed sexual orientation gender identity or expression status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring training promotion discipline compensation benefits and termination of employment.

If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and or in the advertised position please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.

Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended by the ADA Amendments Act and all applicable federal state or local law.

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. Thats why we work in-person with each other or with customers and partners three days a week or more. When youre not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces like at an Informa event you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: annual leave birthday leave volunteer days and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders a healthy living subsidy access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

The salary range for this role is $150000 - $155000 based on experience.

This posting will automatically expire on 06/23/2026.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time