About This Role
Forrester Research is seeking a Principal Analyst to be a critical member of the research team responsible for leading our Enterprise Solutions Architecture Practice, part of our Technology Architecture & Delivery Research Group. The practice serves CIOs, CTOs and IT Leaders and Practitioners, helping them achieve high performance - the ability to deliver great business results through technology. The Principal Analyst delivers research that encompasses enterprise architecture practice, strategy, portfolio, key platforms, vendors and trends, and fosters a culture of collaboration across our Research, Sales, Product and Customer Success teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Enterprise Solutions Architecture practice area, working across Forrester research teams, including the Technology Strategy and Executive Partner teams as well as Sales and Product to develop a complete research portfolio that drives customer delight and revenue.
- Develop a deep understanding of what Forrester clients require to be successful as technology executives and leaders.
- Establish an industry presence as an influential speaker and thinker; build relationships with journalists who cover the sector; participate in vendor briefings and field press inquiries as necessary.
- Conduct primary research into architecture strategy, solutions architecture, key technology platforms, governance and risk management, financial and cost optimization, and performance management including metrics, KPIs, benchmarks and more.
- Use this research to help clients navigate challenges by providing insights on the future of solutions architecture, cost optimization, investment prioritization, and long term workplace strategy.
- Conduct deep analysis of IT decision maker challenges and preferences balanced with employee preferences and expectations.
- Create high quality, actionable, analytically deep and fact based research content throughout the year, including reports, tools, webinars, videos, blogs, podcasts, infographics and other intellectual property.
- Research, write and create approximately 8 to 12 research projects per year.
- Build visibility for research and contribute to Forrester client communities.
- Drive and lead key Forrester Waves and Landscape reporting for the practice and adjacent areas.
- Consult with clients to apply Forrester's research in the context of their specific business environment and help solve their problems through inquiry, guidance, advisory and consulting engagements.
- Present at Forrester-sponsored and industry related events and deliver client webinars.
- Co lead the global Forrester Enterprise Architecture forum and award program.
- Contribute to the State of Modern Technology Operations survey, a key adjacent area.
- Support business development and prospect conversations as arranged by Forrester's account leadership teams.
- Foster a leadership style that drives a culture of cross team collaboration, mentorship, integrity and relentless positive pursuits.
- Potential to grow into a VP Principal Analyst role for a very driven individual who brings new innovations to Forrester and to our clients and captures revenue and client engagement.
Qualifications
- Experience in a mix of roles such as director level and above practitioner, enterprise architect, principal sales engineer, principal solutions architect, managing consultant, Director/Manager of Sales Engineering, or research analyst in an industry vertical or technology services.
- Demonstrated ability to serve as an advisor to senior management and C level clients.
- Superior client facing communication, listening, critical thinking and collaboration skills with researchers, subject matter experts and client leaders.
- Solid technical enterprise architecture, solutions architecture and technology experience as a leader, founded in engineering and architecture backgrounds, with key platforms such as Cloud, Infrastructure, AI, Operating Systems, Security and additional technology platforms.
- Practitioner experiences in Financial Services, Technology Services or another key industry vertical are preferred, including the ability to craft high level architecture to illustrate complex topics and research coverage.
- Ability to leverage prevailing AI topics and technologies as they relate to the practice of EA as well as AI tools and solutions architecture.
- Ability to engage technology leaders across Enterprise Architecture, IT Delivery and Operations.
- Strong knowledge of the issues and challenges that technology executives and leaders face and expertise in the broad implications of current and emerging technology markets, economics, labor and econometrics.
- Ability to take complex, disparate ideas and distill them into simple, provocative concepts; willingness to take a stand on outcomes with clients, vendors, press and competition.
- A strong record of academic achievement.
- Superior analytical, writing, editing and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel 30% of the time or more.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and perspectives.