Job Description

Heavy Reading, the research division and Light Reading and part of the global information services company Informa, is a market research and consulting group that offers deep analysis of emerging telecom trends to network operators, technology suppliers, and investors. We are currently seeking an experienced principal analyst to lead the group’s coverage of cloud service assurance, customer relationship experience and enterprise transformation associated with migrating service provider legacy and on-prem services to telco cloud and third-party public clouds.

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining Heavy Reading’s coverage of the rapidly evolving service assurance, analytics, orchestration, and enterprise service delivery market by authoring research reports, conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis, writing research-driven articles, delivering presentations, and leading consulting engagements.

This position requires the ability to effectively communicate thought-provoking and original analytical findings to a global client base that includes technology vendors and service providers, government agencies, industry associations, and the financial community.

Qualifications

Candidates should have expertise in at least several of the following areas:

• Centralized and distributed cloud reference applications
• Cloud and legacy service provider service assurance and operational (OSS) and provisioning platforms
• Cloud and legacy service provider business support systems (BSS) including integration opportunities into public clouds
• AI and ML systems for service provider and public cloud networks
• Cloud-native microservices
• Analytics and data repositories
• Device and network testing
• Virtualized workload orchestration systems
• Enterprise and uCPE network reference architectures for legacy, service provider cloud and public cloud networks.

Key competencies:

• At least 10 years of relevant work experience
• Established relationships with key telecom and IT industry participants
• Exceptional writing skills
• Solid quantitative analysis, ability to synthesize and conclusions and create analytical frameworks from primary research
• Strong secondary research / information discovery and aggregation skills
• Good interviewing skills
• Excellent presentation skills and executive presence
• Technology market research / industry analysis experience is strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred

About Informa:

Informa is a leading business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge and events group. We help customers in hundreds of professional, commercial and academic communities connect and learn, and create and provide access to content and intelligence so they can work smarter and make better decisions faster. 

Why work at Informa:

Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritises promotions internally. Our benefits include: 

• Learning and development plan to assist with your career development  
• 15 days PTO plus 9 national holidays, 4 days for volunteering and a day off for your birthday!  
• Competitive Benefits with 401k match 
• Paid parental leave 
• Work with a high quality of specialist products and service  
• Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration  
• Employee Stock Purchase Program - become a shareholder  
• Regular social events and networking opportunities 

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed.  As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.