Research Director, Enabling Technologies

Overview:

IDC's Enabling Technologies research team is seeking a Research Director to join our established Processors and Architectures research program within the semiconductors and enabling technologies team. This position will be responsible for gathering and analyzing qualitative and quantitative information to create semiconductor market research studies that provide strategic insights and advice to our clients focused on data processing semiconductors for the datacenter, client, and edge computing systems, including servers, PCs and workstations, mobile phones, tablets, and embedded and IoT systems. Tracking the companies playing within these markets and communicating this outlook and vision to IDC clients will be the primary responsibility in this position.

Why IDC?

IDC is the most respected global technology market research firm.  We are changing the way the world thinks about the impact of technology on business and society. Our people, data, and analytics create global technology insights that accelerate customer success.  IDC has been recognized for five consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) by the IIAR as the Analyst Firm of the Year which is one of the highest accolades for the technology market research industry.

Our collaborative, innovative and entrepreneurial culture is the perfect place for you to discover your future.

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• Conduct market sizing, forecasting and share reporting for each of these industry segments by compute type and technology.
• Analyze market dynamics and communicating findings with stakeholders across the ecosystem.
• Track semiconductor and architecture trends within data processing semiconductors market by staying up to date with the latest market developments and technology roadmaps
• Perform pricing analysis and supply/demand analysis.
• Collaborate with IDC analysts around the world to shape our research for data processing semiconductors in datacenter, client, edge computing systems.
• Maintain quarterly market share and semiannual forecast publication schedule and execute on custom consulting.

Respond to inquiries and developing relationships within the industry including top executives and marketing managers within semiconductor, OEM, and service provider accounts along with buy-side and sell-side financial analysts and press

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 8 - 10  years of pertinent industry experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of client devices, data center, and edge infrastructure architectures used by OEMs, cloud service providers, and communications service providers.
• Strong understanding of the semiconductor supply chain with strong insights in microprocessors (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), applications processing units (APUs), baseband processors, and specialized ASICs and ASSPs used in computing workloads.
• Strong business acumen and a deep understanding of data processing semiconductor vendors, their products, and ecosystem
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Strong presentation skills suitable for client events, conferences, and small executive meetings
• Strong vendor and market modeling skills using Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables) with detailed focus on execution of data deliverables.
• Strong ability to scope client needs for standard and customer research projects and to engage prospective customers and develop business opportunities
• This position involves 10% travel for industry events and customer projects

This role can be  remotely based in an approved US location. 

About IDC:  

International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,300 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For 50 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company.

IDC US is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, handicap, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, ancestry, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or other categories protected by law.

At IDC US, we are committed to fair and equitable pay practices. We pay our employees equitably for their work, commensurate with their individual skills and experience. Salary range and additional compensation, including discretionary bonuses and incentive pay, are determined by a rigorous review process. This process considers the experience, education, certifications, and skills required for the specific role, equity with similarly situated employees, as well as employer-verified US region-specific market data provided by an independent 3rd party partner. The expected total annual compensation, depending on location and experience, is between $145,000 and $165,000USD and is inclusive of base salary and variable compensation (if applicable).