Overview

About the Role & Team

The AI Senior Research Manager Asia Pacific is a role whose primary responsibility will be achieving the program financial, business development, and research objectives as per the targets assigned. The AI Senior Research Manager will be providing thought leadership to the market on important industry trends as well as coordinating Asia Pacific research with research being conducted and delivered in other regions. The AI Senior Research Manager will be IDC Asia Pacific Insights' primary research leader in all areas encompassing AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI strategies, data science, Cloud, advanced Analytics, Machine learning and Data engineering research. Areas of expertise should include above topics.

What You’ll Do
Program Management

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- Leading the definition, creation and production of IDC market intelligence products and solutions for countries or domains under your responsibility.
- Ensuring IDC’s market intelligence meets the needs of our existing clients and identifying recent opportunities for our capabilities




- Maintaining research project planning, scheduling, and tracking.
- Acting as the external & internal representative of IDC research for your domain
- Ensuring the organization produces quality research and analysis by rolling out new and insightful analytical programs, supplemented with thought leadership.
- Insuring program profitability, cost/benefit analysis on custom research projects
- Thought leadership and creation of special reports

Business Development and Client Management

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- Developing senior executive relationships with our clients and key players in the industry
- Presenting results at senior level, or at events, as required
- Providing strong support for the sales team in qualifying and closing business
- Working with the sales team to develop strategic selling initiatives and account plans
- Developing and nurturing a strong client service mentality in the research team
- Acting as the client and me

📌 Senior Research Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 International Data Group
📍 Bengaluru