Principal Research Director - IT Financial Management

Description

Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest growing information technology and HR research and advisory company, proudly serving over 34,000 IT and HR professionals worldwide. We produce unbiased and highly relevant IT and HR research to help CIOs and CHROs make strategic, timely and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT and HR teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

Position Purpose

Are you passionate about developing new insights into how to deliver better IT services and helping organizations find better ways of working? Do you want to work for a rapidly growing company that understands the importance of supporting employees through flexibility, inclusiveness, learning & development, options for internal career mobility, measurement of the Employee Experience, building strong relationships? If so, you could be Info-Tech’s next Principal Director on the IT Financial Management Research team.

As Principal Research Director, ITFM Research, you create and deliver client-driven, project-based, practical research and advisory services that helps Info-Tech Members drive measurable results in their organizations. In this role, your primary focus is within the domain of IT Financial Management. 

Areas of focus for this role includes:

Research

• Interviewing Subject Matter Experts, finding and reading relevant literature in your assigned topic, and using the information gathered to generate insights.
• Cultivating insights into a framework or methodology and building supporting tools and resources for publish on our website and use by Info-Tech Members.
• Keep a pulse on what’s happening in the industry around your areas of expertise including upcoming trends and best practices, in part, to assist in your contribution of ideas to the research agenda

Advisory Calls with Clients

• Leading calls with Members to provide an overview of Info-Tech’s published research.
• Listening to the information provided by Members and recommending ways they can use the research to work through a challenge or project.
• Assist to scope member concerns and direct them to relevant research as well as identify gaps in research products.

Facilitate Workshops

• Using Info-Tech’s published research to facilitate a series of activities with Members and their teams.
• Throughout the workshop, collecting activity outputs from participants and compiling them into a polished final deliverable for the Member at the end of the engagement.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration & Support

• Provide subject matter expertise to Sales, Workshop Delivery, Consulting, Public Relations & Marketing teams as needed.
• Design and build of high-quality keynote/other presentations, and successful delivery of presentations as needed.

To be successful, you will need:

• Undergraduate degree required (business or technology preferred). An MA, MBA, or MSc beneficial.
• Professional certifications in Finance and Accounting, Project Management, Organizational Change Management, Business Analysis, or other related disciplines considered valuable.
• Practical experience (5-10+ years) working in one or more of the following domains necessary:
  • Corporate Finance
  • Accounting
  • Project Management
  • Organizational Change

• Experience in project-driven environments
• While the role is not a people management role, experience in leading teams is highly desired given the nature of advisory services offered.
• Presentation and facilitation experience demonstrated through prior client-facing engagements important.
• History of gaining and maintaining trusted advisor status with management. Strong working relationships with C-suite considered beneficial.  
• Must be flexible and have ability to travel frequently to deliver workshops onsite at client locations both within and outside of North America, when it is safe to do so.
• Must be eligible to obtain TN Visa for work with US clients.
• Must be available for after-hours work periodically to service APAC clients.          

Skills & Attributes

• Contributes to an environment in which all employees feel a sense of belonging, valued for their differences, and empowered to participate and contribute freely.
• Client Interaction and Facilitation. Ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with clients both virtually and in-person, when safe to do so.
• Event Speaking. Ability to develop keynote/other presentations that will be delivered credibly, articulately, and confidently at Info-Tech’s own events or at external events and conferences.
• Knowledge Application, Problem Solving & Decision Making. Can make relevant recommendations on next steps and helpful resources in response to indirect and direct cues and topics discussed during member interactions. Uses critical thinking to evaluate problems, gather information, understand causes, and identify best possible solutions. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to drive better decisions and more efficient implementations.
• Project Management. Manage project scope, budget effectively, and report on project progress within a timely manner.  Ability to lead negotiations while managing scope and client expectations.
• Writing Ability. Ability to craft and word deliverables in a clear and concise manner. Achieve an aesthetically appealing outcome that is polished and professional.
• Business Development. Generate advisory sales leads from interactions with clients, whether during analyst calls or during project work, and proposing Info-Tech Research Group’s services to fulfill Member’s needs.
• Apply primary and secondary research, along with superior analytical and written communication skills, to lead the team in producing high-quality, published research for our members.
• Managing Through Change & Uncertainty. Adjusts thinking and behavior to resiliently face change and uses experience to fuel growth. Embraces failure as a learning opportunity for themselves and others. Enables the process of change and transition while helping others deal with the effects of change.
• Dynamic Learning Mindset. Continuously seeks opportunities to learn, questions the applicability of past approaches in the current environment, owns growth, and embraces failure as a learning opportunity.

ITRG is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected factors. To that end, upon request, ITRG will ensure, to the extent possible, that accommodation be made available to applicants throughout the recruitment and hiring process



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