Director Analyst - CFO Frontier Insights

Overview

This role is part of the Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group and focuses on delivering industry thought leadership, market predictions, and best practices for finance and enterprise leaders. As a Director, you will establish yourself as a credible voice within your designated market at local, regional, and global levels, using research and analytical skills to produce pragmatic and provocative insights that clients can apply to advance key business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative, thought-provoking, highly leveraged “must-have insights” content
• Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership, and provide compelling, actionable approaches aligned to client needs and requests
• Conduct in-depth analysis to identify root causes of barriers or needs, and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward
• Demonstrate thought leadership by establishing Insights positions across a team of analysts
• Bring independent, provocative insights to organizational leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda
• Research, analyze, and predict market trends and shifts to provide actionable insights to clients and vendors
• Provide actionable advice to clients and prospects through virtual or face-to-face interactions within your designated content area
• Create and deliver high-value presentation materials for events, industry/professional association conferences, and client briefings
• Support BTI and Sales by serving as a voice of the market to help Insights teams create content, drive engagement, and progress on clients’ critical priorities
• Provide high-quality, timely peer review of content
• Build credibility as an industry expert representing research methodology and strategy
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions; collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes to strengthen service delivery
• Mentor and coach more junior team members
• Remain client-centric by helping clients engage regularly and often with Insights content and interactions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; graduate degree preferred
• 10+ years’ experience working in a finance function, ideally including 2+ years of recent AI experience
• Experience in strategic finance or special projects with the CFO, spanning finance processes and workflows, data sources, and technologies
• Ability to provide provocative, forward-looking perspectives for CFOs on how AI and emerging technology trends reshape finance functions and future enterprise roles
• Strong analytical skills; ability to translate ambiguity into clear narratives, stories, and teachings that drive action
• Demonstrated executive presence; ability to establish credibility with executives and stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and deliver high-quality work
• Excellence in research and writing
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions
• Proficiency analyzing and synthesizing data; ability to apply patterns and frameworks and defend conclusions to client challenges
• Strong communication skills; ability to explain complex concepts concisely and simply
• Subject matter expertise; comfort presenting at both large and small-scale speaking engagements
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within the subject area and the interplay in that market
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across teams in a multicultural global setting
• Ability to learn quickly and navigate highly matrixed environments
• Ability to effectively represent research methodology and strategies at all levels
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated base salary range: 148,000 USD - 175,500 USD
• Bonus/incentive: participation in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan
• Benefits include:
  • Generous PTO
  • 401k match up to $7,200 per year
  • Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  • Additional market-leading benefit programs

Location

Hybrid work environment with flexibility to work virtually when productive and collaborate with colleagues in-person as needed.