Research Director - Industry (Manufacturing)
Info-Tech
- London, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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’s Industry Members.
- Creating Manufacturing research for members upon request.
- Through research and vendor briefings, keep a pulse on what’s happening in the industry around the various Manufacturing application/solution areas, including upcoming trends and best practices, in part, to assist in your contribution of ideas to the research agenda.
- 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.
- 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.
- Help drive the commercial success of the industry practice by providing subject matter expertise to Sales, Workshop Delivery, Global Services (formerly Executive Services), Consulting, Public Relations & Marketing teams as needed.
- Design and build of high-quality keynote/other presentations, and successful delivery of presentations as needed.
- Undergraduate degree required (business, technology, or manufacturing management preferred). An MA, MBA, or MSc beneficial.
- Professional certifications in an IT or project management related topic e.g. PMP, COBIT 5, ITIL an asset.
- 5-10+ years of experience in IT role as a practitioner, consultant, or analyst with experience in mid to large IT organization in the Manufacturing Industry.
- Practical experience providing advisory services in some combination of the following domains necessary:
- IT & Digital Business Strategy
- Budget Management
- Governance
- Risk & Compliance
- Service Management
- People and Leadership
- Presentation and facilitation experience demonstrated through prior client-facing engagements.
- History of gaining and maintaining trusted advisor status with management. Strong working relationships with C-suite considered beneficial.
- Travel Requirement: Must be flexible and have ability to travel periodically to deliver workshops onsite at client locations both within and outside of North America.
- Visa Requirement: Must be eligible to obtain appropriate work Visa for cross-border work within North America and globally.
- Work Hours Requirements: Must be available for after-hours work periodically to service APAC clients.
- Inclusion
- Client Interaction and Facilitation
- Event Speaking
- Knowledge Application, Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Project Management
- Writing Ability
- Business Development
- Research
- Managing Through Change & Uncertainty
- Dynamic Learning Mindset