Lead Research Analyst

Overview

IDC is seeking a Senior Analyst, Tech Buyer Data to join our TechMatch program. In this hands-on role, you will research software markets, create and refresh high volumes of commercial information on software providers, and ensure data quality for our AI-driven sourcing platform. You will be a key contributor to a team that is reshaping how enterprises evaluate and select technology, cutting through the complexity of vendor landscapes and accelerating software procurement with trusted, data-driven insights.

Why IDC ?

IDC’s mission is to provide clarity, confidence, and actionable insight in an increasingly complex technology landscape. We help IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions by transforming deep market expertise and data into trusted guidance. As part of the TechMatch team, you will work with a global group of analysts, engineers, and product managers to build, continuously improve and scale the data sources that power actionable, AI-driven software sourcing intelligence.

About IDC : International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global market intelligence, data, and events provider for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. With more than 1,300 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. IDC’s analysis and insight help IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based technology decisions and achieve their key business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Research software markets, identifying key vendors, products, pricing, and commercial terms.
• Data standardization - classification of unstructured text input into structured columns e.G. Product, Module, SKU
• Create and refresh large volumes of commercial information for software providers, ensuring comprehensive coverage of products, modules, SKUs, and pricing structures.
• Use AI tools to prepopulate, clean, and enrich datasets on IT vendors.
• Perform thorough quality assurance on platform and external data, identifying and remediating errors or inconsistencies.
• Support the development of analytics features for vendor evaluation and comparison.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers to refine data models and reporting capabilities.
• Data analysis including Quality checks, extracting key findings, suggested Quality Remediation

Qualifications

Qualifications (additional)

IDC 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.