Overview
Overview
IDC is seeking a Research 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 and technical 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.
Responsibilities
- Data Structuring: Convert unstructured data inputs (e.g. from spreadsheets, reports, or websites) into standardized and structured formats.
- Data Management: Create, maintain, and refresh different type of information on software providers, ensuring data completeness and consistency.
- Data Enrichment: Use AI tools and automation techniques to clean, categorize, and enrich vendor and product datasets.
- Market Research: Research and analyze software markets to identify key vendors, products, modules, SKUs, and pricing structures.
- Quality Assurance: Perform regular data validation and quality checks; identify inconsistencies or gaps and suggest corrective actions.
- Collaboration: Work closely with analysts, engineers, and product teams to ensure data accuracy and alignment with research objectives.
- Reporting & Insights: Support in creating research summaries, dashboards, or visual presentations of data insights.
Qualifications
- More than 2 years of experience as a Research Analyst, Data Analyst, or Business Analyst.
- Fair understanding of software or IT industry concepts (vendors, pricing models, product segmentation).
- Proficiency in MS Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data cleaning).
- Good analytical and attention-to-detail skills.
- Good communication skills to explain findings clearly.
- Eagerness to learn new tools, systems, and methodologies.
- Collaborative and open to feedback.
- Exposure to AI or LLM tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Perplexity) for research or data enrichment.
- Experience working with PowerPoint for presenting research findings.
- Familiarity with data quality checks, research databases, or benchmarking studies in software/cloud/IT markets.
- Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau.
