Job Description

Company Description

At Informa Tech, we believe that technology innovation is key to driving positive change in our society. We believe that digital inclusion underpins progress. And we believe that diversity in tech is central to a thriving industry.
Our aim is to inspire the global technology community to build a better world by informing, educating and connecting them through world-class research, training, events, and media.

We sit at the heart of the tech community with specialisms in emerging tech/AI, enterprise IT, cyber security, service providers/NextG, critical communications, media & entertainment and marketing technology.
Leveraging over 100 trusted brands, we offer an unrivalled global networking community and platform for technologists and innovators to be inspired and reach their full potential.
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Working with the Home Senior Research Manager for Smartphone product research, to contribute substantially to expand Omdia's smartphone coverage. This requires conducting research (primary and secondary), managing data tools and processes, forecasting of smartphone markets and authoring analysis reports. Coverage will focus on Smartphone markets in South Asia. Through individual primary and secondary research activities, and in collaboration with data transformation and research support teams, the person in this role will contribute to the product's success through high research quality, team workflow support and creation of insights and analysis.

Main Areas of Responsibility & Accountability

Team support - Work very closely with CE research team members across multiple locations in Europe, Asia and US; support various market reports by assisting home team and collaborating with PRO (Penang Research Operations) as well as the bigger group of Consumer Electronics.

Secondary research - Use a range of secondary sources to support primary research. As examples, these sources would include Internet, trade journals, in-house research, trade associations, public reports, financial releases, and company press releases.

Building base data (related directly to Forecasting) - Use primary and secondary research to build credible base data; ensure sufficient coverage of market players; create estimates where company reporting not available; utilizing history; ensure consistency with related data/markets; log all assumptions and work in a clear way

Writing - Provide qualitative analysis to support and justify data with a focus on change and development; use a text plan and outline structure to support concise output; discuss the impact of technology and key market trends

Scoping - Use customer-centric feedback to direct minor scope changes; keep the research fresh by understanding customer needs/questions; enhance the research each cycle and continually add value to ensure we have clear USP; work with direct management to support research changes

Sales support - Partner with the sales team to generate new leads, progress existing leads, and support renewals; use scoping to continually evolve the research offering

Qualifications

• Comfortable using the phone and email for outreach and developing relationships
• Proficiency with MS applications, Excel - solid grasp of Excel for data building, data manipulation, and pivot table creation
• Experience using data modeling tools based on R, python or Power BI is a bonus
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with co-workers around the world across many time zones.
• Ability to think creatively in approaching problems to find imaginative solutions
• Strong responsibility and ownership of deliverables and deadlines on tight schedule.
• Prioritising skills for competing tasks
• Writing reports and insights in a structured and concise way
• Industry experience in white goods markets.
• Communication skills with presenting to clients, conferences and the press.
• Degree level in numerate discipline, ideally electronic, computing or systems engineering.
• Experience in smartphone industry (finished goods, software or semiconductors).
• Fluency in Hindi language is required to speak to stakeholders

Additional Information

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under local law.