Job Description

Analyst Relations Lead

As Analyst Relations Lead, you will lead strategic engagement with industry analysts to shape Grant Thornton Advisors' market reputation and growth. You will operate within the Marketing and Communications team and drive a global analyst relations programme across the analyst firms that shape enterprise buyer decisions.

This is a new and strategic role at Grant Thornton Advisors. You will drive the analyst narrative, anticipate analyst questions before they are asked, and ensure analysts understand our roadmap, differentiation and momentum as we build and scale new capabilities.

This role offers high impact across multinational teams and the chance to influence enterprise-level decisions through analyst collaboration.

In this role, you will:

• Own the analyst narrative: develop and continuously evolve a clear, credible analyst storyline aligned with Grant Thornton Advisors' commercial strategy, roadmap and growth priorities

• Proactively engage top-tier analysts: build and maintain strong relationships with key global analysts across firms such as Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Everest Group, TBR and specialist industry analysts, actively shaping coverage rather than responding to it

• Influence perception and positioning: monitor analyst research, reports and commentary. Identify opportunities to correct misconceptions, strengthen positioning and elevate differentiation versus competitors

• Lead the firm's response to ratings cycles: Magic Quadrant, Forrester Wave, IDC MarketScape and Everest PEAK Matrix

• Advise senior leaders: prepare executives for analyst interactions, including message framing, Q&A and positioning around sensitive or emerging topics

• Partner cross-functionally: act as a connector across Service Line Marketing, Communications, Technology and the wider business, ensuring consistency between analyst, media and investor narratives

• Identify opportunities where analyst commentary supports pursuits and priority deals

• Design and manage analyst advocacy programmes, including participation in firm events and advisory boards

• Set KPIs for analyst relations effectiveness and report regularly to the CMO and firm leadership

• Manage the analyst relations budget, subscriptions and agency relationships to maximise commercial impact

• Advise senior leaders Prepare executives for analyst interactions, including message framing, Q&A, and positioning around sensitive or emerging topics.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Analyst Relations, Product Marketing, Corporate Communications or a related strategic role

• Demonstrated success engaging with and influencing top-tier industry analysts, with a proven track record of supporting technology and services firms through Gartner Magic Quadrants, Forrester Waves and IDC MarketScapes

• Strong judgement, intellectual curiosity and the ability to operate confidently in ambiguous, high-change environments

• Comfortable operating hands-on, with ownership from strategy through execution

• Experience working in a matrixed organisation, influencing across teams without direct authority

• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated ability to connect analyst activity to pipeline and competitive positioning

• High attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills, and a proactive mindset

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's in Marketing, Communications, Business or related field preferred

• Able to work across time zones and cultures

• Travel as needed

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