About this role:
This role creates thought leading Identity and Access Management, delivered to our research and advisory clients through published research, conversations (client inquiry), stage presentations, teleconferences, and client meetings. It is important that you have a vision for how Identity and Access Management will evolve in the digital enterprise.
We look for experience in deployment and operational management of Identity and Access Management technologies such as Authentication, Privileged Access Management, and Consumer IAM, as well as general knowledge of IAM marketplaces and solutions.
What you’ll do:
As a analyst you will meet with clients every day: on the phone, in a video-conference, from the stage at a event or face-to-face during a sales support visit.
In every client interaction analysts help clients solve difficult security issues.
You will:
- Conduct research and analysis in specific areas of Identity and Access Management technologies and services
- Provide guidance to clients that are selecting, deploying, and operating Identity and Access Management technologies and services in both corporate and cloud environments.
- Work collaboratively as part of a globally distributed team of analysts.
- Deliver high quality actionable advice through a variety of media.
- Write clear, actionable, advisory research documents.
- Predict how IAM markets are developing in order to help clients in their selection process and assist vendors in market positioning.
- Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues within your coverage areas as well as adjacent areas.
- Respond to client questions, create materials for clients and deliver in person, via teleconference, video conference or webinar and event presentations
- Maintain the industry leadership reputation by responding to press inquiries
What you’ll need:
Our analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts.
This means you need to know your markets, vendors, trends, management practices, etc.
and be able to see the forest and the trees.
Most analysts have many years of experience and enjoy solving puzzles.
Specific coverage areas for the IAM Director Analyst include (but are not limited to) planning, development, deployment, operations, products and services, and trends as a primary analyst in the following coverage areas:
- IAM program management and governance, including vision and strategic planning; talent management; developing policies; controls and operational process; program maturity assessment
- Identity Governance and Administration tools: knowledge of the product market, best practices for requirements definitions and technology selection, and best practices for deployment and governance.
- Access management (AM): software and cloud based services that use access control engines to provide centralized authentication, single sign-on (SSO), session management and authorization enforcement for target applications in multiple use cases.
The analyst should also have subject matter expertise in at least two of the following areas:
- Customer identity and access management (CIAM) – IAM tools used for managing customers that prioritize user interface, high scalability and privacy, and must bring together a consistent view of the customer across channels and products.
- IAM for and with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings (AWS, Azure, GCP, Salesforce, etc.).
- Authentication
– includes strong/multi-factor authentication techniques and mechanisms, analytics-based authentication, and continuous adaptive authentication. - Privileged Access Management (PAM) – tools and techniques for managing and monitoring privileged accounts and access.
In addition, the analyst should have expertise in or familiarity with the following topics:
- Best practices for general IAM technology selection, procurement, and implementation and for IAM operations and governance
- IAM consulting, system integration, and managed/hosted services, including writing and responding to RFPs and Proposals (product and service).
- Directory services functionality related specifically to IAM.
Also, the following general skills and experience are required:
- Demonstrated analytical skills, including the ability to apply conceptual models, and to recognize patterns while drawing and defending conclusions.
- Articulate and succinct communication skills.
Experience in speaking engagements is an advantage.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in a research or technology related role.
- Bachelors or equivalent experience
- Ability to conduct occasional travel (approximately 6-12 trips per year), regionally and globally