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International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,100 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For 50 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company.

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Job Scope

IDC seeking an Analyst on a contract role to join the software tracker team. This role involves conducting in-depth research for IDC’s software tracker working collaboratively with the internal and external vendors as needed.

The analyst is expected to deliver regular, detailed analysis of software markets across diverse geographies.

• Analyze secondary sources (primarily company financial reports) of global and regional software/cloud vendors.
• Research primary and secondary sources (e.g. company financial reports, company web sites, press releases, industry press articles, etc.) of global and regional software/cloud vendors.
• Create company revenue models that map source data to the IDC Software taxonomy and update these models on a semi-annual basis
• Communicate with IDCs worldwide software analysts and vendors to discuss the models and assumptions as needed
• Work with IDCs regional analysts to reconcile the worldwide vendor revenue models with their regional models
• Regularly interact with the other IDC CCR company modelers and the worldwide software company model team manager

• Master’s degree with strong Analytical and logical skills to interpret quantitative insights and estimate market sizes
• 0-1 year of professional experience, experience in market research industry, is a plus
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team Player
• Advanced Excel skills
• Excellent Communication
• Self-motivated and able to function independently