[Hiring] Director - Analyst Relations @Argano

Role Description

The Director, Analyst Relations will build and run Argano’s analyst relations program from the ground up:

• Engagement strategy
• Operating cadence
• Executive preparation
• Evaluation and RFI submissions
• Loop that brings analyst research and market insight back into our business units and go-to-market

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can set the strategy and also personally drive:

• The briefing calendar
• The submission tracker
• The executive prep deck

You will report to the SVP of Marketing and work daily with Argano’s CEO, Chief Growth Officer, Presidents, business-unit and practice leaders, and the corporate marketing, communications, and demand-generation teams.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of experience in analyst relations, or a closely related mix of analyst relations, public relations, product marketing, or corporate communications
• Direct working experience with Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Everest Group, HFS, ISG, or comparable firms
• Strong understanding of the technology and professional services market
• Excellent executive-facing communication skills
• Outstanding writing and editing skills
• Proven project management ability across multiple concurrent, deadline-driven, cross-functional workstreams
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Requirements

• Experience at a consulting or services firm with multi-publisher practices
• Familiarity with services-industry evaluations
• Experience integrating analyst insight into product marketing, competitive intelligence, or account-based marketing programs
• Experience supporting a private-equity-backed or acquisitive company through brand and operating-model integration
• Working knowledge of AI, data, and connectivity trends shaping enterprise operations

Benefits

• Build a function with direct access to the CEO, CGO, and SVP of Marketing
• Work across a rare breadth of platforms, industries, and offerings
• See the direct line between the analyst relationships you build and the growth of the business

How Success Looks in Year One

• First 90 days: Complete the analyst landscape map, audit current firm relationships and subscriptions, meet every executive and practice leader, and stand up the briefing calendar, submission tracker, and executive briefing template.
• First 6 months: Publish the analyst engagement strategy and annual plan; deliver our first prioritized evaluation submissions on time and with executive-ready prep; launch a regular research digest for business-unit and GTM leaders.
• First 12 months: Measurable movement in analyst awareness and positioning of Argano; inclusion in the evaluations we targeted; a running program dashboard; and analyst research visibly informing positioning, offerings, and sales enablement.