[Hiring] Group Vice President Research, Devices and Consumers @IDC Research Inc.

Role Description

IDC is seeking a Group Vice President (GVP), Devices and Consumers to lead IDC's global research across the devices and consumer technology landscape and turn its insight into market impact. This executive owns the research agenda, the quality and visibility of the output, and the performance of the global analyst team, reporting into the Global Leader, Research & Data Intelligence. This is a research leadership role that faces the market. The GVP is not a back-office researcher or a people manager only. He/she is expected to be out with clients, technology vendors, startups, investors, and buyers/leaders, as well as the press, to build the team's external reputation, and to make research a direct driver of IDC's advisory and commercial growth.

The Devices and Consumers team has deep, established expertise in PCs, mobile phones, XR/VR, and wearables. The device landscape is now being reshaped by AI-native hardware: wearables built around AI assistants, AI edge endpoints, and smart home and ambient devices where AI is the core experience rather than a feature. The GVP will bring new, cutting-edge technology experience and market exposure that complements the team's current strengths and extends IDC's coverage into these emerging categories. The GVP works in close partnership with IDC's Sales, Custom Solutions, Customer Success, and Marketing teams, and with IDC's regional and global research organization, to make sure devices and consumer perspectives are heard across the market, and global assets are made relevant locally.

Qualifications

• Lead the global Devices and Consumers analyst team, setting the research agenda and priorities against IDC's growth plan.
• Set and uphold standards for accuracy, rigor, and intellectual integrity, balanced with speed-to-publish and market impact.
• Build, coach, and develop analysts, setting clear expectations, reviewing performance, and growing a bench of market-facing experts.
• Recruit and onboard analysts with the right expertise, industry networks, and mindset for a market-facing role, including specialists in emerging AI-native device categories.
• Ensure research coverage is balanced between established segments (PCs, mobile phones, XR/VR, and wearables) and fast-emerging areas such as AI-native wearables, AI edge endpoints, smart home and ambient devices, and on-device AI.
• Equip the team with the skills, frameworks, and tools to size, forecast, and track new categories where historical data is limited.

Requirements

• Define IDC's point of view on AI-native devices, including market definitions, taxonomy, forecasts, and competitive landscape.
• Track the technology and ecosystem shifts behind AI-native devices, including on-device and edge AI, silicon, models and agents, operating platforms, connectivity, developer ecosystems, and new business models.
• Shift the team from documenting trends to influencing decisions: evidence-led advisory that clients can act on.
• Be a visible external voice for IDC at industry events, in the press, and with key vendors, startups, investors, and buyer organizations.
• Build and maintain senior relationships across the devices and AI ecosystem, including AI startups, established device OEMs and ODMs, chip and component vendors, platform providers, carriers, retailers, and investors.
• Champion IDC's brand and market position with credibility, and ensure analysts do the same.

Benefits

• 15 vacation days (prorated based on start date).
• 12 company-paid holidays.
• 6 paid sick days (prorated based on start date; may vary by state).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 2 floating holidays (prorated based on start date).
• 1 volunteer day.
• 401(k) company match (IDC matches 3% on the first 6% of employee contributions).
• Company-paid short-term disability.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid parental leave.

Company Description

At IDC, your work helps shape how the world understands technology and where it goes next. You collaborate with curious, high-caliber colleagues who value rigor, integrity, and shared success. As the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, IDC equips business and technology leaders with the evidence they need to make confident decisions. Our insights inform strategy, investment, and innovation across industries and regions.

Recognized by IIAR as Analyst Firm of the Year for five consecutive years, IDC sets the standard for credibility and impact. With more than 1,000 analysts worldwide and a truly global perspective, we combine deep expertise with practical relevance. Here, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your contributions provide the insights leaders rely on every day. It is meaningful work, backed by a culture that supports growth, collaboration, and long-term career development with a globally respected brand.