Research Director, AI Economics

Overview: About the Role & Team

IDC is seeking a Research Director to join our established worldwide artificial intelligence, data and automation (AD&A) research domain to focus on the modeling of AI business value and cost. The candidate must have demonstrable experience in building value assessment and cost estimation models related to technology investment. Experience with AI platforms is preferred. The candidate will also collaborate with other analysts covering adjacent technologies including other forms of AI and Automation technologies. Research will include understanding functional and industry use cases as well as the key determining factors of AI operational cost.

What You’ll Do

• Create a parametric model that can assist analysts and clients in evaluating the potential value of specific AI use cases.
• Create a quantitative construct that allows for the reasonable estimation of the costs to run specific AI use cases.
• Collaborate with the analyst community to build the model and to help them use the models in their own research.
• Work with AI leadership team and engineering to create an AI Economics interactive tool that are clients can use to manage their initiatives.
• Partner with our sourcing advisory team to incorporate ongoing price benchmarking into the models.
• Contribute to the production of both syndicated and custom research.

What You Bring

* Three to five years experience required. * Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree preferred. * Practitioner experience working in a financial analysis and/or business transformation capacity implementing AI projects. * First-hand experience building economic impact and/or financial models related to technology investment. * Strong knowledge of the overall AI technology sector is preferred, along with the ability to analyze trends and provide actionable guidance to technology providers and buyers. Direct experience in this area is ideal. * Up-to-date knowledge of innova...