Research Vice President, AI Security and Trust

Overview: About the Role & Team IDC is seeking a Research Vice President, AI Security and Trust to serve as a senior market-facing leader in one of the most dynamic areas of the security market. This role will shape IDC’s global point of view on how organizations secure AI models, data, agents, applications, and infrastructure.

The Research Vice President will define and lead a forward-looking research agenda spanning AI runtime security, AI trust and governance, AI data security, agentic identity management, AI-enabled security operations, and AI factory / AI infrastructure security. The role requires strong market vision, executive presence, analytical depth, and commercial leadership.

This individual will engage regularly with senior vendor executives, enterprise buyers, investors, media, and industry stakeholders to assess market requirements, technology adoption patterns, investment priorities, and competitive dynamics. The successful candidate will help establish IDC as a leading voice in AI security and trust, while supporting syndicated research growth, custom research opportunities, and strategic client engagement.

What You’ll Do

* Lead IDC’s research agenda for the emerging AI security and trust market, including high-growth categories such as AI runtime security, AI trust and governance, AI data security, agentic identity, AI-enabled SOC, and AI infrastructure security. * Shape IDC’s market taxonomy, research priorities, and point of view on how AI security is evolving across cybersecurity, AI, cloud, data, software, and digital infrastructure markets. * Develop and publish differentiated research, including market analysis, vendor assessments, forecasts, buyer guidance, thought leadership, and executive-level advisory content. * Conduct and oversee market sizing, forecasting, competitive analysis, and trend analysis for emerging AI security segments. * Track vendor strategies, startup activity, funding trends, partnership