Global Analyst Relations Manager

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment;you will be joining a winning team
with a commitment to sustainability;and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact
on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #Make Your Moment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

This role is based in the US with a preference for someone based on the East coast with flexibility for remote working with occassional travel to our Itasca office.

IFS’s Analyst Relations program is outcome-driven and tightly connected to company performance. At IFS, the business has well-defined KPIs for Marketing’s contribution to lead generation & pipeline and brand awareness growth.

This role is accountable for elevating IFS’s position in key industry evaluations, turning analyst relationships and content into demand, and partnering with Sales to accelerate deal momentum and improve win rates.

Reporting to the Director – Global Analyst Relations, this role will help take IFS AR to the next level by owning high-impact evaluations and initiatives within their remit, and translating analyst influence into tangible pipeline and revenue outcomes.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities

Program Management:

• Translate company and BU priorities into an annual AR plan (coverage map, objectives, narratives, evaluation calendar) for owned domains.
• Maintain analyst engagement plans across Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and boutique/niche firms; schedule and run briefings/inquiries with the right spokespeople.
• Own end-to-end leadership of major evaluations (e.g., Magic Quadrant, IDC Market Scape, Forrester Wave, Voice of the Customer) for assigned scope—timeline, RFI/RFPs, stakeholder alignment, rebuttals/clarifications, and post-mortems.
• Partner with Marketing to source, prepare, and coordinate customer references; ensure regional coverage and evidence depth.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution with Marketing, Sales, Product, and Comms; align to campaigns, demand gen, PR/social amplification, and sales plays.
• Advise on AR budget planning, contracts, and tools required to deliver the plan (does not own budget).
• Operate the AR engine: track interactions and outcomes, manage the AR CRM, dashboards, and reporting; monitor research agendas, timelines, and analyst events.
• Drive internal communications about AR (newsletters, Viva Engage updates) and keep web resources and enablement pages current.

Research and Content Creation:

• Convert analyst insights into clear, actionable recommendations (trends, competitive signals, buying criteria, investment implications); run a regular insight to…