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We are seeking an experienced Sr. Analyst Relations Manager to lead and grow our relationships with industry analysts and influencers. This role is critical in shaping how SolarWinds is perceived in the market, influencing analyst research, and ensuring our strategy and product vision are well understood by key industry voices.
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Key Responsibilities
● Develop and execute SolarWinds Analyst Relations strategy to strengthen relationships with top-tier analyst firms and influencers.
● Serve as the primary liaison between SolarWinds and industry analysts, managing briefings, inquiries, and ongoing communications.
● Prepare executive communications for analyst interactions, including presentations, talking points, and briefing materials.
● Coordinate analyst engagements including research participation, advisory sessions, conferences, and events.
● Provide market and competitive intelligence from analyst insights to inform product, marketing, and corporate strategy.
● Manage analyst report calendars, ensuring timely reviews and responses to research publications.
● Negotiate and oversee contracts with analyst firms, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and budget.
● Track and measure the impact of analyst relations activities on brand perception and market positioning.
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Qualifications
● Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred).
● Experience:
○ 7+ years in Analyst Relations, Communications, or B2B Technology Marketing.
○ Proven success in building relationships with industry analysts and influencers.
○ Experience in enterprise software or IT infrastructure markets strongly preferred.
○ Relationships with key analysts in the Monitoring & Observability, ITSM, and Database space a plus.
Skills:
○ Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
○ Strong project management and organizational abilities.
○ Ability to work cross-functionally with product, marketing, and executive teams.
○ Familiarity with major analyst firms (Gartner, Forrester, IDC) and AR best practices
SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software. Our products give organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—the power to monitor and manage their IT services, infrastructures, and applications; whether on-premises, in the cloud, or via hybrid models. We continuously engage with technology professionals—IT service and operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed services providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures and applications. The insights we gain from them, in places like our THWACK® community, allow us to solve well-understood IT management challenges in the ways technology professionals want them solved. Our focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for network and IT service management, application performance, and managed services.
