Associate Director, Analyst Relations

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Analyst Relations to join our Clients & Markets team.

Responsibilities:

• Design and drive relationship building with analysts, and understanding their calendar of research 
• Recommend, implement and oversee a regular schedule of interaction with analysts
• Advise and contribute to internal teams responding to formal analyst evaluations (such as Magic Quadrant reports), as well as provide leadership, insights and support that results in positive outcomes
• Present to leadership and other internal teams on analyst relations activities, progress against goals, and market/analyst perceptions; manage multiple internal project teams in responding to analyst research projects
• Respond to internal stakeholder requests for market and competitive intelligence, as well as analyst thought leadership in support of market development and business planning 
• Read and digest analyst research to understand relationship to KPMG offerings, as well as how best to position KPMG in related reports
• Update promptly analyst relations portal content, customer relationship management databases, and other archives shared by the analyst relations (AR) team or with internal stakeholders as assigned
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum six years of recent experience in analyst relations, advisory, industry analysis/research, marketing, media relations or corporate communications
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in business or a related field is required
• Capability to demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills that have resulted in business relationships of trust, confidence and results
• Solid understanding of professional services, IT services; ability to articulate that with external clients
• Excellent internal and external client relationship management skills and solid communication and presentation skills 
• Ability to work independently and collaborate from remote location with global contacts, both inside and outside of KPMG
• Enthusiastic presence, highly responsive and collaborative – a team player with the ability to earn trust and respect
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)