VP, AI Economics & Investment Strategy

IDC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IDC is seeking a Vice President, Research, Planning & Operations to lead AI economics research, financial models, and executive-aligned guidance for CIOs, CFOs, and business leaders. The role emphasizes cost structures, payback, and value realization across enterprise AI deployments, with travel and global collaboration.

The position requires senior hands-on delivery across multiple functions, direct responsibility for budgets and forecasts, and the ability to translate evidence into defensible

Qualifications

• Senior practitioner with direct responsibility for AI deployments in large organizations.
• Delivery across multiple functions: finance, procurement, HR, customer service, and operations.
• Direct responsibility for AI budgets, forecasts, and investment models.
• Detailed knowledge of lifecycle costs: data, integration, software, compute, governance, adoption, and ongoing support.
• Evidence of measuring and realizing business value and ROI; ability to attribute benefits.
• Experience presenting to CIOs and CFOs on AI investments, funding, and value.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the research agenda for enterprise AI economics, including investment prioritization, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and value realization.
• Develop and validate IDC AI economic models and methods covering cost structures, unit economics, payback, and scenario analysis.
• Advise CIOs, CFOs, and business leaders on AI portfolio decisions, including build vs buy, deployment options, funding, scaling, and redesign decisions.
• Build benchmarks and case studies across functions and domains, analyzing cost, adoption, and value realization.
• Partner with IDC sourcing advisory to incorporate price benchmarks and terms into models and assess cost at scale.
• Produce syndicated and custom research, brief clients, and present IDC insights in executive discussions.

Skills

AI economics

Financial modeling

Executive advisory

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

IDC is seeking a Vice President, Research, Planning & Operations to lead AI economics research, financial models, and executive-aligned guidance for CIOs, CFOs, and business leaders. The role emphasizes cost structures, payback, and value realization across enterprise AI deployments, with travel and global collaboration.

The position requires senior hands-on delivery across multiple functions, direct responsibility for budgets and forecasts, and the ability to translate evidence into defensible