Senior Analyst Relations Lead, AI Strategy - Hybrid

Verizon; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Manager of Analyst Relations to shape market narratives around our AI Connect portfolio and enterprise AI strategy. You will bridge engineering, market perception, and sales, building trusted relationships with top analysts, guiding evaluations, and feeding insights to product leadership to influence roadmaps and growth.

This hybrid role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in analyst relations or related fields, with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience in Analyst Relations, Product Marketing, Product, or Strategic Communications.
• Experience within hyperscale cloud, enterprise technology, or telecommunications.
• Experience supporting enterprise positioning in Gartner MQs, Forrester Waves, IDC MarketScapes.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking, AI/ML infrastructure, edge computing, or hybrid cloud ecosystems.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI Market Leadership: Architect and execute the global AR strategy for Verizon's AI Connect portfolio, establishing dominant positioning with key influencers at major and boutique research firms.
• Cultivate High-Value Advocacy: Build trust-based, long-term relationships with top-tier analysts, converting neutral industry evaluators into active advocates for Verizon's strategy.
• Dominate Major Evaluations: Lead end-to-end strategy for market-leading tier-one evaluations, converting product milestones into category leadership.
• Deliver Inbound Strategic Intelligence: Contextualize analyst feedback, competitive threats, and market trends into high-impact, actionable insights for Product Management, Engineering, and Executive Leadership to shape future roadmaps.
• Accelerate Enterprise Pipeline: Partner with Sales, Product Marketing, and Executive teams to integrate analyst endorsements, research, and custom validation directly into high-stakes customer deal cycles.
• Advise Executive Leadership: Coach and align VP-level and above executives for high-impact analyst briefings, inquiries, and summits, ensuring narrative consistency and strategic depth.

Skills

Analyst Relations

Product Marketing

Strategic Communications

Executive Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ARchitect

CIP Certification

Job description

Verizon in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Manager of Analyst Relations to shape market narratives around our AI Connect portfolio and enterprise AI strategy. You will bridge engineering, market perception, and sales, building trusted relationships with top analysts, guiding evaluations, and feeding insights to product leadership to influence roadmaps and growth.

This hybrid role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in analyst relations or related fields, with travel up to 10%.