Senior Public Cloud Strategy & Market Analyst

Forrester Research, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Guitars in lobby

Piano lessons on Friday

Job summary

Forrester Research, Inc. is seeking a Principal Analyst to lead research on public cloud platforms, architectures, operating models, and market dynamics affecting enterprise cloud adoption. You will engage technology executives, cloud leaders, and platform teams to deliver actionable guidance and strategic insights.

The role emphasizes collaboration, primary research, and producing diverse deliverables such as reports, webinars, and executive briefings for Fortune 1000 clients.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or equivalent professional experience required.
• 10+ years in senior practitioner, cloud architect, platform/infrastructure leadership, or related roles.
• Deep knowledge of public cloud market including hyperscale and alternative providers.
• Experience with cloud strategy, architecture, migration, modernization, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Forrester's public cloud platform research across teams and with sales, product, and customer success.
• Develop understanding of what technology executives require to succeed with public cloud.
• Conduct primary research through interviews, surveys, vendor briefings, and market analysis.
• Analyze provider strategies and translate market developments into actionable guidance for customers and vendors.
• Create 8–12 high-quality research projects per year across formats.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Public cloud

Stakeholder communication

Executive advisory

Research analysis

Multicloud

Vendor evaluation

Presentation skills

Education

BA/BS degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Major public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Job description

Forrester Research, Inc. is seeking a Principal Analyst to lead research on public cloud platforms, architectures, operating models, and market dynamics affecting enterprise cloud adoption. You will engage technology executives, cloud leaders, and platform teams to deliver actionable guidance and strategic insights.

The role emphasizes collaboration, primary research, and producing diverse deliverables such as reports, webinars, and executive briefings for Fortune 1000 clients.