Market Research Analyst – Mobility

Job Description

Canalys is looking for a Market Research Analyst to join its Global Mobility team. The successful applicant will be based in our Reading office and will be responsible for supporting the EMEA smart device research, focusing on smart devices, consumer IT channel, smart device ecosystem and emerging tech. The individual must be results-oriented, hungry to drive innovation within the research service, ready to implement ideas, and work with team members to drive customer success. The individual will be part of a globally dispersed team, and must be able to manage working with colleagues, clients and senior executives from around the world.

About Canalys

Canalys is an independent analyst company with offices on four continents. We have over two decades of experience in guiding tier-one technology vendor clients on the future of the technology industry and helping them think beyond the business models of the past. We deliver smart market insights to IT, channel and service provider professionals around the world. We stake our reputation on the quality of our data, our innovative use of technology and our high level of customer service.

As Market Research Analyst, you will support our world-renowned mobility industry research and will be expected to perform the following duties:

• Working with the team to contribute toward global research needs, including databases, reports and projects, as well as keep up to date on industry trends.
• Processing quarterly data, forecasting and analysis within Canalys’ mobility research services as well as custom research projects.
• Taking responsibility for reports on vendor performance, global market trends, macro-economic forces, etc.
• Conducting face-to-face and desk research on areas of smart device, mobility ecosystem, and technology channels.
• Collecting and consolidating information across various supporting databases including financial results, key economic metrics and business demographics.
• Engaging with clients, including presenting to clients on a regular basis, as well as responding to client inquiries.
• Contributing to social media output highlighting Canalys research.

What makes a good candidate?

We are looking for someone with the following attributes:

• Hunger: excited to learn about the technology industry and learn new skills.
• Independent: learn by doing, proactively seeking guidance and using initiative to complete tasks.
• Curious: eager to explore about new topics, with a high ability to questions and desire to learn.
• Tech-focused: interested in technology and can demonstrate practical use.
• Reliable: self-disciplined to meet deadlines and can multi-task.
• Social: able to forge relationships with people face-to-face and virtually.

What is required of a candidate?

• A bachelor’s degree or a non-graduate who can demonstrate skills, experience, ambition or interest that suits the role
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word are essential.
• Show a strong aptitude for technology. Be acquainted with current market trends and have a keen understanding of the future direction of the market.
• Basic understanding of the company’s financial statements.
• Strong English language skills, both written and verbal, are essential. Fluency in another language would be an advantage.
• Ability to work both independently and in small teams.
• Demonstrate an understanding of our company values of Accountability, Quality, Passion, Care, Being Flexible and Thinking Globally.

What does Canalys offer?

Canalys is an independent analyst company with offices on four continents. We have over two decades of experience in guiding clients on the future of the technology industry and helping them think beyond the business models of the past. We deliver smart market insights to IT, channel and service provider professionals around the world. We stake our reputation on the quality of our data, our innovative use of technology and our high level of customer service.

Canalys is a globally integrated company. Promoting diversity of people and thought as well as equal opportunities has been critical to our success. Our values are partly about who we are but also about what we want to be as a company. We hire and promote people based on their ability to demonstrate them. Canalys is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion in our recruitment and workplace practices.

Canalys offers a range of benefits to its employees, including comprehensive health insurance and variable performance-related bonuses. We also operate a flexible working policy, which includes allowing all employees to work remotely around 40% of the time. More recently, Canalys has introduced free employee lunches on Thursdays.

Canalys is a globally integrated company. Promoting diversity of people and thought as well as equal opportunities has been critical to our success. Our values are partly about who we are but also about what we want to be as a company. We hire and promote people based on their ability to demonstrate them. Canalys is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion in our recruitment and workplace practices. .

How to apply

Please send your resume with a covering letter highlighting in fewer than 200 words why you are the ideal candidate for this role, quoting reference “MobilityRA_EMEA”. Please email to [email protected] .

No agencies please. Applicants for previously advertised positions should not re-apply

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