This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Research Director, Integration and AI Enablement in United States.
This is a senior research leadership role focused on shaping global insights across integration, API management, and AI-enabled automation within the rapidly evolving agentic technology landscape. You will lead market intelligence efforts covering middleware ecosystems, orchestration platforms, and emerging agent-to-agent and AI-driven integration paradigms. The role combines deep technical domain expertise with strategic market analysis, helping define how enterprises adopt and scale integration and AI enablement technologies. You will analyze market trends, competitive strategies, and end-user behaviors to generate actionable insights that guide both technology providers and enterprise buyers. Working within a highly respected global research environment, you will collaborate with other analysts to produce forward-looking research and forecasts. This is a high-visibility role involving frequent engagement with senior executives, vendors, and industry leaders.
Accountabilities:- Identify and analyze key market trends across integration, API management, middleware, and AI-enabled orchestration technologies
- Conduct market sizing, segmentation, forecasting, and competitive landscape analysis across relevant technology domains
- Produce research insights on vendor strategies, financial performance, and evolving enterprise adoption patterns
- Collaborate with cross-domain analysts to develop integrated research on AI, data, automation, and agentic systems
- Support client-facing engagements by delivering insights, responding to inquiries, and providing strategic advisory input
- Partner with sales teams to support subscription growth and custom research solutions within the AD&A research domain
- Present findings to senior stakeholders, including C-level executives, vendors, and enterprise decision-makers
- Contribute to the development of high-impact research publications, frameworks, and forecasts
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
- Strong expertise in integration technologies, API management, middleware platforms, and AI-driven automation ecosystems
- Deep understanding of AI technologies and enterprise software trends, particularly in agentic and orchestration frameworks
- Experience analyzing market data, survey results, and industry reports to produce actionable insights
- Strong ability to interpret financial statements and assess competitive positioning of technology vendors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex findings clearly to executive audiences
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple research streams independently and collaboratively
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders, clients, and technology decision-makers
- Willingness to travel 25–30% for client meetings, conferences, and industry events
- Experience in technology research, analyst roles, or enterprise software strategy is highly preferred
Benefits:
- Competitive total compensation ranging from $125,000 to $190,000 annually (base plus variable pay)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave and volunteer day
- Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability coverage
- Flexible remote work options or onsite work in Boston, MA (approved locations in the U.S. or Canada)
- Opportunity to work within a globally recognized research organization with strong career development pathways.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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