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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Six or more years of dedicated Analyst Relations, Product Marketing, Product, or Strategic Communications experience within hyperscale cloud, enterprise technology, or telecommunications.
• Experience supporting enterprise positioning in major evaluation frameworks (Gartner MQs, Forrester Waves, IDC MarketScapes), or relevant experience.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking, AI/ML infrastructure, edge computing, and/or hybrid cloud ecosystems.
• Experience advising, prepping, and coaching C-suite and VP-level executives with confidence and strategic clarity.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MBA or Master’s in Marketing/Communications/Tech).
• Experience in hyperscale cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) or enterprise AI/data infrastructure platforms.
• Established, direct relationships with tier-one networking, edge, and AI analysts.
• Proficiency with AR management platforms (e.g., ARchitect) and CIP/AR professional certification.

Benefits

• Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
• We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package.
• Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
• Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.
• For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.
• The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.
• The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $105,000.00 - $201,000.00.
• The annual salary range for the Illinois location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $115,500.00 - $201,000.00.
• The annual salary range for the Maryland location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $115,500.00 - $201,000.00.
• The annual salary range for the New York location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $115,500.00 - $201,000.00.