Responsibilities

• Build and maintain product launch trackers that capture competitor releases side by side, including feature claims, target customer segments, pricing signals, and go-to-market messaging
• Maintain a claims and messaging tracker — a structured repository of competitor public claims, taglines, analyst endorsements, customer logos, and category positioning statements
• Monitor competitor product pages, press releases, event announcements, and marketing campaigns to identify new launches, feature updates, and messaging pivots
• Flag meaningful changes in how competitors describe their products and position themselves in the market, and summarize findings for stakeholder review
• Monitor and analyze the competitive landscape across traditional, AI-native, and emerging players to keep IDC informed on market positioning
• Develop and maintain one-page competitor wiki profiles covering positioning, product lines, pricing signals, recent announcements, leadership changes, and known strengths and weaknesses
• Produce a monthly competitor digest summarizing notable competitor moves, product launches, messaging changes, partnerships, acquisitions, hiring signals, and customer announcements
• Develop structured SWOT analyses and competitor assessments for internal stakeholder review
• Deliver standard updates after a competitor or peer releases earnings, launches a material product, or makes another significant market announcement
• Capture recurring themes across competitor announcements, customer references, job postings, earnings calls, press releases, and product pages into market signal snapshots
• Develop and maintain repeatable AI-assisted methodologies for market analysis and research production
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Corporate Development, and Global Domains to align intelligence outputs with business priorities
• Support product strategy and portfolio planning with competitive pricing, market sizing, and positioning insights
• Deliver market-based insights on emerging technologies and new opportunity areas to support product planning
• Maintain and improve a living competitor wiki so that research compounds over time and each co-op cohort builds on the last

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in Business Administration, Marketing, Information Systems, Communications, Data Analytics, or a related field
• Strong interest in competitive intelligence, market research, or strategic marketing
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail — this role produces structured, repeatable artifacts that stakeholders depend on
• Strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex competitive information clearly and concisely
• Experience using AI tools (ideally Claude) to accelerate research, organize information, or produce structured outputs and ongoing monitoring applications
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with research databases, web research techniques, or business intelligence tools is a plus
• Analytical mindset with an eye for pattern recognition and a drive to surface insights that others miss
• Comfortable working independently against a defined deliverable set, with minimal day-to-day supervision
• Collaborative and curious, with a genuine interest in technology markets and how companies compete within them
• Hybrid schedule, working in our Boston office 2-3 days per week.

Preferred

• familiarity with research databases, web research techniques, or business intelligence tools is a plus

Benefits

• 15 vacation days (prorated based on start date)
• 12 company-paid holidays
• 6 paid sick days (prorated based on start date; may vary by state)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 2 floating holidays (prorated based on start date)
• 1 volunteer day
• 401(k) company match (IDC matches 3% on the first 6% of employee contributions)
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid parental leave