Sr. Analyst Relations Manager

Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid)

$135K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive analyst relations to position Eightfold as a leader in agentic AI and enterprise talent platforms.

  • Must-have: 7+ years in Analyst Relations with enterprise software or B2B tech
  • Standout: proven success shaping Gartner/Forrester evaluations
  • Strong storytelling translating technical depth into business value

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with analysts covering Agentic AI, enterprise software, cloud platforms, and leading-edge technology. You will ensure analysts understand Eightfold’s unique value proposition and our role in the evolving enterprise technology landscape.
  • Own the strategy and execution for major analyst evaluations, including Gartner Magic Quadrants and Forrester Waves. You will articulate Eightfold's platform differentiation, coordinating briefings and ensuring our technical and product narratives are compelling and well-understood by the analyst community.
  • Define and drive the company's core narrative with analysts, positioning Eightfold as a category-defining leader in delivering high-ROI Agentic AI solutions. Ensure that analysts view Eightfold as a pioneer in reimagining HR.
  • Translate complex product and technical capabilities into clear, compelling narratives for analyst audiences. You will highlight how our platform and agents deliver superior outcomes across critical business functions, showcasing a fundamental shift from traditional SaaS.
  • Coordinate analyst evaluations by integrating our technical depth, product innovation, and quantifiable customer outcomes. Prepare executives and subject matter experts to engage with analysts on our platform's architecture, roadmap, and data science approach.
  • Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to maintain a deep understanding of our platform's capabilities, product improvements, and technical innovations. Ensure analysts grasp our core technology differentiation compared to other solutions in the market.
  • Serve as the internal expert on Eightfold's market perception and competitive positioning within the AI ecosystem. Provide strategic guidance on how the Analyst Relations function accelerates overall market leadership.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of progressive Analyst Relations experience, preferably with a high-growth enterprise software or B2B technology platform companies.
  • You have a proven track record of successfully positioning companies as technology leaders in major analyst evaluations and during periods of market transition.
  • You can discuss complex technology and platform architecture credibly, understanding how to translate technical depth into compelling, business-value narratives for analyst and executive audiences. Therefore, a strong grasp of modern enterprise technology concepts is essential.
  • You're an exceptional storyteller with the ability to strategically position a platform company at the intersection of technological innovation and enterprise transformation. You are skilled at influencing analyst perception to establish us as a definitive market leader.
  • You bring a balance of strategic vision and operational excellence, capable of managing multiple high-stakes analyst relationships and evaluation cycles.
  • You maintain focus on the long-term goal of establishing the company as a leader in delivering intelligent, scalable enterprise solutions.
  • Experience in positioning technical platforms during market transitions or pioneering new technology categories is highly valued.
  • While domain context is helpful, we prioritize candidates who understand how to compete in analyst evaluations based on product innovation and technical leadership.
  • You actively leverage AI tools in your daily work and possess a deep conviction in the transformational potential of AI.

Preferred

  • Experience in positioning technical platforms during market transitions or pioneering new technology categories is highly valued.
  • You actively leverage AI tools in your daily work and possess a deep conviction in the transformational potential of AI.

Benefits

  • Eightfold AI's comprehensive benefits with family medical, vision and dental coverage, a competitive base salary, and eligibility for equity awards and discretionary bonuses or commissions.
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Eightfold AI

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Eightfold AI's market-leading Talent Intelligence PlatformTM helps organizations retain top performers, upskill and reskill their workforce, and recruit talent efficiently. Eightfold's patented deep learning artificial intelligence platform is available in more than 155 countries and 24 languages, enabling cutting-edge enterprises to transform their talent into a competitive advantage. For more information, please visit our website.

Founded in 2016
Santa Clara, California, USA
844 employees (68 in marketing)
38% recommend to a friend
52% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$15.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
16.7%
Direct
44.7%
Referral
28.6%
Social
9.2%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~845

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
44 (5% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$396.8M
Last Raise
$220M
Series E, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2021
    Series E • $220M
  • Oct 2020
    Series D • $125M
  • Apr 2019
    Series C • $28M

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