The successful candidate will create and maintain a body of Gartner research and analysis pertaining to big data analytics for cybersecurity and fraud, fraud detection and prevention applications, user behavior analytics, identity proofing, identity theft, and insider threats, as well as security monitoring the security aspects of payment systems. The research will focus on providing insight, thought-leading predictions and actionable advice to Gartner clients. The candidate will focus on written and customer-facing deliverables that retain and grow Gartner contract value in enterprise accounts.
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Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in related field; Masters (MSEE or MBA) preferred
Minimum of 10 years work experience in a relevant organization – ideally financial services or retail -- encompassing architecture, design and implementation of fraud detection / prevention, user behavior analytics and security monitoring solutions. A knowledge of the vendor landscape and subtending product portfolios is strongly preferred including the following representative vendors: ACI Worldwide, Kount, Intellinx, IBM’s Trusteer, Nice Actimize, ThreatMetrix
• Strong background in the following:
o Trends in insider and external attacks and how to detect them and prevent them from doing damage
o How to prevent data breaches
o How to prevent fraud
o How to detect and prevent account takeover
o How to vet and verify new online account applicants or other unknown identities
o How to best design, manage and implement user authentication across channels
• Expertise in tokenization, point-to-point encryption and chip card applications is preferred.
• The candidate’s relevant experience may be either from a user/IT shop or vendor/service provider.
• Strong financial and business acumen, strong attention to detail.
• Basic understanding of market research, data collection and analysis
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to explain complex concepts both concisely and simply.
• Strong time/project management skills.
• A strong team working ethos.
Day-to-Day Job Functions
• Define and conduct ongoing research and analysis covering the leading fraud prevention vendors, and vendors supporting user behavior analytics and security monitoring
• Perform research by reading, networking with clients, vendors and analysts, evaluating and analyzing information and participating in Research Meetings and other activities which comprise the Gartner research process
• Produce industry/role-specific research geared towards security and risk management professionals. Specify and design vendor and user surveys and questionnaires
• Perform strategic analysis of market, market segment and regional/country trends Multi-segment and sometimes multi-program data analysis. Add value to the research by analysis (which may include triangulation, pattern recognition, application of experience)
• Help develop marketing collateral in conjunction with marketing
• Assist in developing research content
• Hold informal presentations to internal associates
• Maintain contact lists
• Interact with client inquiry specialists to develop understanding of client needs and aid in determination of the appropriate analysts to cover questions
• Answer telephone and email inquiries from clients in covered topic areas
• Create specified volumes of written documentation of research in fulfillment of our commitment to clients.
• Create materials for and delivers face-to-face, teleconferenced and taped presentations to clients.
• Provide individualized consulting for clients, which involves presentations regarding Gartner research and findings to individual companies or providing advice to a user or vendor client for a day or two
• Provide sales support by speaking to prospective and existing clients via telephone, by making face-to face sales calls with sales personnel and by delivering speeches at "prospectors" (half-day seminars whose purpose is attracting prospective clients)
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