Info-Tech Research Group

Director, IT Research – Industry

Info-Tech Research Group

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

CloudCyber SecurityPMP

About the role

  • The Director, Research – US Government is a consulting-style research and advisory role that combines analysis, writing, and direct engagement with public sector leaders
  • Examine how municipal, state, tribal, and federal organizations approach modernization, cybersecurity, procurement, digital services, and governance
  • Translate findings into practical frameworks, models, and guidance that help government leaders make better decisions
  • Work across many different government organizations, synthesizing patterns and facilitating structured conversations to guide public sector clients through complex challenges
  • Conduct comparative research on public-sector technology issues including modernization, cybersecurity, digital identity, procurement, service delivery, and citizen experience
  • Interview government leaders, vendors, and stakeholders to surface patterns and sector insights
  • Develop repeatable frameworks, methodologies, and decision tools that simplify complex technology and policy challenges
  • Track emerging trends such as cloud adoption models, AI in public services, open data practices, and cross-agency collaboration
  • Convert findings into clear, concise written research for a practitioner audience
  • Lead one-on-one advisory conversations with government CIOs, IT directors, program leaders, and policy teams
  • Apply Info-Tech research to client-specific contexts, offering structured recommendations and alternative pathways
  • Support clients in problem framing, prioritization, operating model questions, procurement strategy, and modernization planning
  • Facilitate collaborative workshops that guide government teams through assessments, frameworks, and planning tools

Requirements

  • 5-10 years of experience in public sector consulting, advisory services, technology policy, or research
  • Experience supporting or advising government organizations such as cities, counties, states, tribal nations, or federal agencies
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technology or policy issues and translate them into clear, structured outputs
  • Experience in facilitation, stakeholder engagement, interviewing, workshop delivery, or client advisory support
  • Exposure to public sector technology domains such as modernization, procurement, cybersecurity, governance, digital services, or data strategy (preferred)
  • Experience building models, frameworks, assessments, or toolkits (preferred)
  • Published research, white papers, issue briefs, or thought leadership content (preferred)
  • Bachelor’s degree in public policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related fields
  • Master’s degree or professional certifications (ITIL, PMP, COBIT, CGCIO, CPMP, etc.) are an asset (preferred)
  • Must be flexible and have ability to travel periodically to deliver workshops onsite at client locations both within and outside of North America
  • Must be eligible to obtain appropriate work Visa for cross-border work within North America and globally
  • Must be available for after-hours work periodically to service APAC clients
  • Bilingual proficiency in French, Spanish or German is strongly preferred to support our diverse client base across North America and globally.
Benefits
  • Flexibility
  • Inclusiveness
  • Learning and development
  • Internal career mobility
  • Measurement of the Employee Experience and actioning on employee feedback
  • Building strong relationships

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
public sector consultingtechnology policyresearchfacilitationstakeholder engagementinterviewingworkshop deliverymodel buildingframework developmentdata strategy
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunicationproblem framingprioritizationcollaborationleadershipflexibilityclient advisory support
Certifications
ITILPMPCOBITCGCIOCPMP