Analyst Relations Program Manager Marketing

Analyst Evaluations (Core Focus)

• Lead end-to-end management of analyst evaluation submissions
• Develop clear, differentiated, and evidence-based narratives that align with evaluation criteria and emphasize key market differentiators
• Conduct kick-off meetings to align internal resources, review evaluation criteria and set timeline expectation
• Drive cross-functional coordination to gather inputs from product, engineering, marketing, customer success, competitive intelligence and sales
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and strategic alignment across all submission materials
• Establish and enforce submission best practices, templates, and review processes
• Manage tight deadlines and complex deliverables across multiple concurrent evaluations
• Continuously improve submission quality through retrospectives, analyst feedback, and competitive insights
• Engage with agentic AI tools to facilitate the evaluation process, ensuring accuracy while increasing throughput
• Prepare relevant briefing documents for briefing/demo sessions with analysts
• Identify customer stories, case studies and references to be used to strengthen position in evaluations
• Ensure consistency between submissions, briefings, demos, and published research

• Deliver insights and recommendations to improve positioning and perception
• Assist in identifying how Global AR can use AI to improve internal processes as well as for analyst briefings and demos

• 5+ years of experience in analyst relations, operations, or project management, with a focus on HCM technology strongly preferred
• Experience working with major industry analyst firms such as Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and others
• Ability to create and analyze data-driven reports and dashboards using Power BI or other similar solutions
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to prepare compelling content for analyst engagements
• Incredible ability to synthesize a value story from a list of product capabilities
• Ability to analyze market data and AR trends
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), and familiarity with collaboration tools
• Experience managing AR-specific platforms (ARInsight) and experimenting with AI technologies
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Engineering or a related field
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Creative, self-starter with a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Flexibility is key, to be able to manage several priorities at once
• Experience with UKG's HCM-related technology and services