Analyst, Data Center Services & Infrastructure - Middle East & Africa (MEA), 451 Research
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About the Role
S&P Global's 451 Research seeks an Analyst to cover data center services and infrastructure in the Middle East & Africa. The role involves market research, data analysis, and client engagement.
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Responsibilities
- Own market research from signal to story: Track, analyze, and publish research on Middle East datacenter services and infrastructure
- Build and protect data integrity: Maintain and enhance a proprietary datacenter database
- Deliver country and city level intelligence on trends, constraints, and opportunities
- Monitor and explain the impact of energy management, sustainability, AI/IoT workloads, cloud services adoption, and government regulation on datacenter strategy
- Engage the market directly: Conduct outreach and interviews with operators, investors, cloud service providers, vendors, and enterprise buyers
- Power client engagements: Support consulting projects by gathering evidence, pressure testing assumptions, and producing crisp deliverables
- Bring insights to life: Contribute to webinars, briefings, and conferences
- Collaborate across a global research engine: Partner with colleagues across research, data, and commercial teams
- Stay ahead of MEA market dynamics: Maintain fluency in market and industry developments
Requirements
- Experience working with datasets, databases, or analytical tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, BI tools like Power BI/Tableau, or similar) to support research, reporting, or forecasting
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex, data backed insights to both technical and non technical audiences
- Fluent English and Arabic (required)
- 3+ years of experience in data driven roles such as market research, data analysis, consulting, or market intelligence
- Relevant work experience in a related field (datacenter exposure is a plus)
- Undergraduate or graduate degree, either a writing/communications degree or liberal arts degree with an interest in technology, or a technical degree (math, science, engineering, MIS, IT) with a minor in writing
- Ability/willingness to travel
- Intellectual curiosity and a data first mindset
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About the Role
- Analyst, Data Center Services & Infrastructure Middle East & Africa (MEA), 451 Research
- This role is exclusively for Saudi nationals. Please note that we do not offer sponsorship or relocation for this position.
- 451 Research, a business unit of S&P Global Energy Horizons, is a leading independent technology research and advisory firm.
Responsibilities and Impact
- Own market research from signal to story: Track, analyze, and publish research on Middle East datacenter services and infrastructure
- Build and protect data integrity: Maintain and enhance a proprietary datacenter database
- Deliver country and city level intelligence on trends, constraints, and opportunities
- Monitor and explain the impact of energy management, sustainability, AI/IoT workloads, cloud services adoption, and government regulation on datacenter strategy
- Engage the market directly: Conduct outreach and interviews with operators, investors, cloud service providers, vendors, and enterprise buyers
- Power client engagements: Support consulting projects by gathering evidence, pressure testing assumptions, and producing crisp deliverables
- Bring insights to life: Contribute to webinars, briefings, and conferences
- Collaborate across a global research engine: Partner with colleagues across research, data, and commercial teams
- Stay ahead of MEA market dynamics: Maintain fluency in market and industry developments
Basic Required Qualifications
- Experience working with datasets, databases, or analytical tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, BI tools like Power BI/Tableau, or similar) to support research, reporting, or forecasting
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex, data backed insights to both technical and non technical audiences
- Fluent English and Arabic (required); additional language capability is strongly valued
- 3+ years of experience in data driven roles such as market research, data analysis, consulting, or market intelligence
- Relevant work experience in a related field (datacenter exposure is a plus)
- Undergraduate or graduate degree, either a writing/communications degree or liberal arts degree with an interest in technology, or a technical degree (math, science, engineering, MIS, IT) with a minor in writing
- Ability/willingness to travel
- Intellectual curiosity and a data first mindset
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Commercially minded
- Presentation and data visualization skills
- Basic understanding of global power markets as it pertains to data center energy demand
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