Research Interviewer

🏢 Ians · 📍 Boston, MA · 💼 onsite 💰 $60,000 - $70,000 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Compensation: $60,000-$70,000 + bonus. This role preferred a minimum of two days a week onsite at our Boston, MA office.

About the Role 

The Research Interviewer role, within the New Product Development team, will primarily support qualitative data collection efforts, conducting 10-20 structured interviews with senior security executives per week. This is a research role, not a call-center role, and you will lead interviews following established protocols, and is a key contributor to IANS data collection efforts.

Core Responsibilities 

Interview Coordination & Scheduling (~50% of time) 

Manage an assigned caseload of cybersecurity executives, lead outreach and recruitment, scheduling, and note-taking review (AI tools will supplement)

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Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Cybersecurity risk management maturity, CISO-level advisory acumen, and translating threat intelligence into actionable enterprise defense strategy.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Adopting an alarmist, 'the sky is falling' attitude instead of taking a measured, risk-adjusted approach
2. Lacking an understanding of the business constraints that CISOs face daily when allocating budgets
3. Providing generic security advice rather than tailored, context-specific threat mitigation strategies

✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I help organizations operationalize cybersecurity not as a blocker, but as a strategic business enabler aligned directly with executive risk appetite.

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