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Gartner Senior Principal Analyst, Semiconductor Memory (DRAM, HBM and NAND Flash) – India Hybrid
Lead Gartner’s quantitative analysis of DRAM, HBM, and NAND Flash markets, producing forecasts and market intelligence. Advise clients on memory supply, demand, pricing, technology transitions, and industry trends.
Description
- Develop essential client insights through published research and direct engagement
- Engage clients by phone, videoconference, at Gartner events, and during sales-support visits
- Provide semiconductor memory leaders with research, guidance, and analytical tools
- Lead the quantitative assessment of global DRAM, HBM, and NAND Flash markets
- Translate supply, demand, pricing, and technology developments into market intelligence
- Build and maintain global DRAM, HBM, and NAND supply-and-demand forecasts
- Monitor supplier capacity, capital spending, technology transitions, and competitive positions
- Forecast market size, revenue, units or bits, average selling prices, and supplier share
- Measure demand across AI and data centers, enterprise storage, PCs, smartphones, automotive, and other applications
- Analyze DRAM technology transitions, capacity allocation, and HBM production economics
- Monitor NAND layer scaling, TLC/QLC mix, SSD adoption, and embedded and mobile applications
- Assess memory cycles, inventory corrections, pricing shifts, and structural supply-demand changes
- Maintain quarterly market trackers, forecasting models, source databases, and scenario analyses
- Deliver evidence-based written analysis and support senior client discussions with VPs and market-intelligence leaders
- Collaborate with analysts covering AI accelerators, foundries, advanced packaging, and storage
- Detect early signals that may challenge forecasts and proactively update assumptions and outlooks
- Contribute knowledge and expertise to Gartner’s global research communities
- Present Gartner research, methodologies, and strategies to client organizations at varying levels of seniority
Requirements
- BE/BTech degree from a Grade A engineering institution, specializing in electronics, semiconductors, or software engineering
- Graduate degree plus an MBA in marketing or operations from a leading A or B school is preferred
- At least 7–10 years of experience in semiconductor memory, market intelligence, product planning, business planning, forecasting, or industry research
- Deep expertise in DRAM and/or NAND Flash, with the ability to develop credible coverage of both
- Strong understanding of memory manufacturing economics, technology migration, supplier capacity, and pricing cycles
- Proven ability to build and maintain quantitative market models and forecasts
- Experience with memory suppliers, semiconductor research firms, OEMs, hyperscalers, or related supply-chain organizations is preferred
- Ability to design, develop, and maintain large Excel models for market-share analysis and forecasting
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Project management capability and a record of delivering client work on schedule
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, estimation, and original-research abilities
- Ability to communicate and build professional relationships with analysts, initiative leaders, managers, and clients
- Executive presence and the ability to represent Gartner research at board, C-suite, business-unit, and operational levels
- Ability to organize effectively, deliver results, collaborate, coach colleagues, and exchange constructive feedback
- Professional maturity, intellectual curiosity, integrity, adaptability, and commitment to internal policies and processes
- Knowledge of DRAM/HBM wafer capacity, utilization, bit output and growth, die density, technology nodes, HBM stacks, DDR/LPDDR/HBM mix, pricing, revenue, ASPs, and AI-server memory demand
- Knowledge of NAND Flash wafer capacity, bits per wafer, layer transitions, TLC/QLC mix, supply and demand, pricing, revenue, SSDs, mobile and embedded NAND, and AI-storage demand
- Confident presentation skills and strong executive presence
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Competitive compensation
- Additional rewards for high-performing employees
- Hybrid work arrangement with flexibility to work virtually when effective and collaborate onsite with colleagues
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunities
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities