Technology Insight Assistant

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Technology Insight Assistant. About the team: The Technology Planning and Cooperation Department promotes strategic innovation across all of Huawei Canada. Working with fellow experts, the focus is researching new and upcoming areas of technology as well as strategic planning to help achieve long term vision of Huawei. This department offers a unique opportunity to leverage both technical and business skills. About the job: - Research and map local industry ecosystems across AI, computing, semiconductors, data centers, networking, and foundational software. - Maintain vendor profiles, capability matrices, and technology maturity assessments. - Monitor local technology companies, startups, university research labs, and open-source communities, tracking funding, product launches, technology roadmaps, and key personnel changes. - Prepare weekly briefs summarizing key industry developments, emerging technologies, and market trends. - Identify relevant industry conferences, academic events, trade shows, developer activities, and procurement opportunities. Provide participation recommendations and prepare post-event summaries. - Track government policies, investment initiatives, and funding programs related to AI, R&D, computing infrastructure, data centers, tax incentives, and talent development. - Assess the potential impact of industry and policy developments on the company's local business and technology strategy, highlighting relevant opportunities and risks. - Build and maintain structured industry intelligence databases and dashboards, ensuring information is searchable, traceable, and regularly updated. - Provide research findings, industry case studies, and preliminary content for technology reports, project charters, and internal presentations. Support report preparation without owning final strategic recommendations or external presentations. The total target annual compensation (based on 2,080 hours per year) ranges from $48,000 to $94,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.