Gartner

Associate Director Consulting

Gartner • $138K — $163K *
Irving, TX 75061In-Person
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of ERP Cloud Consulting experience (Oracle, Workday, or SAP).
  • Strong understanding of finance business capabilities.
  • Experience in project delivery within a reputable management consultancy, sales experience is a plus.
  • Proven ability to lead teams and build high-performing groups.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee consulting engagements, ensuring alignment with project timelines and objectives.
  • Create high-quality deliverables including presentations and technical documents.
  • Build credibility with client management and proactively manage expectations.
  • Develop engagement hypotheses and provide problem-solving training to team members.
  • Mentor junior associates and provide constructive feedback on projects.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentoring.
  • Work with a diverse range of technologies and clients.
  • Contribute to high-impact projects that challenge and inspire innovation.
  • Be a part of a culture that values continuous improvement and feedback.
Full Job Description
About This Role

Our Consulting Associate Directors are responsible for project delivery and oversight along with client relationship management. You will manage teams as an engagement manager, responsible for leading the team to completion and ensuring deliverables are turned in on time. You will also help to create the scope and the design of the overall project.

What You'll Do

As an Engagement Manager, you will function as an engagement manager responsible for:
  • Overseeing consulting engagements, contributing to budgeting, scoping, and designing project roadmaps to ensure deliverables align with timelines and statement of work objectives.
  • Creating high-quality project work-products/deliverables such as slide decks/presentations, technical or business documents (manuals, requirements), and quantitative models.
  • Building credibility with client management-level staff, setting the standard for engagement teams, and proactively managing client expectations of engagement scope.
  • Developing engagement hypotheses based on client context, identifying problem-solving techniques, and training others on these techniques.
  • Providing timely, constructive feedback on projects and proactively engaging in formal and informal feedback/coaching.
  • Leveraging knowledge of AI to identify opportunities for its application in client projects, enhancing effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Assisting in client interviews and workshops (facilitation/content).
  • Meeting utilization and sales targets.
  • Participating in hiring new associates.
  • Mentoring junior associates and guiding them in project delivery.


What You'll Need
  • MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of extensive experience in ERP Cloud Consulting within Oracle, Workday, or SAP
  • Understanding of finance business capabilities
  • Experience within a well-regarded management consultancy in project delivery. Sales experience is a plus.
  • Prior experience in a problem-solving capacity such as a workstream lead preferred.
  • Experience working with multiple IT or Technology solutions.
  • Experience working with State and Local Government clients.
  • Consistent track record of leading people and building high-performing teams that leverage technology and research to drive the mission-critical priorities of state and local government entities.
  • Ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and non-technical backgrounds towards a common goal.
  • Unwavering commitment to the success of your team, with willingness to provide constructive/corrective action when needed.
  • Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems; must adapt Gartner frameworks and methodologies to address clients' most pressing business challenges.
  • Ability to be hands-on and manage multiple client priorities simultaneously.
  • Comfortable influencing and building trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives, both internally and externally.
  • Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement.
  • Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook in the face of challenges.
  • Relentless focus on delivery excellence and client satisfaction.
  • Ability to set a high standard of achievement on engagement teams and internal initiatives, helping instill a growth mindset in others.
  • Experience leading an ERP Cloud workstream.
  • Successful completion of at least one full life cycle ERP Cloud implementation (Oracle, Workday, or SAP).


Who You Are
  • You enjoy learning and challenging yourself every day through working with colleagues from different backgrounds.
  • Self-starter and a quick learner, you demonstrate a no-limits mindset.
  • Passionate about technology and helping clients in the time of industry disruption led by technology evolution.
  • High-performing team player with a passion for intercultural communication and collaboration.#LI-BH3


About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory company that provides information, advice, and tools for leaders in IT, finance, HR, customer service and support, legal and compliance, marketing, sales, and supply chain functions. The company operates in more than 100 countries and has over 16,000 employees. Gartner was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Learn more about Gartner
Size
16,600 employees
Market Cap
$26.4 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
$266.7 million
Founded
1979
5 Year Trend
+14.1%
Revenue
$4 billion
NASDAQ
IT
* Ladders Estimates

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