Gartner

Sr Director Analyst - IT Strategy & Transformation

Gartner • $172K — $202K *
Washington, DC 20011In-Person
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
  • 12+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Proven quantitative analysis and financial modeling skills
  • Demonstrated ability to advise executives on technology-enabled transformation
  • Expertise in anticipating AI and technology-driven enterprise transformations
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in synthesizing data and drawing relevant conclusions

Responsibilities

  • Create innovative, must-have insights content
  • Develop actionable insights aligned with client needs
  • Conduct in-depth analysis to identify client barriers
  • Establish thought leadership within a team of analysts
  • Research and predict market trends to provide actionable insights
  • Deliver impactful presentations at various events
  • Support sales efforts by being the voice of the market

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility
  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
  • Participation in innovation and research discussions
  • Mentorship opportunities for junior team members
  • Collaborative multicultural team environment
  • Travel opportunities up to 25% for client engagements
Full Job Description
What you will do:
  • Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged "must-have insights" content
  • Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act
  • Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client's barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward
  • Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing Insights positions across a team of analysts
  • Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda
  • Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights
  • Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions
  • Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
  • Support BTI and Sales: Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business
  • Provide high quality and timely content peer review
  • Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy
  • Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community
  • Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery
  • Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members
  • Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions


What you will need:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
  • 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience
  • Proven experience applying quantitative analysis, financial modeling, forecasting and scenarios analysis to strategic business or technology investment decisions
  • Demonstrated ability to advise CIOs and senior business executives on technology-enabled transformation, including investment prioritization, portfolio-level trade-offs, value creation, and strategic decision-making
  • Ability to anticipate how AI and other emerging technologies can create new enterprise transformation opportunities, and translate those "art of the possible" scenarios into strategic business cases, investment choices, and implications for shareholder value.
  • Ability to translate complex financial and technology analysis into actionable, executive-ready insights that help clients build their strategic business cases and articulate major transformation bets
  • Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
  • Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables
  • Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability
  • Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions
  • Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges
  • Strong communication skills - able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply
  • Subject matter expertise; comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements
  • Strong business and financial acumen
  • Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within subject area as well as the interplay in that market
  • Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team
  • Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments
  • Ability to represent Gartner's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)


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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
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