Sr Director Analyst, Enterprise Architect (Remote US)
About the role:
Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner ’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner ’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations.
What you’ll do:
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Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content
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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
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Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda
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Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights
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Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions
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Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
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Provide high quality and timely content peer review
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Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy
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Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community
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Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery
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Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members
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Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions
What you will need:
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
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12+ years of relevant field or industry experience
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Have demonstrated hands on experiencing leading or directing enterprise architecture activities within a corporate setting; direct reporting line to CIO/CTO or similar position is desired.
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Have technical expertise for architecture in one or more domain area: AI, data, applications, infrastructure, etc.
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Demonstrated ability to connect technical expertise with C-level strategy and guidance.
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Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
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Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables
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Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability
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Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and answer questions simply and effectively
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Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges
- Strong business and financial acumen
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Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural matrixed global team
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Ability to represent Gartner 's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels
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Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)
Who are we?
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Our mission relies on expert analysis