Director, IT Strategy Consulting - Network Platforms

Why is Gartner Consulting an organization unlike any other? Our consultants are technology and business thought leaders for the 21st century. With the full scope of Gartner’s renowned IT research and capabilities to draw from, our consultants are committed to turning those insights into actionable solutions for our clients.

That’s where you come in. We’re committed to attracting the most creative, talented, and motivated associates to bring our world-class consultancy to the next level. When you join Gartner Consulting, you’ll lead the most innovative business and technology efforts in the marketplace today. You’ll work across Gartner to help CIOs and their teams execute their most strategic IT initiatives and achieve lasting results - all within the context of a rapidly evolving digital economy.

Who we are:

Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry-leading IT Research. From CIOs, to leaders in business and government, we help Gartner clients across enterprises translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission-critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth of Gartner’s resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base.

What we do:

Technology Strategy Consulting and Change Management. We help the C-suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their businesses. In today’s world, a consulting firm that is “born digital”, (with the ability to directly leverage the full power of Gartner’s research and insights) has relevance to the most important strategic decisions any business will make.

We deliver value to clients in areas such as IT Strategy Consulting, Benchmarking, Analytics and Optimization. Typically, this helps Gartner’s clients to execute on their strategic priorities, across all sectors, including:

• Digital Acceleration and Transformation

• Organizational Change Management

• Enterprise Enablement

• Big Data and Analytics

• Applications Rationalization

• Cloud Strategy

• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization

• Contract and Cost Optimization

• Security and Risk Management

About the role:

Our Consulting Directors lead specialist teams of strategy consultants and advise clients at the highest strategic levels by enhancing new and existing IP, tools, and methodologies and inspiring team ownership and commitment to excellence. You will manage teams as an engagement manager, responsible for leading the team to completion, ensuring deliverables are turned in on time. You will also help to create the scope and design of the overall project. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. Our teams advise clients at the highest strategic level on both big-picture and tactical matters, focusing on how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes.

What you will do:

As Director you’d function as an engagement manager responsible for:

• Leading mid-size projects, budgeting, scoping and designing of project roadmaps, ensuring deliverables meet timelines and statement of work objectives.

• Leading high-quality project work-products/deliverables such as slide decks/presentations, technical or business documents such as manuals or requirements and quantitative models

• Is seen by client management-level staff and engagement team as a leader, having strong influence in management-level staff interactions and proactively managing client expectations of engagement scope while demonstrating Gartner value.

• Developing engagement hypothesis based on client context, identifying problem-solving techniques to address hypotheses, synthesizing results to develop conclusions and recommendations, leveraging engagement interactions to identify issues and opportunities for consulting assistance and training others on problem solving techniques.

• Providing feedback/coaching upward as well as downwards and laterally, and proactively engaging in formal and informal feedback/ coaching

• Leading client interviews & client workshops. Owning the quality of engagement work products / deliverables

• Meeting utilization and sales targets

• Participating in hiring on new associates

• Mentoring junior associates

What you will need:

• MBA or other advanced degree preferred

• Experience within a well-regarded management consultancy in a project delivery and sales capacity

• Prior experience in a problem-solving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferred

• Experience working with multiple IT or Technology solutions (such as Cloud or ERP or HRM, etc.)

• A consistent track record of leading people and building high-performing teams that leverage technology and research to drive the mission-critical priorities of commercial or government entities

• Proven ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and non-technical backgrounds towards a common goal

• An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide constructive/ corrective action when needed

• Demonstrated high intellectual curiosity and the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems. Must adapt Gartner frameworks and methodologies to strike at the heart of a client’s most pressing business challenges

• Proven ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously

• Relentless focus on delivery excellence and client satisfaction

• Proven ability to set a high standard of achievement on engagement teams and internal initiatives, helping instill a growth mindset in others

• You enjoy learning and challenging yourself every day through working with colleagues from different backgrounds

• Self-starter and a quick learner, you demonstrate 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  

What you will get:

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401K matching and more!

• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity 

• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities

#LI-KP2

Who are we? 

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work? 

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer? 

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. 

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 166,000 USD - 201,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to ApplicantAccommodations@gartner.com.

Job Requisition ID:93215

By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you have read and agree to the country or regional recruitment notice linked below applicable to your place of residence.

Gartner Applicant Privacy Link: https://jobs.gartner.com/applicant-privacy-policy

For efficient navigation through the application, please only use the back button within the application, not the back arrow within your browser.