Specialist, Strategic Project Management

The Specialist, Conferences Strategy is a high-impact role supporting the Conferences Strategy team to continually grow & improve our business. In this role, you will have the opportunity to help shape and guide strategic initiatives, leveraging external research, competitive intelligence, and hands-on analyses to ensure we are the market leader for every role and region we serve. This role offers high visibility and impact by working closely with senior leaders on critical initiatives. Ideal for problem solvers and driven individuals eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment. 

About the team:  

The Conferences Strategy team is a trusted advisor and strategic partner for the Conferences business. We work across all functions—including sales, marketing, product, and operations—as well as with key stakeholders throughout Gartner. Our mandate is to accelerate growth, solve complex operational challenges, and ensure our portfolio remains at the forefront of the industry.  

Growth strategy – Leading the end-to-end conference launch process including roadmap planning, opportunity assessment, financial assessment and facilitating the decision-making process to support our overall growth priorities in close partnership with stakeholders across the business. 

Strategic Initiatives - Enabling our growth strategy by problem-solving operational priorities required to scale the business with cross-functional leaders by leveraging our problem solving forums- Strategy Meetings & Key Initiative Meetings.  

Innovation & Intelligence- Analyzing competitive insights and market trends to uncover opportunities for innovation and adaptation, ensuring we stay ahead in any environment. By collaborating with leaders across corporate development, product, program, sales, and conferences leadership, we keep the organization informed and aligned on high-impact initiatives to strengthen our portfolio. 

What you will do:  

External Market Research: Lead key competitive insights projects to assess competitive events & identify areas to optimize & innovate. Collect and analyze data from a variety of sources, synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights and present them to internal teams. Collaborate with leaders across the business to explore & implement key learnings. 

Strategic Problem Solving: Support high-priority growth and operational strategy projects. Conduct research, analyze data, and apply strategic frameworks to develop actionable recommendations.<