Oracle Finance, Associate Director, State and Local Government, IT Consulting

About Gartner

Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry-leading Research. We partner directly with CIOs and business leaders across industry and government, helping organizations make smarter and faster decisions to achieve their mission-critical priorities. We are a diverse team of strategy thought leaders, specializing in technology innovation and transformation. The strategic consulting engagements we deliver are unbiased and independent, helping challenge conventional thinking and accomplish ground-breaking results for our clients across all areas of their business.

Gartner Consulting has grown rapidly but still only serves a small percentage of Gartner clients—the potential to grow this further is huge. Our Consulting team is made up of strategists, innovators, consultants, digital experts, former practitioners, and technologists, delivering 2,100+ technology-driven strategic consulting engagements annually.

Gartner is investing in the growth of its Consulting business, and we have highly ambitious growth plans in place for the next five years. We are a growing consulting firm, with all the benefits and potential future career opportunities that it brings. Our business continues to grow at record levels this year, and we are looking for talented individuals to join our team across all our industry verticals.

Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.
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What Makes Gartner Consulting a GREAT Fit for You?

A career at Gartner Consulting will be unlike any other you have experienced. Not only are we passionate about technology and its applications, but we are also committed to attracting the most creative, talented, and driven people to take our world-renowned Gartner Consulting to a whole new level.

When you join Gartner, you will be a part of some of the most innovative business and technology efforts in the marketplace today. We are technology thought leaders for the 21st century. You can expect to connect technology innovations to strategic requirements of an organization and to the commercial needs of a business, all within the context of a changing digital economy.

Consulting associates enjoy a collaborative work environment, exceptional training, and career development opportunities. If you thrive on solving complex business challenges with technology, Gartner Consulting is the place for you.

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.

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’ll Do

As an Associate Director, 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 Oracle Finance Consulting.
• Experience within a well-regarded management consultancy in project delivery. Sales experience is a plus.