Associate Director - IT Strategy Consulting - Data & Analytics

Associate Director, IT Strategy Consulting, Data & Analytics, AI

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. 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
• Enterprise Enablement
• Big Data and Analytics
• Applications Rationalization
• Cloud Strategy
• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization
• Contract and Cost Optimization
• Security and Risk Management

What you’ll do

Our Consulting Associate Directors are responsible for high-level project delivery and oversight along with client relationship management. You will manage teams, and 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.

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What you’ll need

• Experience within a well-regarded management consultancy in a project delivery capacity. Sales experience would be a plus.
• Prior experience in a problem-solving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferred
• Experience with data modelling, data architecture design, and data and analytics vendor tools and capabilities. Experience with cloud data and analytics capabilities/vendors including Amazon Web Services (Redshift, Athena, Glue, SageMaker), Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataflow, AutoML), Microsoft Azure (Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, AI), or Snowflake. 
• Experience implementing and/or integrating data and analytics technology architectures (e.g., data warehouse, data lake, data pipelines, AI/ML cloud services). Experience implementing data and analytics architectures in the cloud and/or within the public sector a plus.
• Experience with data catalog and metadata management solutions (e.g., Alation, Collibra).
• A consistent track record of leading people and building high-performing teams that leverage technology to drive the mission-critical priorities of commercial or government entities
• An 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 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
• An ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred

Who you are

• Comfortable influencing and building trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives, both internally and externally
• Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• A consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
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