Vice President, Team Manager (VPTM) Gartner Research Board CIO Research

About this role

Gartner Research Board (GRB) is Gartner’s community‑guided product for senior end‑user technology executives in the Global 400. Through a trusted global peer community, proprietary research, and expert‑facilitated engagement, GRB helps technology executives cut through noise, anticipate disruption, and make better decisions faster with less risk.

As Vice President, Team Manager, GRB CIO Research, you lead the research agenda and co-lead, with the CIO Executive Community Leader and CIO Program Director Leadership, the executive engagement experience for Gartner Research Board’s Global and Divisional CIO members. You manage a team of analysts who partner with the world’s largest organizations’ CIOs to tackle their most critical leadership, business, and technology challenges—and translate those conversations into insight CIOs act on.

This role combines people leadership, shared agenda ownership, and direct engagement with one of Gartner’s most influential executive communities. You set direction, define standards of excellence, and ensure the consistent delivery of high‑quality research and meetings across regions. As a visible leader with strong executive presence, you represent the team with Global and Divisional CIOs and work across Gartner to shape a distinctive, high‑impact CIO member experience.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop the GRB CIO Research team

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of analysts, setting clear expectations for quality, delivery, and professional growth.

  • Build a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement across research development and CIO engagement.

  • Act as a senior escalation point and thought partner for CIO content delivery.

• Co-own GRB CIO research and meeting agenda

  • In collaboration with the CIO Executive Community Leader and Program Director Leadership, set and evolve the CIO research and meeting agenda to reflect CIO priorities, emerging business and technology trends, and Gartner’s point of view.

  • Guide and oversee the development of analytically rigorous, actionable GRB CIO research reports delivered on time.

  • Lead the planning and execution of three global CIO meeting cycles per year, including discussion design, speaker strategy, and experience quality.

• Lead community‑driven topic selection

  • Design and lead the CIO topic ballot process twice per year, from topic development through analysis and selection.

  • Partner with the CIO Executive Community Leader, BTI’s CIO & Emerging Technology and Trends teams, and Global Enterprise Service Delivery to ensure strong alignment to member needs and Gartner priorities.

• Represent GRB CIO Research internally and externally

  • Serve as a senior representative of GRB CIO Research with CIO members, service delivery leaders, sales partners, and internal stakeholders.

  • Build relationships with key external contributors, including major software vendors, investors, and academics.

  • Collaborate across Gartner to connect research, delivery, and commercial teams in support of business and member outcomes.

What you’ll need

• We are open to applications from interested parties that are in NYC /CT or across other US locations.

• Leadership and management capability

  • Proven experience leading, hiring, and developing high‑performing teams, with the ability to coach senior professionals to consistently deliver at a high standard.

  • Track record as a people leader who sets clear expectations, provides direct feedback, and builds durable cultures of accountability and trust.

  • Demonstrated success operating in complex, matrixed environments and aligning diverse stakeholders around shared priorities.

• Senior executive presence and CIO engagement

  • Documented excellence delivering to and facilitating discussions among Global and large‑enterprise executives.

  • Credibility and presence to represent the team with CIO members, lead executive conversations, and respond effectively to senior‑level challenges.

  • Strong relationship‑building skills and experience earning trust with senior internal and external stakeholders.

• Research, content, and problem‑solving expertise