Senior Director, Technology Consulting (Medicaid & HHS Modernization)

Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry-leading IT Research. From CIOs to leaders in business and government, we help clients 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.

Technology Strategy Consulting. We help the C-suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their organizations. Our consulting team directly leverages the full power of Gartner’s research and insights to address 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, including:

• Digital Acceleration and Transformation
• Enterprise Application Enablement
• Big Data and Analytics
• Applications Rationalization & Optimization
• Cloud Strategy and Migration
• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization
• Contract and Cost Optimization
• Security and Risk Management

What you’ll do:

Our Consulting Senior 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 in Medicaid and other HHS programs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead large-scale Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) modernization programs for state Medicaid agencies, including MMIS and eligibility/enrollment systems.
• Drive thought leadership and client relationship management, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Oversee strategy and implementation phases, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards.
• Manage multiple priorities and inspire high-performing teams.
• Hands-on delivery of large, complex projects.
• Ability to create, review, and present deliverables.
• Analytical skills and ability to develop frameworks for junior staff.
• Understanding of vendor landscape and state modernization efforts.
• Exposure to other HHS programs.
• Business development experience.

What you’ll need:

• Deep expertise in Medicaid programs (technical and programmatic).
• Experience supporting state Medicaid agencies, especially with MES modernization (including MMIS and eligibility of enrollment).
• Strong client presence and ability to lead/manage teams.
• Experience within a well-regarded management or technology consultancy in project delivery and business development.
• Ability to lead large projects and teams, combining technical expertise with strategic vision.
• Comfortable influencing and building trust-based relationships with senior executives.
• Track record in achieving/exceeding revenue targets preferred.
• Intellectual curiosity and creativity in developing solutions to client challenges.
• Coachable, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement. #LI-MV1

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

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 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.

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