Sr Specialist, Research

About this role

We are seeking Senior Research Specialists to support the discovery and delivery of actionable business ideas that will help Fortune 500 finance executives transform their organizations, people and business outcomes.  This role enables you to explore your intellectual curiosity in a collaborative, team-based environment.  You’ll be offered robust training, support, coaching, mentorship, and on-the-job development to achieve career success and advance within Gartner.

In this role, you’ll be a key player on the Cross Finance Research Team. Members of this team have the opportunity to work on projects across the corporate finance terrain that develop their research craft, writing skills, and subject matter expertise. You’ll work on a team that welcomes and values everyone, and where we embrace a variety of backgrounds and perspectives in support of creating differentiated research.

What you’ll do

• Develop a deep understanding of how finance leaders think and behave to learn what insights will make on impact on their and their team’s work
• Learn and execute Gartner's proven methodology for conducting world-class research that helps senior finance leaders learn and implement best practice solutions to many of today's biggest business challenges.
• Analyze real-world business problems using qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Collaborate with finance subject matter experts to serve as a thought partner and write research deliverables, including but not limited to: white papers, case studies, presentations, guidebooks, and templates,
• Contribute to, and often manage, entire project life-cycles from scoping to outline to draft to publication.
• Develop expertise in finance terrain(s) and the use of technology in research.

What you’ll need 

• A Bachelor's degree is preferred, as well as 3+ years of experience in academic or applied research utilizing qualitative and quantitative data.
• Passion for learning about corporate finance and how it’s being transformed by technology.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and ability to process and understand information quickly, as well as a drive to diagnose and problem-solve issues in order to provide actionable recommendations.
• Experience converting qualitative and quantitative information into clear frameworks, written narratives and visually compelling presentations for clients
• Collaboration skills necessary to manage research projects with multiple stakeholders, and initiative to produce high-quality research individually.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and work under ambiguity/uncertainty (e.g., changing factors, limited information).
• Interest in experimenting with technology including AI to enhance the research process.

Who you are

• Self-starter and critical thinker
• A great writer, ideally with experience in business writing
• Excellent communicator who concisely convey complex ideas to C-level executives
• Excellent communicator and relationship manager who enjoys working with C-level Executives and can concisely convey complex ideas.
• Enjoy working independently as well as part of a team.

What we offer

• Hybrid - remote first - role, must be willing to work out of Gartner’s Irving, TX office.
• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401K matching and more!
• Collaborative, team-oriented and inclusive culture 

• A dedicated learning environment and onboarding program targeted at early to mid-career individuals and designed to accelerate long-term career success at Gartner.

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Who are we? 

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

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

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

What makes Gartner a great place to work? 

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you wi