Sr Director Analyst - AI Strategy, Banking and Financial Services - Remote US

About the Role:

We are leading the banking industry into its AI-enabled era by leveraging cutting-edge technology and deep industry knowledge. This role requires a solid understanding of the banking industry, expertise in AI/ML technologies, and the ability to incorporate AI into banking processes effectively.

Expertise Required:

• Deep knowledge of the banking industry and its processes.
• AI/ML model development, deployment, and management.
• AI application development and project management.
• Understanding use case implications of AI.
• Conducting AI vendor solution comparisons.

What You Will Do:

• Create high-quality, actionable research content focused on AI in financial services, covering strategy, business value, best practices, market trends, technologies, and vendors for CIOs and product leaders.
• Produce innovative, analytically-deep, fact-based research on the AI landscape in financial services.
• Serve as a leading authority on financial services AI and advanced analytics, including understanding AI use cases, scaling AI initiatives, and governing AI tools.
• Provide in-depth analysis and advice on AI, GenAI, Machine Learning, and Data Science for CIOs, focusing on strategy, technologies, and market trends.
• Stay updated on trends in artificial intelligence and data analytics in financial services.
• Offer actionable AI-centric advice to clients through virtual and face-to-face interactions.
• Advise on how AI technologies and practices are shaping the financial services function.
• Develop and deliver presentation materials for Gartner events, industry conferences, and client briefings.
• Build your brand as a functional expert to drive Gartner’s research and strategy.
• Provide mentorship, support, and peer review within the research team.
• Actively contribute to innovation and collaboration in the analytics & AI research community.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; a graduate degree is preferred.
• 12+ years’ experience in financial services AI topics with increasing responsibility.
• Experience deploying advanced analytics for decision-making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical and presentation capabilities.
• Experience with AI/ML forecasting, quantitative analytics, statistics, and coding languages (Python preferred).
• Willingness to travel occasionally, though the role is primarily virtual.

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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 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 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 with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer? 

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. 

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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