Executive Partner - Program & Portfolio Management

About the role:

Enterprise IT Leaders, Program & Portfolio Management (EITL, PPM) is an executive-level advisory service within the broader Gartner Executive Technology Services Product Suite that delivers expert insights and guidance tailored to each client’s context and most critical initiatives.

Gartner’s Global Executive Partners team specializes in Program & Portfolio Management (PPM). We equip PPM executives with indispensable insights, advice and tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities today and build the successful organizations of tomorrow.

What you will do:

• You will manage a portfolio of 25-30 clients, typically Enterprise Program, Portfolio and Transformation leaders reporting to C-level executives, from global Fortune 1000 organizations and government agencies

• As their Executive Partner, you will be delivering value through regular briefings, a mix of on-site and virtual workshops, roundtables, webinars and by attending relevant Gartner events, etc. 

• As someone who has previously been in their shoes before, you will use your knowledge and expertise, along with additional Gartner resources and research, to coach and mentor your clients on critical initiatives and challenges for today and tomorrow specifically within the EPMO and Digital Programs space

• Collaboration is key: You will work closely with several internal Gartner teams to ensure value is delivered; These can include Sales teams, Analysts, Client Managers, and your peers across other EITL domains 

• This role is a Client-facing position that requires a high level of Executive presence and ability to build trust and deliver value

• Responsible for member retention and for contributing toward growth in the region through direct support of Gartner Sales in prospect cultivation, account plan development and value demonstration activities

• This is a predominantly home-based role, where you will operate as an individual contributor managing your own desk and other administrative tasks; you will be delivering value to your client portfolio in a virtual manner

What you will need:

We’d love to talk to you if you have:

• 15+ years’ experience with a primary focus in an executive program and portfolio, strategic portfolio management, Business of IT, or Office of the CIO leader role within a Fortune 500 company

• Experience in executive level roles within consulting, sales or customer facing positions

• Modern technical skills and subject matter expertise such as;

• A deep understanding of the PMOs role in Product Management (Establishment, maturation, funding) 

• Experience with agile methods and tools; specifically in-depth understanding of how to govern Agile initiatives and be able to articulate and guide clients

• Large Program Governance

• Organization change management around running a successful PMO or EPMO

• The PMO role in Digital Business initiatives and how the PMO engages with secondary contact areas such as Finance, Regulatory/Compliance and Procurement

• Managing hybrid portfolios composed of products and projects

• Influencing Digital Investment decisions within the C-level or board, supported by data

• Deep technical understanding of Application Rationalization. Cloud Migration (SaaS, IaaS) and its impact to the overall portfolio management needs of the organization

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required

• #LI-JC6

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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 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 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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