Director, IT Strategy Consulting, Financial Services

Who we are

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

What we do

Technology Strategy Consulting. We help the C-suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their businesses. In today’s world, a consulting firm that is “born digital”, (with the ability to directly leverage the full power of Gartner’s research and insights) has relevance to 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, across all sectors, including but not limited to:

• Cloud Strategy

• Digital Acceleration and Transformation

• Enterprise Enablement

• Big Data and Analytics

• Applications Rationalization

• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization

• Contract and Cost Optimization 

• Security and Risk Management

What you’ll do

Our 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. More specifically, you will be:

• Working closely with Financial institutions, such as large banks and asset/wealth management clients

• Leading project teams and project/engagement planning and management for complex projects

• Managing engagements, potentially simultaneously, including timeline, budget and people

• Drive delivery of high-quality deliverables, in accordance with client expectations and predetermined timelines and budgets

• Developing verbal and written project communications to client project teams and senior executives

• Monitoring and addressing project risk mitigation activities to ensure risks are satisfactorily addressed

• Planning and facilitating critical meetings with the client’s project team(s) as needed

• Monitoring clients’ expectations and partnering with senior team members to revise project scope when appropriate

• Provide upward feedback to more senior team members, when relevant

• Providing thought leadership, delivery excellence and people leadership

• Leading and managing associates as required, by onboarding new associates, coaching and developing junior associates to build industry, practice practice-specific knowledge. This might also include formal mentoring responsibilities along with annual performance evaluation.

What you’ll need:

• Experience working with Financial institutions, such as large banks and asset/wealth management clients

• A consistent track record of leading people and building high-performing teams that leverage technology to drive the mission-critical priorities of FSI clients

• An ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and non-technical backgrounds towards a common goal

• An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide constructive/ corrective action when/ if needed

• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems. Must adapt Gartner frameworks and methodologies to strike at the heart of a client’s most pressing business challenges

• An ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously

• MBA or other advanced degree preferred

• Comfortable selling to, influencing and building trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives

• Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement

• A consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges

• Proven track record in achieving / exceeding revenue targets

• Impactful client presentation capabilities, strong problem-solving skills and story-telling techniques.

• Experience within a well-regarded management consultancy in a project delivery and sales capacity

Who you are:

• Self-starter and a quick learner, demonstrates a no-limits mindset

• Strong consultative skills and problem-solving abilities and strong desire to win

• Passionate about technology and helping clients in the time of industry disruption led by technology evolution. Tracks the latest trends and potential use of technology to solve complex business problems

• Leadership to drive great results through a team of talented but junior consultants, motivate and help them grow

• High-performing team player with strong intercultural communication and collaboration

• Ability to influence and build trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives, both internally and externally

• A curious and inquisitive mind, with an openness to new experiences and learning, strong problem-solving ability, and client focus

• Proven track record for achieving and exceeding personal targets like sales, utilization, manager revenue etc

• Navigating through unstructured and sometimes not very clear environment

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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.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 166,400 USD - 201,020 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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