Director Analyst, Enterprise Architecture Expert

What makes Gartner Research & Advisory a GREAT fit for you? When you join the world's leading Research & Advisory company, you'll be part of a team that values curiosity, expert insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage, while driving partnerships with global organizations to make the right decisions on their key initiatives. Through constant learning, discovery and collaboration, you'll not only help clients accomplish their mission-critical priorities but also grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. Our culture demands dedication- and rewards it with opportunity. If you're always looking for what's next in business and technology, Gartner is looking for you.

About the role:

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have research, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Director possesses a keen eye for identifying gaps, problems and solutions within the market they serve. They use their knowledge to help clients make better decisions, solve complex issues and execute new practices that propel clients' businesses toward key objectives. A Director publishes these insights as pragmatic and/or provocative research. Additionally, they reinforce Gartner's value every day by engaging clients via virtual meetings, sales support visits, Gartner conferences and industry events.

What you will do:

You will be a senior member of Gartner's team that conducts research and advises end-user IT executives on building and managing a high impact enterprise architecture/EA function. You will help Enterprise Architecture groups around the world as they support their internal business customers through complex initiatives, like digital transformation, and ensure their solution architectures are complete, complimentary and aligned to business outcomes. This includes the ability to:

• Create high quality, clear, actionable, "must-have research" content on enterprise architecture based on research best practices and methodologies
• Develop new research and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act
• Identify the root cause of a client's barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward
• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing research positions across a team of analysts
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to enterprise architecture via virtual interactions
• Create and deliver presentation materials for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
• Provide high quality and timely research content peer review
• Build credibility as an enterprise architecture domain expert to represent Gartner research, methodology and strategy
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the research community

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
• 10+ years of experiencein Enterprise Architecture
• Experience consulting for C-level business executives, IT executives, CIOs, Heads of EA, solution architects in both business and IT-led technology teams, i.e. application, infrastructure and cloud architects.
• Evaluating solutions architecture requirements at end-user organizations for completeness and ability to enable and drive business outcomes.
• Expertise in analyzing and describing best practices around the EA function with a focus on solutions architecture.
• Ability to Influence, lead, and help business and IT executives deliver great business outcomes from their IT initiatives
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions
• Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team
• Demonstrate superior analytical skills, applying conceptual models, recognizing patterns while drawing and defending conclusions
• Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability
• Subject matter expertise comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements
• Ability to effectively adjust communication style to different audiences
• Ability to travel up to 10% of your time to Gartner events

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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 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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