Sr Director Analyst, GenAI Strategy

Gartner; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Gartner Inc. in Dubai is seeking a Senior Director to lead AI/ML research within the CIO & AI Leaders practice. You will shape research agendas, engage with executives, and translate insights into practical guidance for clients globally.

Based in a global team, you’ll mentor colleagues and deliver high-impact content for Gartner events and client briefings. You will drive thought leadership in AI technologies and data strategies, collaborating with sales and research peers to accelerate client

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; graduate degree preferred.
• 12 years of experience within AI or ML in relevant areas.
• Deep understanding of technology, industry, vendors and user strategies.
• Demonstrate executive presence and credibility with executives.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to meet tight deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Excellence in research and writing; strong analytical and presentation abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to engage clients effectively.
• Proficient in analyzing data and applying patterns to defend conclusions.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Support best practices and detect emerging trends in AI field of research.
• Create innovative, thought-provoking and highly leveraged research content.
• Develop research ideas through thought leadership and offer actionable approaches for client needs.
• Conduct in-depth analysis to identify root causes and drive strategy forward.
• Demonstrate thought leadership and establish research positions across the team.
• Provide provocative independent insights to evolve Gartner's research agenda.
• Research, analyze and predict market trends to provide actionable insights.
• Deliver actionable advice to clients and prospects via virtual or in-person interactions.
• Create and deliver high-value presentation materials for Gartner events and client briefings.
• Provide sales support by voicing market perspectives to drive client engagement.
• Peer review high-quality research content and ensure rigorous standards.
• Represent Gartner’s research methodology and strategy credibly.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate across a multicultural global team.

Skills

AI/ML expertise

Executive presence

Research & writing

Presentation skills

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

About the role:

What makes Gartner Business & Technology Insights (BTI) a GREAT fit for you. When you join Gartner 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, innovation 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.

The AI Technology and Operations Evolution team within the CIO & AI Leaders (CAIL) practice in BTI is looking for a dynamic Senior Director that will serve as a thought leader within Gartner’s CAIL practice, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their market. We are looking for exceptional research and analytical skills to produce pragmatic and provocative research that Gartner clients consume and apply to their business problems. They are a trusted source of advice who can engage with them and discuss complex client challenges and offer recommendations.

As a Gartner Analyst you will create and advise on a portfolio of Gartner research, communicate it to clients, and support sales in new sales and client retention. Your research portfolio will provide insight predictions and actionable advice to clients around artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and data technologies. You will understand adjacent research areas and practices.

The field of research you will work in includes artificial intelligence, machine learning and data technologies and its intersection with infrastructure, the broader applications market and digital business.

Who you are:

• Understand best practices for designing and managing AI technologies like generative AI over their life cycles.
• Understand best practices for selecting, implementing and managing complex business systems.
• Collaborate on modern executive and business strategies to support artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.
• Support adjacent research area programs in the context of AI strategies and broader business strategies that support AI/ML systems.

What you will do:

• Support best practices and inspire by detecting the emerging next practices and trends in your AI field of research.
• Create innovative, thought‑provoking and highly leveraged must‑have research content.
• Develop new research and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling actionable approaches to clients’ needs and requests that accelerate the client’s ability to act.
• Develop in‑depth analysis to 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.
• Bring provocative independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda.
• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights.
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face‑to‑face interactions.
• Create and deliver high‑value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences and client briefings.
• Support Research and Sales: provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help research teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business.
• Provide high quality and timely research content peer review.
• Build credibility as an industry 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.
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and Research & Advisory provide excellent service delivery.
• Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members.
• Be client‑centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner research and interactions.

What you will need:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred.
• 12 years of experience within the field of AI or ML in at least one of the above‑mentioned areas.
• Deep understanding of both technology and industry to include market vendors, products and user strategies in specific areas.
• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables.
• Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability.
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions.
• Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges.
• Strong communicator who is able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply.
• Subject matter expert comfortable presenting at large and small‑scale speaking engagements.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within subject area as well as the interplay in that market.
• Ability to work independently while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others in a multicultural global team.
• Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments.
• Ability to represent Gartner’s research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable).

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 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 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 vast virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities that may not even exist right now for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. 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.

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