Assoc Director, Human Resources

Gartner; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive compensation

Disproportionate rewards for top perf

Job summary

Gartner is seeking an Associate Director to shape the people agenda for the EMEA Consulting organization. You will partner with leaders on talent management, succession, change management and leadership development, combining advisory expertise with hands-on execution to boost performance and growth.

You will work with HR Centers of Excellence to build capability and ensure the right talent and leadership structures across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 8-10 years of progressive HR Business Partner or Organizational Effectiveness experience.
• Experience supporting complex multi-country professional services organizations.
• Proven HR Generalist skills including employee relations, employment law, engagement, succession, comp, performance management, workforce planning, recruitment and development.

Responsibilities

• Lead leadership coaching and organizational effectiveness initiatives for the EMEA Consulting organization.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, investigations, and performance management with legal and policy alignment.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on recruitment and retention in competitive markets.
• Support compensation planning and ensure pay decisions align with performance and market competitiveness.
• Advise leadership on workforce planning, team design, and organizational transformation.

Skills

Leadership coaching

Strategic HR partnership

Organizational effectiveness

Employee relations

Communication

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influence

French/German/Italian language skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

About this Role:

This role helps develop and execute the people agenda for the EMEA Consulting organization by partnering with business leaders on talent management, succession planning, change management, and leadership development. As a trusted advisor, the Associate Director works closely with leaders and HR Centers of Excellence to ensure the organization has the talent, structure, and leadership capabilities needed to achieve its business priorities. The role combines consulting with hands‑on execution to improve business performance, leadership effectiveness, and organizational growth.

About this Role:

This role helps develop and execute the people agenda for the EMEA Consulting organization by partnering with business leaders on talent management, succession planning, change management, and leadership development. As a trusted advisor, the Associate Director works closely with leaders and HR Centers of Excellence to ensure the organization has the talent, structure, and leadership capabilities needed to achieve its business priorities. The role combines consulting with hands‑on execution to improve business performance, leadership effectiveness, and organizational growth.

What you’ll do:

• Leadership Coaching & Organizational Effectiveness: Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership team. Coach leaders on performance management, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, and talent decisions. Develop and execute change management plans that support adoption, business continuity, and associate experience.
• Employee Relations & Performance Management - Provide guidance and address associate concerns and employee relations matters with sound judgment and business partnership. Conduct investigations and recommend solutions that balance business objectives, associate experience, and organizational risk. Partner with the business in managing performance plans, ensuring the appropriate coaching and documentation occurs and ensuring plans are administered on a timely basis. Partner with Legal and HR Centers of Excellence on sensitive or complex matters while ensuring compliance with applicable employment laws and company policies.
• Recruitment & Retention: Partner with business leaders and Talent Acquisition to attract, retain, and develop talent in highly competitive markets and specialty skill areas.
• Compensation & Benefits: Support annual compensation planning and reward processes. Partner with leaders and Compensation to ensure pay decisions align with performance, market competitiveness, talent retention priorities, and business objectives.
• Strategic HR Partnership and Organizational Effectiveness: Partner with the leadership team to translate business priorities into talent and organizational strategies. Advise leaders on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, team design, role clarity, and organizational effectiveness. Support organizational design and transformation initiatives that improve scale, effectiveness, and performance.
• Talent Strategy, Succession and Leadership Development: Lead and support talent review, succession planning, and leadership development processes across the business. Identify critical talent and capability gaps, accelerate development of high‑potential talent, and implement retention strategies for key roles and specialized skill sets. Partner with leaders to build diverse succession pipelines and strengthen overall bench strength.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 8-10 years of progressive HR Business Partner, Organizational Effectiveness, or related HR experience and strong business acumen
• Experience supporting complex organizations spanning multiple countries through periods of transformation and growth in professional services organizations
• Proven HR Generalist skills including employee relations, employment law, employee engagement, succession planning, comp, performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, and training and development.
• Strong analytical and data‑driven decision‑making capabilities to deliver HR programs and strategies that effectively address business issues.
• Track record of achieving results that contribute significantly to the business. Proven ability to influence without authority and navigate matrixed organizations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills, and ability to handle sensitive situations/documentation.
• Language skills a plus (French, German, or Italian)

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 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.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities - 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.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes. It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

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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