Associate Director Consulting, AI & Data Strategy Consulting

gartner; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gartner Consulting UK is seeking an Associate Director to lead senior client advisory across technology strategy and digital transformation. You will shape strategies, build trusted relationships, and deliver complex engagements spanning AI, data, cloud, and enterprise IT.

You will partner with C‑suite stakeholders to realise measurable outcomes, optimise costs, and drive execution confidence in both commercial and public sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience leading client engagements end-to-end.
• Strong grounding in management consulting and technology strategy.
• Confidence interacting with senior executives in complex organisations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives across commercial and public‑sector organisations.
• Shape and deliver technology and digital strategies aligned to organisational goals such as growth, efficiency, resilience, customer experience, and innovation.
• Provide technology foresight and market intelligence, grounded in Gartner's global research, benchmarks, and best practices.
• Lead the delivery of complex consulting engagements, including: Digital, AI, data, and technology operating models; Enterprise IT and digital strategies and roadmaps; Cloud and applications modernisation; Enterprise architecture, governance, and decision frameworks.
• Support clients in achieving measurable outcomes, including value realisation, cost optimisation, and execution confidence.

Skills

Executive advisory

Technology strategy

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Associate Director, AI & Data Strategy Consulting

Gartner's Consulting business is an extension of Gartner's industry leading IT Research. From CIOs to senior leaders in business and government, we help Gartner clients translate insight into action and achieve their mission critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth and depth of Gartner's research, Consulting continues to grow rapidly, offering significant opportunity to deepen client impact and expand our footprint. Technology Strategy Consulting sits at the heart of this mission. We help C‑suite leaders make confident, high value decisions on how technology can transform their organizations. As a digitally native consultancy, Gartner Consulting brings a unique advantage: the ability to directly leverage Gartner's research and insights to inform the most important strategic decisions our clients face.

About the Role

As an Associate Director, you will advise senior leaders across industries on technology strategy, digital transformation, operating models, and execution assurance. You will lead complex engagements and build trusted client relationships. This is a highly visible role for an experienced consultant who combines strong strategy fundamentals, technology insight and client advisory credibility.

What You Will Do

Senior Client Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives across commercial and public‑sector organisations.
• Shape and deliver technology and digital strategies aligned to organisational goals such as growth, efficiency, resilience, customer experience, and innovation.
• Provide technology foresight and market intelligence, grounded in Gartner's global research, benchmarks, and best practices.
• Lead the delivery of complex consulting engagements, including:
  • Digital, AI, data, and technology operating models
  • Enterprise IT and digital strategies and roadmaps
  • Cloud and applications modernisation
  • Enterprise architecture, governance, and decision frameworks
• Support clients in achieving measurable outcomes, including value realisation, cost optimisation, and execution confidence.

Programme Assurance & Governance

• Advise on the design and improvement of governance models, organisational structures, and sourcing strategies across diverse operating environments.
• Provide independent challenge and assurance at key programme and investment decision points.
• Support major transformation initiatives through benefits tracking, delivery assurance, and risk management.

People & Culture

• Coach, mentor, and support consultants within the UK consulting team.
• Contribute to a high‑performance, inclusive, and collaborative consulting culture aligned with Gartner values.

What You Bring

You may currently be an Engagement Manager, Principal, Associate Director, or Senior Manager within a consulting firm or advisory environment.

Consulting & Strategy Capability

Strong grounding in management consulting and technology strategy (consulting firm experience strongly preferred). Experience leading client engagements end‑to‑end, from problem definition through delivery. Confidence operating with senior executive stakeholders in complex organisations.

Technology & Transformation Expertise

Experience in one or more of the following areas:

• CIO and executive advisory services
• Enterprise and IT strategy
• End‑to‑end technology‑enabled transformation
• Applications modernisation
• Cloud transformation
• Data, analytics, and AI strategy
• Value realisation, benefits management, or programme assurance
• Sourcing, vendor management, and contract optimisation

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• High standards of integrity, discretion, and professional judgement.
• Bachelor's degree required (Master's degree or equivalent experience is an advantage).

Why This Role Is Unique

Joining Gartner Consulting in the UK as an Associate Director offers:

• The opportunity to advise organisations, addressing some of their most complex technology and transformation challenges.
• Direct access to Gartner's global research, benchmarks, and insights, creating a distinctive and powerful advisory advantage.
• The ability to shape and grow a high‑impact Technology Strategy Consulting practice in a fast‑growing market.

Our Team Culture

At Gartner Consulting, we believe exceptional client impact starts with exceptional people. You'll join a team built on shared values, deep technology expertise, and a strong sense of purpose. We foster a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous learning where every voice is heard and every contribution matters. We also value flexibility. Our consultants are trusted to work where they perform best whether from home, the office, or on‑site with clients. What truly connects us is not where we work, but how we work: with integrity, curiosity, and a commitment to making a difference.

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

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