Associate Consultant – Strategy and Consulting

Gartner, Inc.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits

Recognition

Job summary

Gartner Consulting is hiring an Associate Consultant to accelerate growth and deliver actionable IT strategy solutions for Fortune 500 clients. You will work closely with Gartner leaders, leveraging proprietary research and benchmarks to develop tailored, practical recommendations.

You will conduct primary and secondary research, analyze data, and craft compelling presentations for senior stakeholders, collaborating with global teams to ensure high-quality client solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, ideally a Master's degree, preferably in business, management, computer science, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of previous experience in Digital Business, IT Strategy / Operating Model or similar, ideally within the Consulting Industry.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work across diverse consulting topics and quickly develop knowledge of new industries, business models, technologies, and analytical approaches.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to work confidently with large and complex data sets.
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint and executive communication skills, including the ability to create clear, compelling presentations and communicate insights through effective data storytelling.
• Ability to synthesize complex information, identify key messages, and communicate findings concisely to a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of high-impact consulting engagements across industries, contributing to the growth of Gartner’s IT Strategy offerings.
• Contribute to go-to-market strategy, benchmarking, competitive landscape, sourcing strategy, and IT strategy engagements.
• Conduct primary and secondary research using Gartner research, benchmarks, and external sources to identify market trends and generate actionable insights.
• Gather, structure, validate, and analyze qualitative and quantitative information from multiple sources.
• Apply advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities - including complex formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and statistical analysis, to support consulting analyses.
• Develop storyboards, exhibits, charts, reports, and executive presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy, consistency, transparency, and quality across analyses and client deliverables.
• Translate research and analytical findings into clear business implications and practical recommendations.
• Communicate complex information in a concise, structured, and visually compelling manner to senior client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with global teams and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality client solutions.
• Contribute to project coordination, quality assurance, knowledge sharing, and the development of team best practices.

Skills

Digital Business

IT Strategy

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About Gartner Consulting Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry-leading Research. We partner directly with CIOs and business leaders across industry and government, helping organizations make smarter and faster decisions to achieve their mission-critical priorities. Our teams work globally with clients, delivering industry-leading solutions in a collaborative, diverse, and innovative environment.

What makes Gartner Consulting a GREAT fit for you?

• Work with top-tier consulting professionals on high-impact projects for Fortune 500 clients.
• Access to cutting-edge research, data, and technology.
• Opportunities for continuous learning, career advancement, and professional growth.
• A culture that values collaboration, innovation, and diversity.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and recognition for your contributions.

About this role

As an Associate Consultant at Gartner, you will have the opportunity to accelerate your personal and professional growth while delivering meaningful impact for our clients. Working closely with Gartner Consulting leaders and leveraging Gartner’s proprietary research, benchmarks, and industry insights, you will help develop tailored, practical, and actionable solutions to address complex business and technology challenges.

What you’ll do

• Support the delivery of high-impact consulting engagements across industries, contributing to the growth of Gartner’s IT Strategy offerings.
• Contribute to go-to-market strategy, benchmarking, competitive landscape, sourcing strategy, and IT strategy engagements.
• Conduct primary and secondary research using Gartner research, benchmarks, and external sources to identify market trends and generate actionable insights.
• Gather, structure, validate, and analyze qualitative and quantitative information from multiple sources.
• Apply advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities - including complex formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and statistical analysis, to support consulting analyses.
• Develop storyboards, exhibits, charts, reports, and executive presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy, consistency, transparency, and quality across analyses and client deliverables.
• Translate research and analytical findings into clear business implications and practical recommendations.
• Communicate complex information in a concise, structured, and visually compelling manner to senior client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with global teams and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality client solutions.
• Contribute to project coordination, quality assurance, knowledge sharing, and the development of team best practices.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor's degree, ideally a Master's degree, preferably in business, management, computer science, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of previous experience in Digital Business, IT Strategy / Operating Model or similar, ideally within the Consulting Industry.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work across diverse consulting topics and quickly develop knowledge of new industries, business models, technologies, and analytical approaches.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to work confidently with large and complex data sets.
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint and executive communication skills, including the ability to create clear, compelling presentations and communicate insights through effective data storytelling.
• Ability to synthesize complex information, identify key messages, and communicate findings concisely to a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunities

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability.