Associate Director, IT Strategy Consulting, Financial Services

Gartner; Milano; Ibrido; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading consulting firm in Milan is seeking a Consulting Associate Director. In this role, you'll manage project delivery and client relationships at a strategic level, focusing on technology's transformative impact on business outcomes. Ideal candidates will have management consultancy experience, be fluent in Italian and English, and possess an advanced degree. Competitive compensation and hybrid work options are offered.

Servizi

World-class benefits

Highly competitive compensation

Flexible hybrid work environment

Competenze

• Experience within a management consultancy in a project delivery capacity.
• Prior knowledge of sizing methodologies is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple client priorities.

Mansioni

• Manage teams and advise clients at a strategic level.
• Focus on technology's impact on business outcomes.
• Inspire and motivate professional teams.

Conoscenze

Experience in management consultancy

Understanding of application architecture

Knowledge of Agile/DevOps

Experience with IT solutions

Fluency in Italian

Fluency in English

Formazione

MBA or advanced degree

Descrizione del lavoro

About the Role

Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry‑leading IT Research. From CIOs, to leaders in business and government, we help Gartner clients across enterprises translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission‑critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth of Gartner’s resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base.

Technology Strategy Consulting. We help the C‑suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their businesses. In today’s world, a consulting firm that is “born digital”, with the ability to directly leverage the full power of Gartner’s research and insights, has relevance to the most important strategic decisions any business will make.

What you’ll do

Our Consulting Associate Directors are responsible for high‑level project delivery and oversight along with client relationship management. You will manage teams and advise clients at the highest strategic level on both big‑picture and tactical matters, focusing on how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes (especially in modern application architecture and digital thinking).

What you’ll need

• Experience within a well‑regarded management consultancy in a project delivery capacity.
• Understanding in at least one core domain such as: Application Architecture and Roadmap, Digital Transformation, Agile/DevOps, Cloud solution, SAP, ERP, etc.
• Prior knowledge of sizing methodologies is a plus (e.g., IFPUG).
• Experience working with one or more IT solutions.
• An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide and receive constructive/corrective action when needed.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the ability to assist in the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems.
• An ability to be hands‑on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously.
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Fluent in Italian and English.

Consulting Experience

• Experience within a well‑regarded management consultancy in a project delivery capacity.
• Prior experience in a problem‑solving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferred.
• A consistent track record of leading people and building high‑performing teams that leverage technology to drive the mission‑critical priorities of commercial or government entities.
• An ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and non‑technical backgrounds towards a common goal.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems. Must adapt Gartner frameworks and methodologies to strike at the heart of a client’s most pressing business challenges.
• An ability to be hands‑on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously.
• Excellence in written and verbal communication.
• Expertise with strategic consulting frameworks.
• Building rapid prototypes for presentations/sales proposals.
• Excellent people skills and customer relationship track record.
• Experience in developing client business relationships as part of a commercial organisation.

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 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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