Associate Director, Technology Strategy Consulting

Gartner Inc.; Lombardia; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Gartner is seeking a Consulting Associate Director to lead high-level project delivery and client relationships. You will guide teams and advise clients on strategic technology decisions, with emphasis on IT strategy, application architecture and digital transformation.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication, and the ability to balance big-picture thinking with practical delivery for complex organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in a top-tier management consultancy delivering projects.
• Deep knowledge in IT strategy, architecture and digital transformations.
• Proven ability to size initiatives and manage multiple client priorities.
• Strong communication, leadership and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-level project delivery and client relationships.
• Manage teams and advise on strategic and tactical technology decisions.
• Guide clients on IT strategy, architecture and transformation programs.

Skills

Project delivery

Team leadership

IT Strategy

Application Architecture

Digital Transformation

Agile/DevOps

Cloud

IT Cost Optimisation

IFPUG sizing

Solution architecture

Communication

Italian fluency

English fluency

Education

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

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 as for example: IT Strategy, Application Architecture, Digital Transformation, Agile/DevOps, Cloud, Architecture, Infrastructure, IT Cost Optimisation etc.
• Prior knowledge of sizing methodologies is a plus i.e. 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 proto‑types 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 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. 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. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at [phone] or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Gartner Applicant Privacy Link: https://jobs.gartner.com/applicant-privacy-policy