Associate Director, Technology Strategy Consulting

Gartner; Milano; In loco; EUR 87.000 - 98.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Gartner is seeking an Associate Director in its Consulting practice to lead high‑level project delivery and manage key client relationships. The role focuses on how technology enables business outcomes, with emphasis on modern application architecture, digital thinking, and cross‑functional collaboration.

You will guide teams, develop senior client relationships, and translate research into strategic recommendations.

Competenze

• Experience in leading consulting project delivery in a top firm.
• Fluent in Italian and English (written and spoken).
• Ability to manage multiple client priorities and teams simultaneously.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to translate insights into action.
• Experience in IT strategy, architecture, or related domains is a plus.

Mansioni

• Oversee high‑level project delivery and client relationships.
• Guide teams and advise clients on strategic/operational IT choices.
• Translate Gartner research into actionable client recommendations.
• Lead and mentor junior professionals to build high‑performing teams.
• Adapt Gartner frameworks to address client business challenges.

Conoscenze

Italian fluency

English fluency

Project delivery

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Strategic advisory

Formazione

MBA or Advanced degree preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

About the role:

Gartner’s Consulting business is an

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

Gartner is committed to fair and equitable pay. The estimated base income pay for this role is 87,000 EUR to 98,000 EUR in Italy. Target income includes base pay and variable earning potential. Employees participate in either a bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role‑based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Pay and earnings vary based on several factors including but not limited to, performance, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. Our talent acquisition team will provide details on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates.

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