AI & GenAI Expert Advising Technical Professionals (Senior Director/Analyst, Fully Remote: Canada)

Gartner; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Director who will lead innovative research and analysis in AI and GenAI technologies. This role involves engaging with clients, providing actionable insights, and establishing credibility as a thought leader in the market. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience, exceptional research and communication skills, and a strong ability to mentor junior team members. Join a team that values collaboration and innovation, and make a significant impact in guiding organizations toward their strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant industry experience with a strong executive presence.
• Proficient in data analysis and synthesizing insights for clients.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative research and analysis focused on AI and GenAI technologies.
• Engage clients to provide actionable advice and support their needs.

Skills

Research and analytical skills

Executive presence

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Presentation skills

Data analysis and synthesis

Business and financial acumen

Client engagement

Mentoring and coaching

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About the role:

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have research, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Research and Advisory sector, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative research which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations.

This role will be a member of a team of analysts that provide technical analysis and implementation advice to Gartner client companies for Analytics and AI topics, within Gartner’s IT Role Based Products practice in the Gartner Research and Advisory organization.

What you will do:

• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have research” in-depth technical analysis and best practice implementation content for the Gartner for Technical Professionals product offering, with content and client interactions focused on AI and GenAI technologies including the following topics:

  • LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, AI Data Engineering, Graph, and Explainability, Data Pipelines, and cloud platforms’ AI capabilities.

• Develop new research and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act.

• Develop in-depth technical analysis and implementation guidance to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward.

• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing research positions across a team of analysts.

• Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda.

• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions, with the ability to effectively engage and interact with a broad range of client roles from technical architects to leaders to CIOs.

• Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings.

• Support Research and Sales: Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help research teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business.

• Provide high quality and timely research content peer review.

• Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner research, methodology and strategy.

• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the research community.

• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and Research & Advisory provide excellent service delivery.

• Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members.

• Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner research and interactions.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience

• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders

• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables

• Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability

• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions

• Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges

• Strong communicator who is able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply

• Subject matter expert comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements

• Strong business and financial acumen

• Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within subject area as well as the interplay in that market

• Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team

• Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments

• Ability to represent Gartner's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels