Client Engagement Specialist - 2026 December Grads

gartner; Fort Myers (FL); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Gartner is seeking a CES Specialist to connect clients with Gartner Analysts, coordinating requests and delivering high-level support across the organization.

You will interpret client needs, allocate the right analyst, and provide resources to help business leaders solve complex technology and business challenges. A growth mindset and strong communication are essential in this hybrid role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience solving complex problems.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Analytical mindset and business acumen.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, adaptable to audience.

Responsibilities

• Interprets client needs and matches them to Gartner Analysts.
• Provides research and resources to help client leaders.
• Coordinates with internal stakeholders on client requests.
• Reads industry research to understand complex topics.
• Delivers executive-level customer service and builds relationships.

Skills

Proactive problem solving

Time management

Analytical mindset

Business acumen

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About This Role

Client Engagement Services (CES) Specialists provide world-class service by engaging directly with clients or internal stakeholders across Gartner to coordinate requests with Gartner Business & Technology Insights Analysts. Successful Specialists demonstrate a passion for client service, strong problem-solving skills in complex scenarios, and a willingness to learn with a high degree of ambition and drive.

In the role of CES Specialist, you will act as a connector between internal and external Clients and the Gartner Analyst community to problem solve around our clients most pressing technology and business-related questions and problems.

What you'll do

• Interprets client needs and identifies the most relevant Gartner Analyst to fulfill the request
• Provides research and resources to business leaders to help improve their businesses
• Partners with internal stakeholders on client needs
• Reads industry research and develops understanding of complex topics
• Provides executive level customer service
• Builds strong working relationships with the Gartner Business & Technology Insights Analyst community and receives unlimited access to all Gartner research content

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in proactive problem solving with complex scenarios
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Analytical mindset
• Strong business acumen
• Great written and verbal (live) communication skills, able to adjust style based on audience

Who you are

• Technologically savvy: able to quickly learn new systems and tools
• Works well in team environment
• Growth mindset with self-starter attitude
• Strong interest in business and technology along with a willingness to learn

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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.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 56,000 USD - 78,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales