Procurement Digital Transformation Leader & Insights

Socket.dev; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Gartner, Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Director to lead as a credible voice in Business and Technology Insights (BTI). You will guide research, craft must-have insights, and present strategic recommendations to clients and Gartner leadership.

The role emphasizes thought leadership, strategic analytics, and extensive client engagement across in-person and virtual settings, with global reach and travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience.
• Experience leading strategic digital transformation projects in procurement.
• Extensive Sourcing and Procurement technology implementation or administration experience.
• Strong familiarity with solutions from major technology providers such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, GEP, Jaggaer, and Ivalua is required.
• Experience developing and deploying an AI strategy for procurement is preferred.
• Experience piloting, implementing, or using AI in procurement is required.
• An ability to articulate the role procurement and sourcing technology plays in delivering business value.
• Experience leading strategic transformation projects that focus on digital enablement.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content.
• Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs.
• Develop in-depth analysis 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 Insights positions across a team of analysts.
• Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda.
• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights.
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions.
• Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings.
• Support BTI and Sales: Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights 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 content peer review.
• Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy.
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community.
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI 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 insights and interactions.

Skills

Executive presence

Research and writing

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Client engagement

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Gartner, Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Director to lead as a credible voice in Business and Technology Insights (BTI). You will guide research, craft must-have insights, and present strategic recommendations to clients and Gartner leadership.

The role emphasizes thought leadership, strategic analytics, and extensive client engagement across in-person and virtual settings, with global reach and travel up to 25%.