Senior AI Strategy & Enterprise Transformation Director

Gartner; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

401k match

Stock purchase plan

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Gartner seeks an Engagement Manager with deep AI fluency to lead high-impact client engagements at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation. You will shape AI strategy, guide delivery teams, and translate Gartner research into measurable business outcomes for large enterprises and public-sector clients.

The ideal candidate has hands-on AI deployment experience in enterprise settings and can advise on critical success factors and pitfalls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in management consulting, technology strategy, or enterprise transformation with a strong AI focus.
• Proven ability to lead C-level conversations and sell/deliver multimillion-dollar engagements.
• Deep industry experience across manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, high-tech, or public sector.
• Strong technical literacy for IT leaders and engineers with business translation.
• Proven AI strategy, data strategy, or large-scale AI/ML implementation experience.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree strongly preferred (MBA/MS).
• Exceptional structured thinking, executive communication, and storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex AI engagements end-to-end from scoping to design, roadmap, and delivery oversight.
• Serve as the primary executive contact for clients, building durable relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Translate business problems into structured, decision-ready recommendations while managing AI deployments.
• Guide clients through AI enablement strategy, operating-model design, workflow transformation, and governance.
• Advise on opportunities, risks, and trade-offs of enterprise-scale AI deployments.

Skills

AI fluency

Engagement management

Executive communication

Client relationship management

C-suite engagement

Leadership

Business development

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or MS in CS/Data Science

Tools

Copilot Studio

Bedrock

Vertex AI

OpenAI Enterprise

Databricks Mosaic AI

Snowflake Cortex

Job description

Gartner seeks an Engagement Manager with deep AI fluency to lead high-impact client engagements at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation. You will shape AI strategy, guide delivery teams, and translate Gartner research into measurable business outcomes for large enterprises and public-sector clients.

The ideal candidate has hands-on AI deployment experience in enterprise settings and can advise on critical success factors and pitfalls.