Senior Director, Data Architecture & AI Readiness

Gartner, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Gartner, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director in the BTI group to lead research and thought leadership, shaping insights for global clients. You will mentor analysts, drive strategic content, and collaborate with sales to grow client engagement through high-impact presentations and events.

The role emphasizes data-driven insights, market analysis, and cross‑functional leadership in a hybrid/remote setting with global reach. A strong background in data and AI readiness is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field; graduate degree preferred.
• Expertise in data architecture and data operations.
• Expertise in database or data integration practices.
• Experience in AI-ready data management approaches.

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 and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act
• 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

Data architecture

Data operations

Data integration

AI-ready data management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Gartner, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director in the BTI group to lead research and thought leadership, shaping insights for global clients. You will mentor analysts, drive strategic content, and collaborate with sales to grow client engagement through high-impact presentations and events.

The role emphasizes data-driven insights, market analysis, and cross‑functional leadership in a hybrid/remote setting with global reach. A strong background in data and AI readiness is essential.