Sr Director, Analyst - Tech CEO Business and Strategy Advisor on AI Orchestration (Tech CEO Research Organization)

Gartner, Inc.; Texas; Remote; USD 172,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading benefits

401k match up to $7,200 per year

Stock purchase program at a discount

Job summary

Gartner, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director in its Tech CEO Research Organization to counsel Tech CEOs of SMB providers on growth strategies and AI orchestration innovations.

The role emphasizes high-impact research, executive storytelling, and direct client engagement in a rapidly evolving market landscape. You will craft frameworks, analyze market shifts, and present insights at Gartner conferences and client briefings, while collaborating across Insights teams to push forward the AI research

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant AI Orchestration leadership experience.
• Experience working in small or mid-size technology providers.
• Demonstrate executive presence and immediately establish credibility with executives and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative, thought-provoking, must-have insights on AI Orchestration market trends for small and midsize providers.
• Engage directly with Tech CEOs via virtual and in-person meetings, Gartner conferences, and industry events to address strategic challenges.
• Develop actionable frameworks and best practices to help Tech CEOs accelerate decision-making and execution in AI Orchestration strategies.

Skills

Executive presence

Analytical thinking

Research & writing

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher; graduate degree preferred

Job description

About the role: Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. As a Senior Director within Gartner’s Tech CEO Research Organization, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Tech CEOs of small and midsize providers, helping them navigate growth strategies, market dynamics, and technology innovation in a rapidly evolving AI Orchestration market landscape. You will leverage exceptional research and analytical skills to produce pragmatic and provocative insights that Tech CEOs can apply to achieve key objectives. This role combines deep AI Orchestration expertise with strategic business insight, enabling you to guide Tech CEOs through complex challenges such as scaling operations, differentiating offerings, and building a strategy for growth.

What you will do:

• Create innovative, thought-provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have” insights focused on AI Orchestration market trends, growth strategies, and leadership practices for small and midsize providers.
• Engage directly with Tech CEOs via virtual and in-person meetings, Gartner conferences, and industry events to address strategic challenges and provide tailored recommendations.
• Develop actionable frameworks and best practices to help Tech CEOs accelerate decision-making and execution in areas such as the impact of AI Orchestration on their strategy, product innovation, and business growth.
• Analyze and predict market shifts in AI Orchestration and competitive dynamics.
• Deliver compelling presentations and thought leadership content for Gartner events, client briefings, and professional associations.
• Collaborate with peers across Gartner’s Insights community to shape research agendas and share provocative ideas that influence the AI Orchestration market.

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred 12+ years of relevant experience or in AI Orchestration leadership roles (e.g., Tech CEO, or senior executive within a AI Orchestration provider).
• Experience working in small or mid-size technology providers.
• 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.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable) #LI-Remote #LI-AJ3

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.

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.
• We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 172,000 USD - 202,500 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 incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates.

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at [phone] or by sending an email to [e-mail].

At Gartner, we guide the leaders who shape the world. Over 13,000 client enterprises worldwide rely on Gartner for actionable, objective business and technology insights. Our teams of thinkers and doers know that staying curious is the best way to shape the future, for ourselves and our clients. Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. 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.