[Hiring] Senior Director Analyst, Infrastructure Cloud Strategies @Gartner

Role Description

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have research, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative research which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations.

Gartner is looking for an analyst to provide insights to our cloud service user and provider clients in the United States and beyond. As a Senior Director Analyst in the Cloud Infrastructure practice, coverage area will apply broad knowledge of IT Public Cloud, technologies, vendors (such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google GCP, Oracle OCI, Equinix), and deployment issues for our clients. Additionally, there will be a focus on non-technology aspects of digital infrastructure, including data center, pricing, and organizational challenges. This position will provide advice to clients on best practices for moving to a public Cloud (IaaS and PaaS) platform as well as specific guidance to clients on evaluating and selecting cloud vendors pricing contracts and cloud centers of excellence.

• Challenges and opportunities of the Heads of Infrastructure & Operations
• Cloud strategies
• Hybrid digital infrastructure
• Multi-cloud architectures
• Cloud Platforms
• Cloud Security
• Cloud Native Infrastructure
• Strategic Cloud Platform Services / Cloud infrastructure and platform services (CIPS, IaaS, PaaS)
• Consulting, implementation, integration, or runtime services associated with these
• Impact on and of GenAI on Heads of Infrastructure & Operations
• SaaS implementation on top of cloud infrastructure sometimes known as SaaS Ops
• Industry cloud implementations (for specific sectors)
• Cloud governance
• Sovereign Cloud
• Cloud Sustainability
• Edge Infrastructure Solutions
• Colocation
• Cloud & Digital transformation
• Integration with SaaS

At Gartner, we emphasize cutting edge thinking, disciplined analysis and most important, actionability. We are passionate about helping clients solve business problems. If this resonates with you, and you have the skills and experience we are looking for, we’d like to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience
• Strong knowledge of business, technology, channel & go-to-market conditions
• Direct experience working for large vendors (such as AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM etc)
• Direct experience building a cloud selection and adoption strategy (key issues, vendors, partners and best practices)
• Deep understanding of the IaaS, PaaS or Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services markets, the strengths of the hyperscalers, and the competitive landscape for adjunct IT services
• 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 can 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)

Benefits

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K matching and more!
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity
• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities