Director, People Data Platforms & AI

Gartner•Irving, TX

23h•$128,000 - $189,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, People Data Platforms & AI defines and executes Gartner’s strategy for workforce data, analytics, reporting, AI, and data platforms across Human Resources. This leader builds and operates scalable data products that support business intelligence, workforce planning, data governance, advanced analytics, and AI-powered employee experiences. Working with HR leadership, Product Owners, Architecture, and Portfolio Delivery, the Director turns people data into actionable insights that improve decision-making, operational excellence, and measurable business value. The role is a strategic partner to Human Resources, aligning data and AI capabilities with enterprise priorities and workforce outcomes. The position owns the enterprise people data platform and ecosystem, establishes scalable architecture and integration strategies, and drives modernization to support self-service insights and advanced analytics. It also leads workforce analytics and executive reporting, develops the HR AI strategy and responsible AI practices, establishes data governance and compliance frameworks, and supports product delivery through analytics, data engineering, and AI capabilities. The Director builds and mentors a high-performing technical team and establishes measures of business value, adoption, performance, and operational effectiveness. The position is hiring near Gartner’s Irving, Texas Center of Excellence in a flexible, hybrid environment. Gartner describes the role’s base salary range as $128,000–$189,000, with participation in an annual bonus plan or role-based sales incentive plan, as applicable.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in data, analytics, engineering, or technology leadership roles.
5+ years leading managers and technical teams.
Experience building enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms.
Experience delivering workforce analytics, business intelligence, or HR technology solutions.
Strong knowledge of cloud data platforms, data architecture, and modern analytics ecosystems.
Demonstrated success leading organizational transformation and change initiatives.
Experience managing budgets, vendors, and strategic technology investments.
Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Workday, HRIS, and Human Capital Management platforms.
Experience with Databricks, Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, or similar technologies.
Experience implementing AI, machine learning, generative AI, or predictive analytics solutions.
Experience leading data governance programs.
Master’s degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the People Data & AI vision, roadmap, and multi-year strategy.
Serve as the HR Technology leader for workforce analytics, reporting, AI enablement, and data platforms.
Partner with HR executives to identify opportunities to improve business outcomes through data and AI.
Establish product and platform strategies that support evolving HR capabilities and employee experiences.
Build and mentor a high-performing team of data engineers, analytics professionals, and AI specialists.
Own the enterprise people data platform and related ecosystem.
Establish scalable data architecture, integration strategies, and platform standards.
Modernize workforce data capabilities to support self-service insights and advanced analytics.
Ensure platform reliability, security, scalability, and performance.
Establish a workforce analytics strategy and lead the development of executive dashboards, reporting solutions, and decision-support tools.
Create capabilities for workforce planning, talent analytics, diversity metrics, organizational health, and employee experience measurement.
Promote data literacy and adoption across HR and business stakeholders.
Develop and execute the HR AI strategy; identify and prioritize AI use cases that improve employee experience, productivity, and HR operational efficiency.
Lead responsible AI governance, controls, and adoption practices, and partner with business leaders to pilot and scale AI-enabled solutions.
Establish governance frameworks for workforce data quality, security, compliance, and stewardship.
Partner with Security, Privacy, Legal, and HR stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance.
Define enterprise standards for metadata, reporting accuracy, and data management.
Support product delivery pods with analytics, reporting, data engineering, and AI capabilities.
Collaborate with Product Owners and Solution Architecture to align priorities and roadmaps.
Drive outcome-based delivery and continuous improvement practices.
Establish metrics to measure business value, adoption, performance, and operational effectiveness.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and a bonus plan or role-based sales incentive plan, as applicable.
Growth and learning opportunities, including mentorship, apprenticeship, leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, and certification opportunities.
Flexible work-from-home arrangements and collaboration in company offices.
20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in the first year.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) with corporate match and immediate vesting; the posting also notes a match of up to $7,200 per year.
Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
Parental leave.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.
Employee Assistance Program.
Gartner Gives Charity Match.