Executive Partner - Enterprise Architecture & Innovation - Advisory for Global Enterprise Leaders

Gartner

1d • Remote

About The Position

Enterprise IT Leaders – Executive Partner Role – Enterprise Architecture and Innovation Opening statement Gartner is a people business. Fueled by expert analysis, bold ideas and intellectual courage, we are a team of thinkers, doers, and lifelong learners. We are innately curious, driven, disciplined and humble. The Team and Leader Statement Enterprise IT Leaders (EITL) is an executive-level advisory service that delivers expert insight and guidance tailored to each member's context and most critical initiatives. EITL consists of 7 areas of expertise (domains) that cover several areas within IT: Applications, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure & Operations, Program & Portfolio Management, Security & Risk, Sourcing & Vendor Management. Gartner’s Executive Partners team consists of 178 Executive Partners globally who specialize in one of the 7 domain areas and equip business leaders with indispensable insights, advice and tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities today and build the successful organizations of tomorrow. Our Associates enjoy a collaborative work environment, exceptional career development as well as unlimited growth potential. If you like working with a generous, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is where you want to be. Job description You will manage a portfolio of 28-30 clients, typically Enterprise Architecture & Innovation leaders reporting to CIOs, from global Fortune 100 – 500 organizations As their Executive Partner, you will be delivering value through regular briefings, on-site workshops, roundtables, webinars and by attending relevant Gartner events, etc. As someone who has previously been in their shoes before, you will use your knowledge and expertise, along with additional Gartner resources and research, to coach and mentor your clients on critical initiatives and challenges for today and tomorrow specifically within the EA space. Collaboration is key. You will work closely with several internal Gartner teams to ensure value is delivered. These can include Sales teams, Analysts, Client Managers, and your peers across other EITL domains. This role is a Client-facing position that requires a high level of Executive presence and ability to build trust and deliver value. Responsible for member retention and for contributing toward growth in the region through direct support of Gartner Sales in prospect cultivation, account plan development and value demonstration activities. This is a predominantly home-based role, where you will operate as an individual contributor managing your own desk and other administrative tasks, i.e. expense reports, meetings.

Requirements

• 15+ years’ experience with a primary focus in an executive Enterprise Architecture leader role such as Chief Enterprise Architect, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Technologist, Chief Strategist, Head of Innovation Lab within a Fortune 500 company.
• Experience in executive level roles within consulting, sales or customer facing positions.
• Ability to be viewed as a credible peer of their global enterprise clients given their career experience gained.
• Modern technical skills and subject matter expertise in the following areas: Enterprise Architecture (EA) Building and leading an effective business outcome driven EA program Business, information, technology and solutions architecture Federated enterprise architecture in larger organizations EA governance EA in a highly outsourced IT structure Cloud architecture Architecting platforms (think Amazon, eBay, Uber, etc as business enabling platforms)
• Innovation Leadership/Management Creating a culture of innovation Funding – internal or external VC Ideation, transfer & incubation Prototypes & pilots Technology tracking, scenario planning, horizon scanning Innovation metrics and maturity – measuring innovation effectiveness and business impact Innovation frameworks Business & reverse innovation
• Emerging Trends Business, Social and Technology trends and creative application of them to create business advantage Industry Impacts, breadth of application and non-adoption risk Product development life cycle
• Digital Business/Government, Transformation, Strategic Planning Digital Business/Government strategy and roadmap – applying new, digitally enabled business models Traditional business and IT strategic planning People-Process-Technology transformation
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of 28-30 clients, typically Enterprise Architecture & Innovation leaders reporting to CIOs, from global Fortune 100 – 500 organizations
• Deliver value through regular briefings, on-site workshops, roundtables, webinars and by attending relevant Gartner events, etc.
• Coach and mentor your clients on critical initiatives and challenges for today and tomorrow specifically within the EA space.
• Work closely with several internal Gartner teams to ensure value is delivered. These can include Sales teams, Analysts, Client Managers, and your peers across other EITL domains.
• Responsible for member retention and for contributing toward growth in the region through direct support of Gartner Sales in prospect cultivation, account plan development and value demonstration activities.
• Operate as an individual contributor managing your own desk and other administrative tasks, i.e. expense reports, meetings.

Benefits

• Company benefits including full medical, dental, and vision starting day one, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, wellness rewards, 25 days of paid time-off, etc.
• Gartner is a high growth company which will provide the right candidate with a wealth of career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive